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Tony Healy and Phil Mack are headed to Major League Rugby. The Canadian duo led the BC Bears to MacTier Cup glory in the Canadian Rugby Championship earlier this year in their first season in charge. They will now reprise their roles south of the border with Tony Healy taking …

Eric Howard is the next Canadian to pledge for Major League Rugby. The 24-year-old hooker has signed on the dotted line for the New Orleans Gold, joining fellow Canadian international front row Hubert Buydens on the roster for the inaugural season. Part of Rugby Canada’s Centralized Training group, Howard joins …

The tables were turned at Infinity Park on Saturday as Glendale claimed a dominant 41-7 victory over Ontario, in doing so exacting their revenge on the loss in Burlington earlier in the year. Six tries in all to only one for Ontario, a disappointing result in their maiden voyage as …

An exciting match between two new but familiar teams takes place on Saturday when the Ontario Arrows travel south to face the Glendale Merlins as part of the 10-year anniversary celebrations for Infinity Park. The contest also takes on a bit of historical significance, this will be the first ever …

The Ontario Arrows have named their match day squad ahead of their historic match against the Glendale Merlins this coming Saturday, September 9. It’s a rematch of sorts with the majority of the two sides competing against each other on May 20 in Burlington albeit under the Blues and Raptors …

Canadian international winger Dan Moor has been accepted to the prestigious Oxford University where he will study for a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Christ Church College. The 27-year-old has joined pre-season preparations at Iffley Road where more than 70 players will vie for a spot on the …

Canada will get its first official glimpse of a new ‘elite’ rugby team on September 9 when the Ontario Arrows take on the Glendale Merlins at Infinity Park in Colorado. Announced publicly in a brief press release on Friday afternoon, the Ontario Arrows Rugby Club are a new and independent …

With three Canadian Rugby Championship fixtures in the space of a week it makes sense to diverge from the usual ‘Team of the Week’ practice and instead just name a select XV for the tournament as a whole. This also means that the first round of matches that were separate …

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 2018 South American A Championship The South American A Championship is to Expand in 2018. The reformed competition will be an increase …

It was a special moment for the BC Bears at Calgary Rugby Park on Saturday evening as they defeated the Ontario Blues by the narrowest of margins, coming out on the right side of a 30-29 result to claim the 2017 Canadian Rugby Championship title. It’s the first time the …