Canada won’t have a team in PRO Rugby for 2016, but it will have a revamped Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC). The competition has had its ups and downs over the years – odd scheduling, questionable commitment, and even tribal warfare with the BC rugby union – but it remains the …

It was not a great weekend for Canadian rugby. Losses were taken on all fronts – the men’s and women’s 7s, and the women’s Maple Leafs XVs. The scorelines only tell part of the story, it’s the performances themselves that we need to talk about. GREEN MAPLE LEAFS The Maple …

While the women have already qualified for Rio and kick off the Sevens Series in Dubai on Thursday, Canada’s men begin their hunt for a last gasp Olympic spot on Friday. With the World Cup out of the way, all attention can be given to the abbreviated game by the …

Rugby Canada held a semi-annual planning meeting with the provincial unions this past weekend in Halifax. While there has not been any earth-shattering news, here are a few tidbits from there and elsewhere around the Canadian rugby-verse. NO PRO RUGBY FOR CANADA Left out of yesterday’s announcement that Pro Rugby …

Rising star Andrew Coe is one of nine returning players included in a 57-strong longlist released as part of Canada’s preparations for the 2016 World Rugby u20 Trophy. The tournament will kick off in Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 19, almost a full month earlier than the 2015 rendition in Portugal …

Whisper it softly, but Canada have an enormous opportunity on Saturday. Yes, against Italy – fully professional Six Nations participants, clear favorites by the bookies, haven’t lost to the Canucks since 2000. And yet, if there was ever a time for them to be beaten, it’s now. Much has been …

So the secret is out. The Americas 6 Nations competition is a go. It will run concurrently with the original tournament that inspired it in February and March, and will add Brazil and Chile into the mix with the established quartet of Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA. Of those, …

Some post-game notes from the sidelines in Halifax, injury updates, and a few words from the head coach Kieran Crowley and attack coach Leo Crowley. WHITE JERSEYS ALL AROUND It was a little strange to see both sides wearing white jerseys, and it was certainly not something that was intended. …

It’s not exactly the type of press that he wanted, but Nova Scotia provincial coach Jack Hanratty isn’t about to wave any white flags. The big news around town in the last 24 hours was that the ‘Battle of New Scotland,’ the match between Canada and Guinness Pro 12 champions …

It’s a cliché and a well-worn one at that but this is really it. Canada will announce their final World Cup team on Sunday – to the players at least, hopefully to the public as well – meaning tomorrow’s game has added significance. For those on the edge, this is …