Canada

The second edition of the Premier Rugby Sevens takes place at San Jose’s PayPal Park on Saturday. It’s the opening leg of a three-tournament series that will move on to Washington, DC, next weekend and culminate in Austin, Texas, on July 30. The inaugural event took place in Memphis last …

This was Major League Rugby’s biggest season yet with 13 teams and 109 games played. An extra round of playoffs was added and off-field controversy saw the top two teams in the Western Conference disqualified from contesting for the Shield. New England set a new standard for success in the …

Spain have revised their traveling squad for Sunday’s test match against Canada in Ottawa. Eight players from the original group of 33 will not travel, with 26-year-old VRAC winger Pedro de la Lastra called up to the squad for the first time. Last week it emerged that seven players did …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Argentina XV earn tremendous upset over Georgia Capping off the weekend, Argentina’s second senior side recovered from an 11-point …

Canada secured a one-sided 45-0 victory over Belgium at Wanderers Ground in Halifax on Saturday afternoon. The visitors held their own to start the game but faded badly to concede 35 points in the second half. Cooper Coats led the way for the Canadians, scoring one try and two conversions …

Ryan Louwrens and Beaudein Waaka will not be in Major League Rugby next season. The Austin scrumhalf and New England flyhalf were arguably the best at their positions during the 2022 campaign but have now signed contracts with overseas clubs. Louwrens will return to Super Rugby after agreeing a two-year …

Canada will play their first international of 2022 against Belgium at Wanderers Grounds in Halifax on Saturday. It’s the third match between the two sides, and the first outside of Brussels. The Black Devils were shut out by the Maple Leafs this past November. The Canadian side is comprised almost …

Spain have named 33 players to travel for their test against Canada in Ottawa next weekend. The team has hit a snag, however, as 7 members of the group did not have the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine required to enter the country. An emergency vaccination session was arranged to …

Three USA internationals have been named in the official Premier 15s Team of the Season. Exeter Chiefs duo Hope Rogers and Kate Zackary were selected at loosehead prop and No8 respectively, with Saracens inside center Alev Kelter also getting the nod. Rogers and Kelter are honoured after their first campaigns …

Canada’s end of year matches will involve a game against the All Blacks XV. The team is the rebranded junior All Blacks, the New Zealand next-of-xv. The All Blacks XV will play four matches in late 2022, one of which will be against Canada. The All Blacks XV will play …