Canada

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 Canadian pack too strong for Eagles in New Zealand Canada were intent on making a statement in their opening …

Canada were intent on making a statement in their opening match of the Pacific Four, and they achieved that with a one-sided 36-5 win over the USA in Tauranga, New Zealand. Played in driving rain throughout, the Canadian forward pack dominated their opposites in the scrum and tight phases. It …

Against all odds the Seattle Seawolves are now headed to the playoffs after a shock 35-27 win over the LA Giltinis. Fans at the Memorial Coliseum watched the depleted visitors eliminate the San Diego Legion and any hope of LA hosting the Championship Final in one fell swoop. Seattle were …

Old Glory DC ended their season on a winning note with a 50-35 win over the Toronto Arrows in front of a strong crowd at York Lions Stadium on Sunday afternoon. An eight-try offensive explosion gave the visitors just their third win of the season, and their first ever win …

Three tries from Danny Christensen saw the Utah Warriors past the Dallas Jackals by a final score of 33-5 at Choctaw Stadium on Saturday evening. The home side were competitive in the first half but fell away to close out the second winless campaign in Major League Rugby history. Dallas …

The final run-in to the World Cup appropriately begins in New Zealand for Canada and the USA. Both teams will return to the Pacific Island nation for the flagship event in October and the Pacific Four gives the selectors one last good look at combinations and fringe contenders before final …

Sunday’s match between LA and Seattle at the Memorial Coliseum has a new air of intrigue thanks to the dramatic disqualification of Austin. The Giltinis need a win to have any hope of hosting the Championship Final though they’ll still need either ATL or New York to knock off the …

The Arrows will close out their 2022 campaign in front of home fans on Sunday as they welcome Old Glory to York Lions Stadium for the second time this season. In fact it’s the third time the two sides have met with Toronto continuing their perfect head-to-head results against DC. …

Saracens have claimed their third Premier 15s title with a decisive 43-21 win over Exeter Chiefs at Sixways on Friday. The match featured 15 North American internationals, most of whom will now travel to New Zealand to join their teams in the Pacific Four. Alev Kelter played a starring role …

The Austin Gilgronis put their enormous disappointment for 80 minutes to defeat the SaberCats 29-14 in Houston on Friday evening. It was chaotic match that culminated in three players being carded at once, two of them red, with off-the-ball skirmishes scattered throughout. Three players – namely Sebastian de Chaves, Ryan …