Canada

Rugby Canada have named a 30-man squad for the upcoming Senior Men’s July test series. Games against Belgium and Spain will take place on July 2 in Halifax and July 10 in Ottawa respectively. As with the USA’s roster, there are 22 players that featured in Major League Rugby included. …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP USA back on winning track as they down Australia The USA ended an eight-game losing streak with a 16-14 …

The Seattle Seawolves stormed past the San Diego Legion by a final score of 43-19 on Sunday evening. A packed house at Starfire Stadium were treated to an entertaining match that saw the home side dominate the set piece, while AJ Alatimu kicked 21 points to lead the way into …

New Zealand earned a convincing 28-0 victory over Canada in Auckland on Saturday night to retain their No2 world ranking. The Black Ferns bullied the Canadians up front and dominated the collisions, their rush defense never allowing the visitors to be comfortable on attack. Both sides had early scoring opportunities …

The Vancouver vs Montevideo battle was won by the UBCOB Ravens. The Canadian side were 23-14 winners against a very young Peñarol on Saturday in Glendale, Colorado. The teams each touched down for two tries. Scrum-half Alex Ball scored for the Ravens and N8 Pedro Mársico did so for Peñarol. …

Sunday night’s Western Conference Playoff will feature Major League Rugby’s most rivalry as the Seattle Seawolves host the San Diego Legion at Starfire Stadium. The two sides contested the 2019 Championship Final in front of a packed house at Torero Stadium, arguably the best match in league history. Of course …

Rugby New York have earned their spot in the Eastern Conference Final with a 26-19 win over Rugby ATL on Saturday night. It was the visitors whose defense held strongest to deny their opponents any room to attack. New York will move on to face the New England Free Jacks …

Three current Major League Rugby athletes have been selected in Namibia’s squad to prepare for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers. The 35-man roster named by Allister Coetzee will train in Stellenbosch and play against Italy ‘A’ on June 24 as a warm-up to the test series. Included are Dallas Jackals …

Major League Rugby has released a statement regarding the disqualification of the Austin Gilgronis and LA Giltinis from postseason participation. Austin were publicly sanctioned just ahead of the final week of the regular season, and LA were hit with the same penalty earlier this week. The statement is short on …

The road to the Shield begins in Atlanta on Saturday night. Rugby ATL host Rugby New York in the Eastern Conference Playoff that will determine who advances to face the regular season champion New England Free Jacks in the Conference Final. It’s a match-up that has remained untouched by the …