Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

Scotland Women to host Canada in November

Scotland will host Canada’s Senior Women’s side at the home of Glasgow Warriors – Scotstoun Stadium – on November 27. The match will be part of Canada’s end-of-year European tour, with further matches yet to be confirmed. Scottish Rugby confirmed the fixture on Wednesday. It will be the seventh test …

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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 Canada Behind the scenes Canada will be celebrating Namibia’s qualification for RWC 2019. There are two reasons for this – (a) …

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England beat Canada to claim Tri-Nations Cup

England defeated Canada 27-17 at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax on Saturday to claim the Women’s u20 Tri-Nations Cup. It capped an undefeated tour for the visitors, who looked composed despite torrential rain in the first half and a Canadian team intent on winning the collisions. Heavy contact marked the early …

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Tri-Nations Cup Preview – Canada vs England

Canada’s u20 Women will square off against their England counterparts for the second time in as many weeks in the final match of the Tri-Nations Cup. With both sides having bested the USA, the spoils will go to the winner despite England claiming victory in the first encounter. After falling …

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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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Officials panel named for HSBC Sevens Series

The Americas will have two referees on the senior match officials panels for the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series, one each on the men’s and women’s circuits. Argentina’s Damián Schneider returns on the men’s panel while the USA’s Emily Hsieh has been awarded her first major international appointment. Schneider, 26, will …

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Hands on! with Agustin Danza

Brazilian rugby has developed significantly in recent years. Americas Rugby News caught up with the CBRu CEO Agustín Danza to get insight into what is behind the progress and what to look forward to in the future from Brazil. How has the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) changed the shape of …

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