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Canada claimed a silver finish at the Dubai Sevens on Friday. New Zealand proved tops once again, winning their 5th consecutive HSBC circuit title, but the second-place result also bumps the Canadians up into second overall ahead of the USA. The Women’s Eagles would end their Dubai in 4th place. …

Canada came through the opening day of the Dubai Sevens with a perfect 3-0 record on Thursday. The second round of the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series saw the USA falling by just two points to England to finish second in Pool B. Both teams move on to the Cup …

Adam Zaruba will return to the international stage this weekend as part of the Canada Men’s Sevens. The giant winger missed the entirety of the 2017-18 season after pursuing an NFL contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has now opted to help Canada vie for a spot in the 2020 …

The USA will start the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series at virtually full strength with Mike Friday naming a 14-man squad to prepare for Dubai. Maka Unufe is the only notable absentee, the center still working his way back from a knee injury. Madison Hughes continues as captain with chief lieutenant …

It’s been awhile since we’ve posted a collection of pieces from elsewhere in the internet. With the November tests window now behind us now seems a good time to squeeze one in. This edition’s topics are admittedly North American heavy – Major League Rugby, Irish Eagles, Canada Sevens, the Bermuda …

Had coach Chris Brown has made two changes to his Women’s Eagles side to compete at the Dubai Sevens. The team is looking to follow up on their impressive performance in Glendale that saw them finish second to New Zealand. Jordan Gray is rested having recently returned from the Eagles …

Canada will field an unchanged Women’s Sevens side in Dubai this weekend. John Tait has named an identical squad of 13 to the one that finished third in Glendale. Once again Canada have drawn Fiji in their opening Pool C match. Their second match will be against Spain before playing …

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 Qualifies For RWC 2019 After falling to the USA last year and Uruguay in February it is finally mission accomplished …

Ireland took home three major awards at the 2018 World Rugby Awards event in Monte Carlo on Sunday. The Six Nations Grand Slam champions earned Team of the Year honors, with flyhalf Jonathan Sexton named Men’s Player of the Year and Joe Schmidt taking home Coach of the Year. Jessy …

Perry Baker has once again been honored by World Rugby. The Eagles Sevens star took home his second straight World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award at the year-end event in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Baker beat out fellow nominees Jerry Tuwai of Fiji and Ben O’Donnell of Australia. …