Canada

The second game on the PRO Rugby docket this weekend sees the Denver Stampede travel to sunny San Francisco to attempt to re-take the iron throne on top of the league standings. Trailing Ohio by only a single point, a big win would give Denver a psychological boost ahead of …

It’s the penultimate round of the inaugural PRO rugby season and for San Diego this is the last kick at the can. Sacramento’s Bonney Field will host the show with the Express desperate for a win to escape the basement. The fate of the Breakers is academic at this point. …

The Blues exacted their revenge against the Wolf Pack by pitching a shutout at Fletcher’s Fields in an 18-0 win on Thursday evening. A smothering defense gave away little to the visitors, and complete dominance at the breakdown saw the Blues reach double digits in stolen possession. An extended feeling-out …

The Atlantic Rock completely stuffed the BC Bears with a 20-6 victory on home turf to set up an exciting finale in St. John’s on Sunday. Defense was the name of the day as the Bears simply could not find the gaps and were met with twos and threes at …

After seemingly endless months the European club season is over, and we’ve had a couple weeks to to digest the season and take a look at who we thought was the best of those Americas players exiled across the professional divisions in France and Britain. Note that players were selected …

The highly anticipated rematch of the 2015 Canadian Rugby Championship final takes place at Fletcher’s Fields on Thursday evening. After an opening round loss to the Atlantic Rock, the Blues must stop the undefeated defending champions if they hope to regain the MacTier Cup. If the Wolf Pack win it …

The final rounds of an abrupt Canadian Rugby Championship season are upon us, with each team set to play two games in a span of four days. Swilers Rugby Park in St. John’s will host the first as the BC Bears travel as far east as they can get to …

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

Great Britain have put forth two high-quality sides in their bid for Olympic glory in Rio de Janeiro next month. As expected, each side is predominantly made up of English players, with only a select few from Wales and Scotland included and none from Northern Ireland. Tom Mitchell captains the …

Romania is to play USA, Canada and Uruguay in November, the FRR confirmed this morning. All three internationals will take place at the Arc de Triomphe, in Bucharest. The three matches will all be played on Saturdays. First up for Romania will be the USA on November 12.   In what …