There were a slew of European club pre-season matches over the weekend as well as the URBA Top 12, and of course Sunday’s Canadian Rugby Championship fixtures. The World Cup doesn’t come around often however, and with two games inside a week we’ve opted for an all-women’s team for this …
Read More »Canada name side to face New Zealand
It’s do or die time for Canada when they face New Zealand at Billings Park in Dublin on Thursday in their final pool match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup. Both teams enter the match with two wins from two but as with Canada failing to collect a four-try bonus …
Read More »Two changes for USA to face England
The Eagles will face their toughest opponent yet in the final round of the pool stage at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Dublin on Thursday. After wins over Italy and Spain, it’s the defending champions England who are next on the agenda. Qualification for the Semi Finals depends on …
Read More »WRWC Semi Final Qualification Explained
Through two rounds of the pool stage and Women’s Rugby World Cup the results have been largely predictable. In fact each pool is perfectly aligned with current World Rugby Rankings with the exception of Pool B, where Italy is ahead of Spain on points differential. With only 12 teams and …
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. This week saw an unusually high volume of stories which transpires into a larger selection than normal. UP Canada Women Are they up? …
Read More »Canada make hard work of Wales
Canada got the win over Wales on Sunday but not the result they wanted. The 15-0 scoreline saw Canada score just two tries, leaving them two short of the bonus point and putting them in a precarious position heading into the final pool stage against New Zealand. The match wasn’t …
Read More »Eagles in contention after Spain rout
The Women’s Eagles have vaulted back into Semi-Final contention with a comprehensive 43-0 defeat of Spain at the UCD Bowl in Dublin on Sunday. Needing to get a bonus point win to stay in the hunt, they achieved everything they wanted with a big score against a team ranked higher …
Read More »Russell reaches 50 caps when Canada face Wales
It will be a special moment for Kelly Russell as she earns her 50th cap for her country on Sunday when Canada face Wales in the second round of pool matches at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The captain leads a side showing only one change to the starting …
Read More »Spain next up for Women’s Eagles
The USA will face off against Spain on Sunday in their second pool match of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. It’s the UCD Bowl once again that will house the match, the same location that saw the Eagles defeat Italy by 24-12 in the opening round on Wednesday. Head …
Read More »Canada breaks records in World Cup opener
Canada signaled their intent with a record-setting 98-0 win over Hong Kong to start their 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign in style. It was the most points a Canadian team has scored in a test, falling just one conversion shy of a century. A total of 16 tries including …
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