Canada

World Rugby and the Japan 2019 organising committee have confirmed that the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw will take place on 10 May, 2017 in Kyoto’s State Guest House. The iconic venue is a national symbol in Japan and has played host to globally important meetings, including hosting world …

Taylor Paris will indeed be packing his bags for Castres next season. The Agen star and vice-captain had been tabbed as an ideal replacement for France World Cup squad member Rémy Grosso who is departing for Clermont Auvergne. Castres manager Christophe Urios has confirmed the Canadian winger will arrive next …

What a terrible week for Americas teams. Of the six involved in November tour matches, all six were defeated by their opponents. Chile’s catastrophic collapse in the second half against South Korea was the worst of the bunch. With such results we debated including European-based club players in this week’s …

Canada came out on the wrong end of a 20-10 score against New Zealand at Donnybrook in Dublin on Wednesday. The end result will be seen as a letdown given several scoring chances that slipped through Canadian fingers – both literally and figuratively. Despite the loss Canada will take away …

Canada’s tour continues on Wednesday when they face the New Zealand Black Ferns in a battle of the top two teams on the official World Rugby Rankings. The match takes place at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin in a preview of what might lay ahead in next year’s Women’s World Cup …

New Zealand has named a formidable lineup for the highly anticipated match against Canada, to be played at the neutral venue of Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin on Wednesday. World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year nominee Faio’o Fa’amausili captains the side that also includes Olympic 7s star Portia Woodman on …

Connor Braid is set to resume his professional career in a new division – the Aviva Premiership. As first reported by Phil Meyer on BC Rugby News, the Canadian flyhalf has been offered a contract by the Worcester Warriors and should join up with the club following Canada’s final tour …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. Unlike previous editions this week sees Up, Under, and a third category – Buried. The reason for this are the circumstances that transpired in …

Romania outlasted Canada on Saturday, winning 21-16 in Bucharest. In a rematch from Rugby World Cup 2015, the Eastern Europeans extended their winning streak to four matches. Of the six games played Canada have two wins, those coming in Rugby World Cups 1991 and 1995. To secure the win on …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend there have been changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – November 20 2016 show changes. The Top 8 from the Americas all played this weekend. Six of these teams competed in Europe with Paraguay vs Colombia being the only …