Canada

Americas trio set to play at Heywood Road

Three Americas players will take to the field at Heywood Road this weekend as Sale FC host Darlington Mowden Park in an English National One contest. It’s something of a derby with the two mid-table sides based in the North. Each have connections to Premiership sides, FC to their namesake …

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ARC Preview – Canada vs Chile

Two teams floundering at the bottom of the Americas Rugby Championship table will have a chance to right the ship at Westhills Stadium on Friday evening. Canada plays host to Chile with the Wooden Spoon more than likely headed to whoever comes up short. It’s been a rough start to the …

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Ardron starting for Chiefs against Brumbies

Canadian international Tyler Ardron will reprise his role as starting eightman for the Chiefs when they play the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday. Despite his team’s narrow defeat, Ardron enjoyed a strong start to the Super Rugby season with a try-scoring performance against the Highlanders last week. This week’s Chiefs …

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MLR Team of the Week

It was an interesting week when it came time to select our Major League Rugby standouts. It took a second watch to make the less obvious decisions and the intensity of the games in New Orleans and Seattle was a step above those in San Diego and Austin. The contenders …

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Cayman Islands to host RAN Olympic Qualifiers

Rugby Americas North has confirmed that the Cayman Islands will host the regional Olympic Qualifiers in July 6-7 of this year. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will be held at Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, a frequent venue for international rugby that also hosted the regional qualifiers …

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Canada look south for ARC reinforcements

Canada have called up six players for the North American leg of the Americas Rugby Championship. Among them are three uncapped forwards, two of whom are products of New Zealand rugby. A new name to Canadian fans is 26-year-old hooker Jordan Olsen. Born and raised in Whangarei, he qualifies for …

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