Canada

Canada ready to defend home turf in Langford

Canada’s Women’s Sevens team is ready to take to the field at the Langford event of the HSBC Sevens Series this weekend. Coming off their memorable win at Kitakyushu, coach John Tait has named an identical roster for the tournament that takes place in their own backyard at Westhills Stadium. …

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Kieran Crowley named Pro 14 Coach of the Year

Former Canada coach Kieran Crowley has been named Guinness Pro 14 Coach of the Year. The award is recognition of the historic success of Benetton Treviso this season, becoming the first Italian side to reach the knockout stages of the competition. This past weekend they nearly overturned Munster, the latter …

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Arrows bolster pack with Luke Campbell

The Toronto Arrows will have a new face on their roster for Thursday’s re-scheduled match against Austin Elite. Canadian international Luke Campbell has arrived from James Bay in the BC Premier League to boost the loose forward stocks for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. Campbell, 27, won …

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RWC 2019 – The Competitors – South Africa

As two-time Rugby World Cup Champions, South Africa are among the giants of rugby both past and present. The Springboks have the means of defeating all opposition and are one of the few teams to have the longevity to get through the marathon that is a World Cup tournament. Unable …

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Up and Under

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 Turks & Caicos Islands Test match rugby this past weekend saw the Turks & Caicos Islands traveling to the British Virgin …

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RUNY shuts out SaberCats in Brooklyn rain

Rugby United New York earned a shutout win over the Houston SaberCats on Sunday evening. The final score read 21-0 in favor of the home side, with conditions not facilitating much flowing rugby as the rain and wind swirled around MCU Park. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for RUNY, with …

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Ardron Scores As Chiefs Snatch Away Draw

Tyler Ardron impressed this weekend in Super Rugby. The Canadian scored a second half try as the Chiefs snatched an away draw against the Highlanders in Dunedin, New Zealand. The 31-31 draw was one of the best games of the Super Rugby season thus far. Canadian Tyler Ardron joined Angus …

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Americas Rankings – May 05 2019

The Americas Rankings for May 05 2019 have been calculated based on the results of two recent internationals. These matches were split over two weekends with the match dates being April 27, and May 04. On April 27 Guyana played host to Guadeloupe. The match was a winner-takes-all fixture to …

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