Canada

Canada survived a second-half scare to defeat Wales 38-21 at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday. Three unanswered tries in the final quarter sealed Canada’s first test win since the 2017 World Cup. It was a game largely contested in the forwards. Sara Svoboda gave Canada an early lead after a …

Canada defeated Hong Kong on Friday to qualify for next year’s Rugby World Cup. In doing so the North Americans claimed the 20th, and final, place at Japan 2019. The win saw Canada going undefeated in repechage to be clear winners of the tournament which also involved Germany, and Kenya. …

Canada’s Senior Women’s team will finally face an opponent not named England on Saturday. All four tests and one mid-week match since the 2017 World Cup have come against senior or academy Red Roses. This weekend’s match will be against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. The two sides met twice …

Canada have officially qualified for Rugby World Cup 2019. The men in red earned their ticket to Japan with a 27-10 win over Hong Kong in the final match of the Repechage competition in rainy Marseille. It wasn’t all smooth sailing but in the end the strength of the Canadian …

Germany brought their Repechage story to a close with a dominant 43-6 win over Kenya in Marseille on Friday. Sebastian Ferreira led the way with a hat trick bringing consolation smiles to the face of the Schwarze Adler though secretly they will wonder what might have been with a 20-minute …

This week we hear from various people about all the past week’s internationals. Women’s Eagles captain Kate Zackary was kind enough to chat with us about their recent European tour, and ARN’s own Paul Tait breaks down what we saw last week and what’s ahead this weekend. Last call for …

It’s all to play for in Marseille on Friday evening, as Hong Kong and Canada will go head-to-head to determine the final spot at the 2019 World Cup. Canada enter with a clear advantage – if they hold Hong Kong to less than four tries or score four themselves it …

With both teams knocked out of World Cup contention Kenya and Germany will square off in their final match of the Repechage competition on Friday. While both would have wanted more out of their efforts they will each take something from the process. It might also be the end for …

Canada ‘A’ scored a convincing 35-14 win over England Academy at Cobham RFC on Wednesday. Led by a dominant forward pack, the visitors outscored their hosts five tries to two with fullback Irene Patrinos a perfect five-from-five on conversions. An early England assault was asbsorbed by Canada, who managed to …

This past week we saw more international action with mixed fortunes for the Americas teams. Canada and the USA each performed very well and the entire XV could have justifiably been split between those two sides. Argentina’s scoreline wasn’t too bad but their second half showing was dreadful, while Uruguay …