Warren Gatland has been formally announced as the man to lead the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand next year. It was a surprise to no-one, and yet the minor media circus has nudged Lions fever ever so slightly into second gear. In recent weeks we’ve heard the opinions …

The Canadian Rugby Championship is all over, and today the national brain trust will grab a coffee with maple syrup and sit down to decide which 28 players will travel to the UK in three weeks’ time. Rugby Canada has yet to formally announce the tour, of course, but in case …

So a new era in Canadian rugby begins. Again. A third head coach in the span of a few months – granted François Ratier was always meant to be temporary – and a mishmash group of players. Some young, some old. The new commandant Mark Anscombe probably could have done …

With PRO Rugby just on the horizon and the announcement of a significant portion of the rosters, this seems like as good a time as any to ponder ‘what if?’ Many fans have asked why there aren’t any Canadian teams in the inaugural competition but instead of regurgitating things already …

Canadian fans got a glimpse of the future on Saturday. A number of young players excelled in a dominant win over Brazil in the Americas Rugby Championship. One of those was loosehead prop Djustice Sears-Duru, one of a new generation of stars with genuine international size and frightening athleticism. In …

This wasn’t meant to be a weekly column but there’s so much going on we’ll just keep it going for now. It’s been another huge week for Canadian rugby, and this weekend looks just as jam-packed with a massive double-header in Texas a real treat on Saturday night. Canada looked …

It’s been another busy week on the news front for Canadian rugby fans, and with the first annual National Rugby Conference wrapping up over the weekend there’s plenty to talk about, both on the playing side of things and business end. Most importantly the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off on …

It’s been a busy couple weeks on the news front for Canadian rugby fans with the imminent arrival of the new Americas Rugby Championship and there’s plenty to absorb, so let’s try and summarise things quickly. Also don’t forget the HSBC World Sevens Series starts up again this weekend after …

The new-look Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) is only three weeks away, and a group of 28-30 players is due to be announced by Rugby Canada in about a week’s time. While these matches will be fully-capped internationals, the team will be without some 40-odd players due to overseas commitments and …

Just before Christmas a brave few media took part in a conference call with Rugby Canada GM Jim Dixon and newly re-signed head coach Kieran Crowley. The call was geared largely towards the new contract, but we did manage to squeeze a few extra tidbits out of the conversation. Here …