Canada

The Houston SaberCats have finalised their pre-season fixture list and it includes a match against Uruguay on January 20. Los Teros will travel to Texas to play a warm-up against the new Major League Rugby franchise one week before their two-match Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada. It’s …

As one World Cup cycle ends a new one begins when Canada face England at Allianz Park in London on Friday. It’s the first of three matches over eight days between the two sides that will culminate with a grand finale at Twickenham next Saturday. Following Ireland’s showpiece event only …

The inaugural Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship kicks off on Thursday as six of the top university sides from across the country travel to Guelph, Ontario, to compete for the Spence McTavish Cup. While the tournament is not an officially recognized USports competition, it has received support from the national …

For the most part it was a difficult week for Americas teams as the November test window officially opened. Canada were swept aside by Georgia with relative ease, Brazil were woeful for much of their match against Germany, and Argentina fell to England in a sleep-inducing encounter at Twickenham. Chile …

Chile’s second round Cup of Nations match against Hong Kong sees a mid-week edition of the Americas Rankings. The November 15 2017 Americas Rankings are updated with changes to the Chileans. Los Cóndores’ 13-6 defeat to Hong Kong has resulted in Chile losing rankings points. The updated rankings see Chile …

France is to host Rugby World Cup 2023. Confirmation came through in a live announcement this morning from World Rugby. The sport’s governing body made the announcement that France 2023 had won the vote, defeating bids from Ireland and South Africa. The bid was won despite World Rugby having recently …

England coach Simon Middleton has called up three players to his training group ahead of Friday’s match against Canada at Allianz Park. It will be the first of three tests between the two over a span of eight days, the last set to be played at Twickenham. Two senior forwards …

Spain have been forced to make a handful of changes to their squad in preparation for their match against Canada in Madrid this coming Saturday. This will be the first match for the Leones in November, with a second against Brazil following next weekend. Dropping out of the squad due …

The Canadian rugby community demanded action, and that’s certainly what they got on Monday. General Manager Jim Dixon has been axed with immediate effect while a half dozen of the financial department staff are also on their way out. Rugby Development Manager Dustin Hopkins will assume the GM role in …

Two world-class sporting markets are set to join Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2019. New York City and Ontario (based in greater Toronto area) are in advanced talks to join the new startup league in its second year. While there are still financial and logistical obligations that need to be …