Canada’s Britt Benn has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Sydney Sevens. Her outstanding form led Canada to five wins from six matches and a Bronze finish at the tournament. She gathered five tries along the way with her signature physicality front and centre. Also selected …
Read More »Canada Women take Bronze at Sydney
Canada came away with Bronze on the second stop of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series in Sydney on Sunday. It was a fine result that saw the team win five of six games with their only defeat coming at the hands of New Zealand in the Semi Final. The USA …
Read More »SaberCats win big over James Bay
The Houston SaberCats got their preseason back on track with a dominant 42-13 win over visiting Canadian club side James Bay on a damp Saturday evening at Constellation Field. After a competitive first 40 minutes that saw the score 20-10 at the break, the superior fitness of the professional side …
Read More »Americas Rankings – January 28 2018
International competition for 2018 is underway. Canada hosted Uruguay on Saturday in the opening fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship. The result of the match sees changes straight away in the Americas Rankings. The January 28 2018 rankings see Uruguay gaining points and Canada losing. Uruguay entered the match with 65.53 …
Read More »Match Highlights – Canada vs Uruguay
On Saturday evening Canada and Uruguay played in the first match of 2018 involving the Americas. It was the opening fixture of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. More importantly it was the first of two qualifying matches for Rugby World Cup 2019. The winner, on aggregate, will qualify for Japan …
Read More »Argentina 3rd, USA 4th in Sydney 7’s
Argentina finished 3rd and the USA 4th in the Sydney 7’s. The teams finished in these positions after contesting the Bronze Final in Australia’s largest city. Argentina won the match 31-12 to seal a spot on the podium. Los Pumas 7’s and the Eagles 7’s both had impressive campaigns. Their …
Read More »Uruguay march towards RWC 2019 with win over Canada
A back and forth battle in Vancouver saw Los Teros making history this evening. Uruguay won 38-29 in Vancouver to march towards RWC 2019. With game 2 taking place next Saturday in Montevideo the South Americans go in with a 9-point advantage. Canada must win by 10 or more to secure …
Read More »Argentina the best Americas team in Sydney pool stage
Argentina went undefeated in the pool stages of the Sydney Sevens to lead the way for the Americas heading into the Cup Finals. They’ll be joined by the USA, who defeated a below-par Canada to take their place in the Quarter Finals after dropping their opening match to hosts Australia. …
Read More »Match Preview – Houston SaberCats vs James Bay
It’s another CDI Premier League team game four on the Houston SaberCats preseason schedule at Constellation Field this evening. Following the entertaining match against Uruguay last weekend they Cats welcome James Bay Athletic Association from Vancouver Island, one of the most prestigious clubs in Canadian rugby with a long history …
Read More »RWC Qualifier Preview – Canada vs Uruguay
The first of two matches to determine the Americas 2 representative at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will take place at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday. It’s new ground for Canada, who missed out on qualifying as Americas 1 for the first time when they lost to …
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