Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina Los Pumas returned to winning ways on Saturday, defeating South Africa 32-19 in Mendoza. A week after losing to the …
Read More »Blues hold off Rock to win MacTier Cup
The Ontario Blues had just enough gas in the tank to get the job done, defeating the Atlantic Rock 22-17 at Calgary Rugby Park to finish tops in the Canadian Rugby Championship and lift their 6th MacTier Cup. It’s the finish they wanted after losing the title to the Bears …
Read More »Bears run away from Wolf Pack in Calgary
The BC Bears scored 27 second half points to run clear from the Prairie Wolf Pack by a final score of 48-32. It was a game that won’t go down as one of the all-time classics of the Canadian Rugby Championship. Poor defense, unforced errors, and strange decision making defined …
Read More »CRC Final Preview – Atlantic Rock vs Ontario Blues
The Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championship reaches its conclusion on Sunday at Calgary Rugby Park as the Atlantic Rock will take on the Ontario Blues in an all-east Final. It’s been a long time coming for the Rock, who haven’t been to the big dance since 2011 with their last …
Read More »CRC Preview – Prairie Wolf Pack vs BC Bears
Third place and a bit of pride are probably not what the Prairie Wolf Pack and BC Bears had in mind for their final match of the Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championship, but that’s all that will be at stake at Calgary Rugby Park when the two teams meet for …
Read More »Blues blitz Bears to claim CRC final spot
The Ontario Blues put the 2017 Canadian Rugby Championship Final to bed in decisive fashion as they blitzed the BC Bears by a score of 58-36 at Calgary Rugby Park on Thursday. Nine tries in all sent the defending MacTier Cup champions packing. There were only glimpses of the attacking …
Read More »Rock roll over Wolf Pack into Semis
The Atlantic Rock rolled over the Prairie Wolf Pack by a score of 31-14 in their Canadian Rugby Championship Semi Final showdown on Thursday evening in Calgary. A dominant performance from the Rock forwards set the platform with the scrum in a particularly disruptive mood. Concerns over air quality due …
Read More »CRC Preview – Atlantic Rock vs Prairie Wolf Pack
The second Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championship Semi Final at Calgary Rugby Park sees the hosting Prairie Wolf Pack take on the Atlantic Rock, top seeds from the East division. Both teams again sport 1-1 records heading in with the Rock earning their spot ahead of the Blues through bonus …
Read More »CRC Preview – BC Bears vs Ontario Blues
The Semi Finals of the Senior Men’s Canadian Rugby Championship begin on Thursday with the two provincial outfits as the defending MacTier Cup champion BC Bears take on the Ontario Blues. Each side enter the match with a 1-1 record. It was the blues who came up short in a …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Panama Panama mounted a second half come back to topple Honduras on Saturday in Tegucigalpa. The 39-27 victory came after Honduras …
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