Canada

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any quieter in the Greene King IPA Championship – they have. Week 18 will feature just three Americas players, surely the lowest number in several years. With more funding set to be invested in the league by the RFU, perhaps we will see …

Canada picked up where they left off in Sydney as they emerged from Day One in Las Vegas with a perfect 3-0 record. An impressive win over Russia opened the tournament and they coasted past Argentina and France, the latter they’ll meet again in the Cup Quarter Finals on Day …

Brazil have made history again by defeating Canada by 24 points to 23 at the Estádio do Pacaembu on Friday evening. Rain in São Paulo made for tricky conditions and both teams struggled with their handling, but the Tupis earned full marks by outscoring Canada three tries to two. In …

Week 17 of the Aviva Premiership will be played this weekend in England. The round will see matches spread from Friday to Sunday. Involved are to be a host of players from the Western Hemisphere. Below is the Americas Weekend Guide, documenting those involved from the region. Friday’s clash between …

It’s here! The final round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Next week will be a sad one indeed. This year’s competition maybe hasn’t been quite as electric as a year ago, no thanks to the weather, but it has been enjoyable nonetheless and the Americas are undoubtedly better for it. …

The Six Nations takes a break this weekend. This sees extra importance placed on the Guinness Pro 12, but despite players being free to appear for their Celtic or Italian teams the reality is few sides named resemble full strength. There are three each matches on Friday and Saturday this …

Two teams with identical records will battle it out at the Estádio do Pacaembu in São Paulo on Friday in the opening act of the last round in the Americas Rugby Championship. Of course wins and losses do not tell the entire story, and the route to here has been …

All men’s rosters have now been submitted for the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas this weekend. Three days of exciting international sevens action begins on Friday with a 4:09pm Pacific, 7:09pm Eastern, kickoff for the first round of pool play. Each team has now declared their final 12 …

It’s a relatively quiet week for Americas players in the French Pro D2, where more than 20 can often be seen suiting up for various clubs over the course of a weekend. This time it’s just half that number, and just seven in starting positions. Montauban suffered a major blow …

The women’s rosters have been finalized for the 2017 Las Vegas 7s, and in its inaugural season as a fully-fledged stop on the HSBC Sevens Series the tournament will be hosting a number of the world’s top players this weekend. Six out of seven named to the Women’s Dream Team …