Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

A third Canadian Olympian has announced his retirement. Connor Braid’s decision to step away from rugby at the age of 31 follows that of Conor Trainor and Nathan Hirayama, and former World Cup teammate Ciaran Hearn. “I’ve decided to hang up the boots and call the career after Tokyo. To …

The USA will represent North America in the Americas 1 qualifying series next month after taking a 38-16 win over Canada at Infinity Park on Saturday evening. Their dominant set piece play set the platform that saw the 13-point deficit overturned by halftime and a 59-50 aggregate score come the …

It’s the USA’s turn to host Canada in the second leg of their series to determine the Rugby Americas North seeding for Rugby World Cup 2023 qualification. The Eagles suffered a stunning defeat in St. John’s last Saturday, their first to the Canadians since 2013, and will be hoping the …

Nathan Hirayama has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 33. The Richmond, British Columbia, native brings to a close a 15-year international career that was capped by the honor of carrying the Canadian flag during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. He confirmed the decision on …

Chile and Uruguay have secured home warm-up matches ahead of their upcoming RWC 2023 qualifiers. Both Chile and Uruguay will take-on the Argentina XV in September. The matches will be played in Santiago on Wednesday, September 15, and in Montevideo on Sunday, September 19. For Uruguay the match will be …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Sensational Canada send shockwaves throughout Americas An inspired performance from Canada saw them take a stunning 34-21 win over …

The Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers in the Americas have been blown wide open. Canada’s sensational upset win over the USA in St. John’s has changed the script. The USA have gone from the front-runners for the Americas 1 spot to now needing to defeat Canada next weekend by a …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The current edition considers the result …

An inspired performance from Canada saw them take a stunning 34-21 win over the USA in St. John’s on Saturday afternoon. Absent several of their top players in Europe, the home side scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to take a commanding 13-point lead into the second leg …

Marcel Brache is on his way to Major League Rugby. The Los Angeles-born USA Eagles utility back has signed for Austin Gilgronis. He makes the move to the Texan side from the Western Force in Super Rugby. The 33-year-old brings plenty of experience to Austin. He has played professional rugby …