Canada took home Bronze while New Zealand were crowned Women’s Champions at the Vancouver Sevens. It’s the second straight title at the BC Place tournament for the Black Ferns. For the Canadians it’s the best result of the season and first podium finish since the 2019-20 circuit. A loss to …
Read More »Evan Olmstead signs new two-year-deal with Agen
Evan Olmstead is staying on at Agen. Writing for Rugby Rama, Matheu Vich reports that the native of British Columbia, Canadian has signed a new deal to remain at the Pro D2 club for a further two seasons. Olmstead has been a regular for Agen in France’s second division. He …
Read More »North American duo headed to Super Rugby
A pair of North American international front rowers are headed south to the Super Rugby Women’s competition. Canadian hooker Sarah Cline and Eagles prop Charli Jacoby have been signed by the Western Force and Queensland Reds respectively. The Australia-based tournament kicks off on March 15. It’s the first professional deal …
Read More »Stadiums of Major League Rugby 2024
New homes in Chicago and Miami were the talk of 2023, and the seventh season of Major League Rugby will welcome four new venues. Two of those are for entirely new teams, one team has crossed a river, and another has moved to the opposite coast entirely. American Legion …
Read More »Canada names Selects squad for Seawolves friendly
Rugby Canada has named a 31-man Selects squad to prepare for Wednesday’s friendly against the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby. Included are five players with test experience, and several members of the newly-formed Vancouver Highlanders semi-professional outfit. Almost half of the squad comes from the Pacific Pride, Canada’s centralized …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the tops and the flops involving the Americas during the course of the past seven days. Up and Under returns following the start of the Super Rugby Americas 2024 season. UP Cobras Stun Peñarol in …
Read More »MLR 2024 – Preseason Week 1 Review
The preseason for Major League Rugby’s seventh year has officially kicked off. While the Hounds got a taste of opposed collisions in a controlled scrimmage with LA earlier in the week, it was full-on match conditions against the Legion on Friday. Other matches included the Seawolves hosting the Pacific Pride, …
Read More »MLR Notes: Preseason games set to start, new roster additions
The Chicago Hounds got the preseason unofficially underway in an opposed training session with RFC Los Angeles earlier this week. It was played at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, the same venue where the Hounds square off against the San Diego Legion on Friday afternoon. Also set …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced / Homegrown Players in Super Rugby Americas 2024
Super Rugby Americas 2024 is a professional rugby competition. The league features seven teams with matches in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, the USA and Uruguay. There are different nationalities across team rosters from entirely homegrown to a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. South American progress in 2023 underlines Super …
Read More »Hat tricks for two on record-setting Women’s Premiership day
Two North American internationals scored hat-tricks on what was a record-setting Saturday in the Women’s Premiership. Eagles hooker Kathryn Treder touched down three times for Loughborough in front of 1,708 fans at Franklin’s Gardens, while Canadian prop McKinley Hunt matched that feat with 3,071 watching Saracens at StoneX Stadium. Both …
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