Kyle Gilmour has been called up to replace Evan Olmstead in Canada’s squad in the Americas Rugby Championship. The World Cup loose forward has been playing in the Greene King IPA Championship with Rotherham, but will return immediately to take part in the new international tournament. Olmstead will head in …
Read More »Canada line up Japan, Russia, Italy in June
Canada will play test matches against Japan, Russia, and Italy during the three-week World Rugby international test window. Rugby Canada Jim Dixon announced the opponents during his cross-country ‘Town Hall’ meetings over the past week. Venues are still to be confirmed, with tentative dates targeted for the three Saturdays – …
Read More »Notes from the North
It’s been another busy week on the news front for Canadian rugby fans, and with the first annual National Rugby Conference wrapping up over the weekend there’s plenty to talk about, both on the playing side of things and business end. Most importantly the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off on …
Read More »Canada change two for Sydney
Head coach Liam Middleton has made two changes to his Canada squad for the next round of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Mike Fuailefau and Nanyak Dala return to fitness to take their spots in the 13-man roster for Sydney. Sean Duke, who was a late scratch from Wellington, has …
Read More »British & Irish Cup knock-out draw
A number of Americas players are set to compete head-to-head in the knock-out stages of the British & Irish Cup. The tournament pits Greene King IPA Championship clubs against the development sides of Guinness Pro 12 celtic teams, and sees a dozen Americas players with a chance to lift the …
Read More »World Rugby Launches Women’s Rankings
World Rugby has officially launched their first-ever Women’s Rankings. Using the same format as the men’s list, the new rankings are official as of February 1st. New Zealand takes the top spot in the initial rankings with France, England, Ireland, and Canada rounding out the Top 5. A total of …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Eagles The Eagles roster for the Americas Rugby Championship is one to be analyzed in depth. Without question it is a …
Read More »Olmstead signs for London Scottish
Evan Olmstead has signed for London Scottish in the Greene King IPA Championship. The big Canadian second row joins the team with immediate effect. Olmstead has confirmed that the contract runs until the end of the 2015/16 domestic season. He had been named in Canada’s squad for the Americas Rugby …
Read More »New Zealand take Wellington Crown
The Americas came away empty handed in Wellington, with all three sides failing to capture silverware in a weekend of mixed fortunes. Tournament hosts New Zealand were unstoppable as they blasted their way to a trio of victories on day two, including a classic Cup final against South Africa that …
Read More »Tickets for Chile vs Brazil and Uruguay on sale
Ticket’s for Chile’s home matches in the Americas Rugby Championship against Brazil and Uruguay are on sale. Los Cóndores will play host to the South American rivals in rounds one and four and will also play host to Canada in round five. On February 06 Chile is to take-on Brazil at Parque …
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