Canada

It’s the final week of the Mitre 10 Cup season and it’s all over bar the shouting as far as the playoffs and relegation are concerned. All that is left to decide are the final playoff seedings and, of course, the Ranfurly Shield. That will be on on the line …

Canada ‘A’ took the field against the Argentina XV on Wednesday in the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge. For many of Canada’s top players there is precious little time left to prepare for the World Cup Repechage competition next month. They had already tasted defeat against Uruguay in …

The Argentina XV cruised to a 45-5 win over Canada ‘A’ to close out the second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo on Wednesday. A 26-0 halftime lead set the stage with the Argentines redeeming their poor first round performance against Samoa. Canada had little say in the …

It was a jam-packed week with the conclusion of the Rugby Championship coinciding with the opening of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Unfortunately not many players stood out from those teams with Uruguay the best of the bunch. Elsewhere we plucked players from Italy, England, Argentina, and New Zealand with a …

The second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge kicks off at 11am Montevideo time on Wednesday. A high-scoring opening day saw Uruguay, Tonga, and Samoa emerge victorious in the senior ‘A’ competition. Argentina’s two-year unbeaten streak is over and the North American teams are back on their feels after disappointing …

World Rugby is not taking any chances with the World Cup Repechage after the Rugby Europe fiasco in Brussels. Assigned to the last-chance qualification tournament are World Rugby’s most experienced test referees, all of whom officiated at the 2015 World Cup. Canada has drawn Wayne Barnes for their opening round …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Peru Two wins in a week have seen Peru win the 2018 Sudamérica 4 Naciones B competition. A 36-14 win over …

For the third time in 2018 Canada have been defeated by Uruguay. This time it was the ‘A’ sides of each team, with the hosts earning a 35-21 victory at the Americas Pacific Challenge. A dominant scrum powered the South Americans with Federico Favaro landing five successful kicks at goal. …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge opens on Saturday with six senior ‘A’ teams on show at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Each team has taken a different approach for the competition with Uruguay and Canada sending their strongest available sides while others have sent traditional development sides. Argentina are undefeated …

Three results are already in as the Mitre 10 Cup works through the penultimate week of the regular season. Otago hosted Bay of Plenty in Dunedin on Wednesday. The home side took the 45-34 win meaning replacement lock Josh Larsen gets bragging rights over Tyler Ardron, the latter captaining the …