Canada

The pools have been announced for the 2019 Pan American Games. Taking place in Lima, Peru there are to be eight competitors in both the men’s and women’s Rugby Sevens competition. The competition will be played in the Peruvian capital over two days. The Games begin on Friday July 26 …

The Glendale Raptors have confirmed the addition of Stephen Brett as Attack Coach for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He joins a new-look coaching staff headed up by former Canterbury teammate Peter Borlase, with Luke Gross in charge of defense and Nico Rithner covering strength and conditioning. Just a …

The Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium is ready for RWC 2019. Located in Sendai in Japan’s northeast the venue will play host to two pool matches at this year’s Rugby World Cup tournament. With a seating capacity of 16,187 spectators the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium is the only newly constructed RWC …

The USA were no match for New Zealand as they suffered a 33-0 loss to the World Champions at Chula Vista on Tuesday. That makes it two losses from two matches in the Women’s Rugby Super Series for the Eagles, with the Black Ferns a perfect two from two. Carla …

Canada made it four wins in a row against France as they took a 36-19 result in Chula Vista on Tuesday. The two sides were within one score at halftime, but three second half tries saw the Canadians pull away to earn the comfortable victory and reclaim the No3 spot …

The NOLA Gold have locked down one of the most exciting players in Major League Rugby. Tristan Blewett has put pen to paper on a two-year extension with the Gold. Having initially signed for two seasons, it ties him to the club through the 2022 MLR season. Blewett joined the …

Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series takes place on Tuesday with the first of two matches between Canada and France. It was in the Super Series three years ago when they last met, a 29-10 win for the Canadians in Utah. In fact the French have lost three …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Jaguares All the talk over the weekend was about Los Jaguares, and rightfully so. The Argentine team hammered the Brumbies to …

New Zealand overcame a tough Canadian challenge to win 35-20 in the second game of the Women’s Rugby Super Series on Friday. As a result Canada drops one place in the World Rugby Rankings, but they will have an immediate chance to reverse the change in their next match against …

The Toronto Arrows have sent 20 players to New York for a match against the Collegiate All-Americans East on Saturday. Among them are five senior Arrows squad members who are looking to find increased playing time in the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Canadian international winger Kainoa Lloyd is the …