Canada

The New England Free Jacks welcome the Toronto Arrows to Union Point Stadium for the first time on Saturday. With seven weeks remaining in the regular season the two sides are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and it’s getting close to do-or-die for a shot at the playoffs. …

Three Canadian internationals have been named in the Saracens lineup for Sunday’s Premier 15s Final against Harlequins. Sophie de Goede, Emma Taylor, and Alysha Corrigan reprise their roles from the victorious Semi Final win over Loughborough. de Goede earned Player of the Match honors last weekend and will pack down …

World Rugby has confirmed a new match schedule for the postponed Rugby World Cup 2021, which will now kick off in October 2022. The revised schedule sees all matches moving to Saturday or Sunday fixtures, guaranteeing a minimum of five days rest. Two teams from the Americas have qualified to …

Old Glory DC will be without Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz for the next three games. Their star ball carrier has been handed a three-game suspension after receiving a red card near the end of Saturday’s game against the Houston SaberCats. Referee Mike Lash sent Fa’anana-Schultz from the field for a dangerous tackle …

The Seattle Seawolves have a new Head Coach – again. Allen Clarke will take over the job in a permanent capacity effective immediately. He had previously joined the team on loan from the Dallas Jackals but a financial agreement has now secured his release from the would-be expansion side. Clarke …

There were five games on offer this past week, though the content was spread out with the Cocktail Bowl being played on Wednesday. All teams are now even in games played and the hunt for elusive playoff spots now begins in earnest. Similarly to last week there seemed to be …

Canadian hooker Emily Tuttosi has been named Player of the Year for Exeter Chiefs. The honor was voted by her teammates, which included internationals from a variety of countries – three more from Canada and five from the USA. Second row McKinley Hunt was recognized as the club’s top try …

The Houston SaberCats have added former Rugby United New York hooker Mike Brown to their roster for the remainder of the Major League Rugby campaign. Signed by the Dallas Jackals in September, he has been without a club since the would-be expansion side withdrew from the 2021 season in January. …

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 Juan Cruz Mallía and David Ainu’u win European Champions Cup  Mallía and Ainu’u are European Champions Cup winners. The Argentine …

Rugby ATL took five points away from their trip to Seattle as they beat their hosts 25-6 at Starfire Stadium on Sunday. The Seawolves were held try-less by a staunch Ratler defense with no points scored at all in the final hour of the match. An early penalty from AJ …