Canada

There were no international fixtures on the weekend but there was a glut of domestic action spread across the globe. This week’s team reaches into eight different divisions to bring together a scratch side – the URBA Top 12, the French Fédérale 1 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and …

Robbie Povey’s move to Coventry is now official. Having joined the club in recent weeks the Canadian international was confirmed as a new signing by the Greene King IPA Championship club on Tuesday. Povey has yet to play a league match for Coventry but made his second appearance on loan …

The wait is over, the deal is done. Canada has its first professional rugby union team. Following months of negotiations the Ontario Arrows were officially welcomed to Major League Rugby by league commissioner Dean Howes at a meeting in New York on Friday. An announcement from the team and league …

Clive Griffiths was back at Castle Park on Saturday for the first time since suffering a heart attack two weeks ago. The Director of Rugby at Doncaster Knights underwent an operation to have a stent fitted. He has since received a positive report that there has been no permanent damage …

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 Jamaica Men’s Sevens, Mexico Women’s Sevens On Sunday both the Jamaica Men and Mexico Women qualified for the Pan American Games. …

The University of Victoria will host the second edition of the Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship. Two fields will be used for the competition that begins on November 21. Wallace Field and Centennial Stadium will feature games between regional qualifiers from across the country. Men’s Rugby does not currently enjoy …

Major League Rugby on Friday confirmed that franchises in Boston and Atlanta will officially begin regular season play in the 2020 season. The announcement comes as a surprise with the 2019 schedule still to be released and the ninth team – widely presumed to be the Ontario Arrows – yet …

The weekly spread of New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup has given us three games already with three Americas players taking part and another two to come. Now past the mid-point of the season each game takes on increased significance. Thursday saw Northland and Southland going head-to-head with the Taniwha getting …

The Greene King IPA Championship enters its fourth round this weekend with three matches each on Saturday and Sunday. A number of Americas players are conspicuously absent but there are still nine internationals set to take the field. Two Eagles second rows will go head-to-head in the lineout at Castle …

Week 4 of the Pro 14 takes place on Friday and Saturday. The latest round sees a different look with Ireland, South Africa, and Wales hosting matches. The Italian and Scottish sides are all to play on the road. Involved are to be RWC 2015 players who played for Argentina, …