Canada

DTH van der Merwe made a dream return to the Guinness Pro 14 Championship on Friday. Having departed the Newcastle Falcons to rejoin the Glasgow Warriors he ran riot, crossing for a brace of tries in the opening half. Aged 31, the record Canadian try scorer played for Glasgow for …

Nine tries and 80 minutes of mayhem ended in a draw at Archbishop Shaw Field on Saturday as the New Orleans Gold and Houston SaberCats finished the game on 32 points apiece in Major League Rugby preseason action. With the pitch still under renovation a dusty surface made for interesting …

It didn’t take long for Tyler Ardron to get his name on the score sheet in Tokyo. The Canadian international scored his first Super Rugby try in the 4th minute of the match as the Chiefs blasted the Sunwolves by a score of 61-10 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on …

The firsts keep racking up for professional rugby in the USA. This time it’s a first for New York City as Rugby United New York hosts the Boston Mystics at Gaelic Park in the Bronx on Saturday evening. United got their exhibition season underway last weekend when they beat the …

It’s another first for Major League Rugby – the first rematch! Round 2 of the home-and-away preseason arrangement between the New Orleans Gold and the Houston SaberCats takes place on Gold territory this time, their first match at Archbishop Shaw Field. The two teams last met on February 24, Houston …

Weather permitting this weekend will see the Guinness Pro 14 Championship – Week 18 taking place. Recent activity has seen matches postponed due to heavy snow in the UK and Ireland. Scheduled for Week 18 are a full round of sevens matches. The following preview details the involvement of players …

Can we get through a full weekend of fixtures without controversy or cancellation? Most are ready for a weekend of uninterrupted entertainment and certainly fans of the Greene King IPA Championship would love to get through all six of the games on tap this weekend. Bristol are now 14 points …

World Rugby has disqualified Tahiti from RWC Qualifiers, eliminating the 2017 Oceania Rugby Cup Winner with immediate effect. Tahiti defeated the Cook Islands 13-9 on August 4, 2017, to qualify for the Asia / Oceania play-off for the Repechage. But now World Rugby has overruled the victory with Tahiti being deemed …

The Pro D2 continues. Week 28 of France’s second division is the third to last of the season. Places at both the top and bottom ends of the competition remain open. Looking to both win glory and to secure survival are players from the Americas. The following details those involved …

Tyler Ardron will get his first start in Super Rugby this weekend. The Canadian international has been named in the run-on side to face the Sunwolves in Tokyo on Saturday. Primarily a loose forward, Ardron is instead named at lock where he will pack down beside giant All Blacks incumbent …