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Americas exports are set to play a major role in the 2017 Champions Cup final on Saturday. Internationals from 11 different countries will take part in the biggest domestic match in the Northern Hemisphere, rivaled only by the Super Rugby final on a global scale. Saracens will be looking to …

The pools are in. Rugby World Cup 2019 will be as exciting as any before. The spread of teams across the pools is relatively even, albeit there are winners as there are losers. In this special edition of Up and Under we put them under the microscope. UP Pool C It’s official, …

The votes are in, and the changes promised and spearheaded by World Rugby Vice-Chairman Agustín Pichot have been made. In fact the changes to Regulation 8 regarding international regulations have gone beyond what was hoped. The changes not only affect residency but also the ‘capturing’ of u20 and sevens players. …

The draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan has been made, and the Americas will not sleep easy after the results. Argentina have seen their fears realised as they have been drawn in the dreaded ‘Pool of Death’, in this case Pool C, along with Tier 1 nations …

Tyler Ardron will be Canada’s next Super Rugby player. His current club Ospreys confirmed his departure on Monday after failing to re-sign the World Cup captain. Multiple sources have now informed Americas Rugby News that Ardron will be joining the Chiefs in New Zealand for the 2018 Super Rugby season, …

Set your alarm clocks. The draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 is to take place tomorrow morning. With the tournament being played in Japan the draw is to take place at 5pm local time. For the rugby public in the Americas it will require an early morning mid-week alarm. When? …

Three matches in New Zealand are all that remain in Canada’s preparations for the 2017 Women’s World Cup, to be held in Ireland this August. Canada, currently 3rd on the official World Rugby Rankings, will play the strongest possible opposition in New Zealand, England, and Australia, who come in at …

Jebb Sinclair has been retained in an unchanged London Irish lineup to take on Doncaster Knights at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday in the second leg of their Round 1 promotion playoff series. The Canadian second row came off late in the first meeting last weekend after taking a slight …

Canadian duo Ghislaine Landry and Julia Greenshields have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Kitakyushu 7s. Landry was instrumental in the team’s road to the Cup Final and finished as the tournament’s top points scorer, with the captain kicking two wide angle conversions to stretch New …

Canada suffered last-second heartbreak in Kitakyushu on Sunday as a Michaela Blyde try in stoppage time handed New Zealand victory in the Cup Final at the Kitakyushu 7s. Tries from Jen Kish and Hannah Darling, both converted superbly by captain Ghislaine Landry, gave Canada a two-point lead after Tyla Nathan-Wong …