Rugby Canada and USA Rugby have launched a four-year high-performance pathway agreement to unify player development and lock in a recurring annual calendar of cross-border competition. Rather than treating one another solely as fierce regional rivals, the two governing bodies are combining resources to build a shared ecosystem of senior …
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World Rugby named Canadians DaLeaka Menin, Sophie de Goede, and Olivia Apps on the 2026 Women’s Dream Team. Toronto’s Ewan Ashman scored a hat-trick for Scotland against New Zealand. Agustín Pichot is one of three nominees for World Rugby Executive Board positions. Two will be voted in. Former Puma Tomás …
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Canada was outmatched by Georgia in the World Rugby Nations Cup in Tbilisi on Saturday. Playing in red, the Lelos underlined their status as tournament favorites by completing a comprehensive 59-14 win over Canada. The nine tries to two victory featured a double to right winger Akaki Tabutsadze. The game …
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Canada begins their end-of-year tour in Tbilisi, where they face the highest-ranked team in the World Rugby Nations Cup. Georgia have been searching for their top form this year – notably falling to Portugal in the Rugby Europe Championship finale – but the Lelos were unbeaten on the road July …
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A cornerstone of Canada’s forward pack, DaLeaka Menin has been nominated for World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year. The USA’s Bella Vogel has been shortlisted for Women’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year. The USA Men’s Eagles were humbled by Australia A in New Jersey. The Women’s Eagles …
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France-based professional Matt Beukeboom is set to make a long-awaited return to Canada colors after being named in Steve Meehan’s 36-man squad for the November leg of the World Rugby Nations Cup. The 29-year-old lock or blindside flanker has been a regular in the Pro D2 for several years, but …
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Canada complete a series win over World no. 1 England, winning game 2 in front of 13,117 in Ottawa. Meanwhile, the USA Women’s Eagles completed a series win over Italy. In other international women’s competition, Colombia defeated Chile 28-19 in Santiago. In men’s international competition, the USA were soundly beaten, …
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The lack of representation for Spanish-speaking match officials at the highest level highlights a structural bottleneck within World Rugby’s high-performance pathway. Because the elite referee panel is almost exclusively drawn from the Six Nations and SANZAAR structures, match officials from the Americas unions rarely receive the regular, high-stakes Tier 1 …
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World Rugby has finalized the match appointments for the November Internationals. The Americas will be heavily involved in the form of tours with Canada, the USA, Uruguay, and Chile all involved in the World Rugby Nations Cup in Europe and Argentina competing in the Nations Championship, also in Europe. All …
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Canadian rugby international Mason Flesch has signed with the Newcastle Red Bulls of England’s top-tier Premiership Rugby. The 26-year-old back-five forward from Cobourg, Ontario, committed to the club through the end of the 2026–27 season. This marks a major milestone, as he is the first Canadian men’s international player to …
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