Canada

San Diego’s return to Torero Stadium was short-lived, and it’s back to Chula Vista for the Legion as they play host to the Seawolves in the first of four matches scheduled over the weekend. The visitors were winners in their May meeting at Starfire Stadium with gives Seattle a 4-3 …

The start of Canada’s new World Cup cycle has come a year later than anticipated and time is now short to get new faces acquainted with test rugby in time for September’s all-important Americas Qualifiers. Kingsley Jones might have opted for less experimentation on this UK Tour given the standard …

The wait is over. Canada finally returns to the international arena on Saturday. It is not only the pandemic that has postponed and cancelled test matches – Canada’s scheduled RWC 2019 match against Namibia was called off due to the impact of Typhoon Hagibis. The visit to Cardiff marks Canada’s …

The battle lines have been drawn for the North American RWC 2023 qualifiers. The dates and venues for the two-match series between Canada and the USA are now official. Canada will host the first match on September 04 and the USA will host game two on September 11. The series …

This past weekend was a bit of a slog for Major League Rugby. Extreme heat had a dramatic effect on the standard of play and the officiating also suffered. That won’t stop us from picking a pretty decent XV all things considered, with some raising their hand despite being on …

The Americas was well represented in European professional leagues in the 2020-2021 season. Players from the Americas’ four RWC competitors were all involved and there were others from a number of additional countries. Who though, were the best performers? This article identifies the leading Americas players across all positions. The …

Four players have been added to Canada’s roster for their two-week UK tour but two others have dropped out. Joining the squad from Major League Rugby are Corey Thomas and Siaki Vikilani, with Cooper Coats switching from the national sevens squad and UBC supplying Don Carson. Thomas and Vikilani have …

Josateki Degei has been added to the New England Free Jacks roster for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old fullback has arrived in Boston and will be available for the final three games against New York, Toronto, and ATL. Degei helped Fiji win an Oceania 7s …

Canada will host two stops when the World Sevens Series returns in September. As reported by Terry Jones in the Edmonton Sun, multiple sources have confirmed that Vancouver and Edmonton have been awarded events set to take place on the weekends of September 18 and 25 respectively. Vancouver’s BC Place …

The LA Giltinis will have a new Head Coach in 2022. Darren Coleman is returning to Australia to take up the top coaching position at the Waratahs, signing a three-year deal with the Sydney-based Super Rugby franchise. A formal announcement is expected later this week. Coleman has led the Giltinis …