The senior men’s edition of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship kicks off this evening as the Prairie Wolf Pack host the defending MacTier Cup champion BC Bears at Calgary Rugby Park. With the World Cup Repechage fast approaching this year’s competition will feature a number of international representatives not only …
Read More »Larsen in Otago squad for Mitre 10 Cup
Canadian international Josh Larsen has been named in the Otago squad for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup. The 24-year-old lock has spent the last two seasons on Northland’s books but after being a regular in 2016 did not make a senior appearance in the competition in 2017. Now with 9 …
Read More »Canada names u20 Trophy Longlist
Head coach Jeff Williams has named a squad of 37 players to prepare for the upcoming World Rugby u20 Trophy competition. The final travelling squad of 26 heading to Romania will be named on August 19 following a warm-up match against BC u23. Included in the group are 22 players …
Read More »Wolf Pack names squad for CRC
The Prairie Wolf Pack have named a squad of 31 players to compete in the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship. It’s a much-changed group from their exhibition match against the Utah Warriors with eight Canadian internationals added along with a handful of CRC veterans. Two professionals have returned from a season …
Read More »Rugby 7’s To Feature In Week 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Rugby 7’s is to feature in week 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the IOC has confirmed. It is to be a repeat from the 2016 Olympic Games. For Tokyo 2020 the rugby 7’s matches are to be played across six different days. They are to be organized into two daily sessions …
Read More »Up and Under
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 RWC Sevens 2018 The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was a tremendous success. Played at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, 40 teams …
Read More »Argentina defeat USA to finish 5th at RWC 7s
Argentina closed their Rugby World Cup Sevens account with two wins on Sunday, the second a dominant 33-7 victory over hosts USA. In doing so Los Pumas earned 5th place overall with the Eagles in 6th. Canada would see their tournament end in defeat to finish in 12th spot. After …
Read More »Eagles and Pumas to play for 5th, NZ and England for Gold
It will be an all-Americas affair in the 5th Place Final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens after hosts USA and Argentina each won their first matches on Day Three in San Francisco. Meanwhile the Championship Final will see England and New Zealand facing off with the Melrose Cup on …
Read More »New Zealand a class apart in San Francisco
New Zealand clinched their second consecutive Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens title on Saturday with a 29-0 whitewash of France in the Championship Final, once again proving themselves one step ahead of the rest. A Michaela Blyde hat trick led the way as Les Bleus simply had no answer for …
Read More »Canada rebound, Chile and Uruguay win on Day Two
The second day of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco proved more fruitful than the first for the Americas teams knocked out of Championship contention. Canada, Chile, and Uruguay each earned victories while Jamaica put in a creditable performance in defeat to Hong Kong. Chile opened the day …
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