The Ontario Blues put paid to any suggestions they might be vulnerable after their close battle with the Atlantic Rock in Truro, cruising past the Prairie Wolf Pack by 45-22 at Calgary Rugby Park on Sunday. A blistering four-try performance from winger Kainoa Lloyd led the way for the Blues …
Read More »2017 Canadian Rugby Championship Preview
The Canadian Rugby Championship is back and over the next week Canada’s four regional sides will do battle with the winner earning the right to lift the MacTier Cup. Despite the abbreviated schedule this is the highest level of domestic rugby in the country and for many hopefuls the best …
Read More »Notes from the North
Once again we’ve drifted far too long between entries. With so much going on behind the scenes it’s hard to keep track of what’s most important in Canadian rugby right now but in this column we’ll try to focus on the immediate concerns – the Women’s World Cup, the CRC, …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was another week of slim pickings with only one senior men’s representative match taking place over the weekend. As such this will be an all-Canadian Rugby Championship XV, albeit only between two teams from 80 minutes of play. Thankfully it was a competitive game so we can spread a …
Read More »Photo Gallery – Atlantic Rock vs Ontario Blues
The Ontario Blues narrowly defeated the Atlantic Rock by a 24-17 score in Canadian Rugby Championship action on Saturday. Americas Rugby News’ own Bryan Ray was in attendance at Farnham Mill Rugby Park in Truro, Nova Scotia, and managed to come away with an assortment of photos from a full …
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 Trinidad & Tobago Women Trinidad & Tobago won the Women’s 10’s Champions in Miami on Friday. The Caribbean nation ran out winners …
Read More »Blues hold off stern Rock challenge
The Ontario Blues held off a defiant Atlantic Rock side to come away 24-17 winners in their opening round Canadian Rugby Championship fixture at Farnham Mill Rugby Park in Truro, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. After building an ominous 24-0 lead in the first half the Blues saw their chances disappear …
Read More »Match Preview – Rock vs Blues
The defending champion Ontario Blues will meet the Atlantic Rock in Truro, Nova Scotia, on Saturday afternoon as the Eastern franchises get their Canadian Rugby Championship officially underway. Having witnessed a dominant BC Bears victory over the Prairie Wolf Pack last Friday, the Blues will be keen to put in …
Read More »Team of the Week
We’re into the slow season in terms of having teams to choose from and this week saw the end of the Super Rugby season for the Jaguares which means there’s even one less. A Canadian Rugby Championship fixture between the BC Bears and Prairie Wolf Pack might normally have provided …
Read More »Ontario Blues name squad for Rock tilt
The Ontario Blues have named their roster for their opening match of the 2017 Canadian Rugby Championship as they face the Atlantic Rock at Farnham Mill Rugby Park in Truro, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. While this will be the first regular match of the season for both sides, they met …
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