Canada

With a spot in the 2016/17 Aviva Premiership season on the line, Doncaster and Bristol will go head-to-head on Wednesday in the first of a two-leg battle for the Greene King IPA Championship title. The Americas will have a special interest in the match as Canadian lock Jon Phelan starts …

Canada has confirmed their Senior Men’s coaching staff for the June international window, adding Blues assistant Paul Feeney as a Technical Advisor for the three game series against Japan, Russia, and Italy. The 52-year-old New Zealander is a backs and skills specialist who was Head Coach for the Auckland provincial …

Ben Leatigaga has been called into the Eagles 7s team to replace Nate Ebner in the only change to the team for the final round of the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series, set to kick off at Twickenham in London on Saturday. It will be the second HSBC appearance for Leatigaga, …

Women’s World Cup star Magali Harvey will make her return to Canada colours at the London Invitational 7s tournament that kicks off on May 20. The 2014 IRB Women’s Player of the Year has been a notable absentee from the past three events on the HSBC Sevens Series, but has …

Graeme Moffat has named 26 players to prepare for the Alberta Select XV match against the Ontario Blues at Ellerslie Park in Edmonton on Sunday. While the team will not officially play under the Wolf Pack banner, the game will serve as a prelude to the Canadian Rugby Championship season …

World Rugby has announced the referee panel for the upcoming Women’s Rugby Super Series to be held in Salt Lake City from July 1-9. Ireland’s Joy Neville will be joined by Leah Berard of the USA and Sherry Trumbull of Canada as the senior match officials at the tournament. Both …

Former Pumas winger Belisario Agulla has agreed to terms to remain playing for Aviva Premiership side the Newcastle Falcons on a new two-year deal.  The younger brother of three-time World Cup representative Horacio Agulla, arrived in North-eastern England last October to help bolster the roster. He played eight matches in …

Toronto-born loose forward Robert Barbieri is one of 30 players named by Conor O’Shea to travel with Italy on their three-match tour to the Americas in June. Since making his debut in 2006, the former Canada u19 representative has won 39 caps for the Azzurri, including one previous test against …

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. UP USA It has taken decades but at long last the USA is to having voting power on the World Rugby Council. The …

A last-second try by Charlie Purdon saved San Diego’s blushes and snatched certain victory away from Ohio at Torero Stadium on Sunday. In a messy affair disrupted by erratic passing, injuries, and bizarre substitutions, Ohio looked to have done enough only to watch San Diego drive the length of the …