Canada

The regular season of the Pro D2 ends this weekend. The final round has all 16 teams taking to the field at the same time. With eight matches played together no team can know precisely what they require to potentially reach the play-off’s or even avoid relegation. All eight matches are …

UPDATE: Rugby United New York and the Ontario Arrows have met and agreed that in the interest of player welfare, today’s match has been cancelled. With accumulating ice on the pitch, both teams agreed that the risk of injury was above the threshold for playing matches at this level and …

Canada have enjoyed a strong start to the first ever Women’s Rugby Sevens event at the Commonwealth Games. Opening day wins against South Africa and Kenya have marked them as one of three undefeated teams heading into Day Two. A perfect opening saw them rout South Africa by 29-0. Five …

The Greene King IPA Championship is nearly in holiday mode now that Bristol have clinched the title and Rotherham are bound for the drop. With just two rounds left it’s only bragging rights up for grabs and a final ranking for those concerned with academics. Bristol celebrated their promotion at …

Week 20 of the English Premiership will be played this weekend. The competition, known as the Aviva Premiership, is currently being rebranded with a new sponsor and naming rights on the way. Meanwhile the season continues with a further round to be played. Involved are a number of Americas’ players. …

On Wednesday the Ontario Arrows made waves with the announcement that they have formed a partnership with one of Super Rugby’s most iconic franchises – the Hurricanes. Based in Wellington on the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, on the face of it the two franchises couldn’t be further …

It’s an eclectic selection this week with players from eight different competitions named covering three different continents. For Canadian fans it was a particularly good week as the Ontario Arrows notched their first ever victory in an arm-wrestle with the Utah Warriors while several exiles are putting up their hand …

Jeff Williams has named an extended squad of 44 players to prepare for the World Rugby u20 Trophy qualifier series against the USA. The former Canadian international takes charge for the a fourth straight year having led the team to a series victory over the All-Americans in 2017. Six players …

The relegation match between Rugby Europe Trophy winners Portugal and Germany, last place finishers in the Rugby Europe Championship, has been officially postponed. Originally scheduled to take place on April 28 the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the Rugby Europe World Cup qualifying process will now see the match likely moved to the …

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 Robert Paylor The sophomore lock for the UCal Golden Bears suffered a catastrophic neck injury while playing in the Collegiate Nationanal …