Canada

Canadian fans shouldn’t be alarmed with this past weekend’s result in North Carolina. The writing was on the wall long before the teams showed up. A win would have been a considerable upset, and if we’re honest, it wasn’t even close. The Eagles were comprehensively the better side. Unfortunately this …

The match everyone had been waiting for all year. Even as the World Series season began last Fall, it was a safe bet that this match was going to happen. It was almost fitting. While both sides would have preferred to finish in the Top 4 on the World Series …

After a weekend of playing in the hot North Carolina sun, the two hottest teams at the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Sevens Championships claimed championships. The USA Men and Women both booked their places in the 2016 Rio Olympics with convincing efforts on Day 2 of the tournament. Both …

Canada looked a little shaky on the first day of the NACRA Sevens, but pulled through comfortable winners in all three games by a collective score of 134-7. While those numbers look convincing enough, a more discerning observer would not be overly impressed with the first two performances. The heat, …

Rugby Canada have secured their support staff for head coach Kieran Crowley for the 2015 World Cup, with some familiar names included. While Neil Barnes and Mike Shelley are likely to ring a bell with followers of Canadian rugby, Leo Crowley might not – last name aside. The younger brother …

On a sweltering June day in North Carolina, Canada and the USA (both men and women) laid down their markers on the rest of the NACRA Sevens Championship field. The three sides came into the tournament as heavy favorites and they did little to dispel those predictions as the three teams combined …

St. Vincent has dropped out of the men’s bracket at the last minute minute. As a result all of their planned fixtures are now byes, and the 9th place match has been cancelled. See the revised schedule below. All times are local (EST). All matches, on both fields, will be …

After an impressive 6th place finish in last year’s HSBC Sevens World Series, the Olympics looked as sure a bet as any. Even the most rabid supporter would not have picked Canada to qualify via a top four finish on the circuit this year, but the route through NACRA looked …

The countdown has begun. There is now a mere 100 days between now and the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Here’s a brief rundown of where the four Americas representatives stand, and what’s in store between now and then.   ARGENTINA Los Pumas have already completed the …

John Tait has wasted no time in naming his squad to compete for gold at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. The women’s head coach has retained 11 of the players who came away winners in Amsterdam, with the lone change seeing Kelly Russell take the place of Mandy Marchak. …