Canada

The Quebec-Atlantic Rock stunned the Ontario Blues by 34-22 in their first round match of the Canadian Rugby Championship in Montreal on Saturday evening. A back-and-forth first half saw the Rock take a 24-22 lead into the break and they never looked back with the Blues failing to find the …

Namibia saw off Zimbabwe in a RWC qualifier today, winning 58-28 in Harare. The result retains the Welwitschias unbeaten record in the 2018 Africa Gold Cup. The Africa Gold Cup is Africa’s championship. It is a Six Nations competition with the continent’s best involved, excluding South Africa. With the Springboks having prequalified for …

Uganda hammered Tunisia in a RWC qualifier today, winning 67-12 at the Kyadondo Rugby Club in Kampala. The match was part of the Africa Gold Cup, the ongoing continental series to determine who will join South Africa in representing Rugby Afrique at RWC 2019 in Japan. Uganda’s victory sees the …

Canadian international Reegan O’Gorman will play for South Canterbury in New Zealand’s Heartland Championship. The 22-year-old second row has been a regular for the Marist Albion club in Christchurch since 2015. His ties to the region come through his father, a New Zealand native who himself played second row for …

The BC Bears claimed top spot in the Canadian Rugby Championship west division on Friday evening by brushing aside a listless Prairie Wolf Pack by 37-20 at Klahanie Park in Vancouver. Two late scores eased the score differential in what was a very one-sided 29-3 game at the break. Guiseppe …

The eastern half of the senior men’s Canadian Rugby Championship kicks off in Montreal on Saturday evening where the Quebec-Atlantic Rock will face off against the five-time MacTier Cup champion Ontario Blues. A dozen capped internationals are split between the two sides with three former Blues named in the Rock …

Kingsley Jones has selected a 31-man Canada Selects roster for a two-match trip to France later this month. The fixtures against Top 14 sides Castres Olympique and Clermont Auvergne are part of Canada’s preparations for the World Cup qualifiers in November, to take place in Marseille. The squad is composed …

The rematch of last week’s opening fixture of the senior men’s Canadian Rugby Championship takes place in Vancouver on Friday evening with the BC Bears host the Prairie Wolf Pack at the home of Capilano Rugby at Klahanie Park. A try in stoppage time from rampaging No8 Grant Crowell gave …

The Ontario Blues will begin their quest to reclaim the MacTier Cup on Saturday when they face the Quebec-Atlantic Rock at Concordia University in Montreal. Included in their match day squad for their opening match of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship are 14 members of the Ontario Arrows high performance …

A combination of players from six provinces will make up Canada’s Eastern Canadian regional side for the senior men’s edition of the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship. The team itself has undergone a change of identity. It is now known as the Quebec-Atlantic Rock though three of the group hail from …