Canada

Only seven players from the Women’s Rugby World Cup squad will travel with Canada on their three-match tour of England next week. Less than half of the 27 players named have test caps to their name with a large number of regulars opting out of the tour after the long …

Canada’s match against Fiji on November 25 has had a change of venue. Originally planned for Altrad Stadium in Montpellier, the fixture will now be played at the Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié in Narbonne. Kickoff is set for 6pm local time, noon Eastern. Tickets are now available for …

This week we looked at the Top 14, Anglo-Welsh Cup, and Guinness Pro 14 and came up with a few contenders but not enough. Canada’s 42-point defeat to the Māori was never going to supply many though we did pick two standouts, but we did find a few more candidates …

Spain have named a group of 26 players to prepare for their match against Canada in Madrid on November 18. Head coach Santiago Santos will have most of his best players available to him with a number of players recalled after missing out on the World Rugby Nations Cup. The …

Canada were defeated 51-9 by the New Zealand Māori on Friday evening at BC Place but there was plenty of room to cheer for Canadian fans as a record 29,480 showed up to enjoy the rugby spectacle. Vancouver photographer Stewart Johnstone was among those in attendance and was able to capture …

It’s been a little while since we’ve posted a selection of some worthwhile reading from around the online rugby world. This time we’re going to take a slightly different approach. Instead of writing a summary or our thoughts below the link, we’re simply going to post an excerpt and let …

There is a global feel to the Barbados World 7’s. Set to take place on December 9-10 there are 18 teams registered for the second edition of the event. It is to be played at Trents in St James, Barbados. Competing will be eight Women’s and ten Men’s teams. They are from the …

The Ottawa Gee-Gees are national champions for the first time. A 20-10 win over the Laval Rouge on Sunday saw them lift the Monilex Cup as Canada’s top university women’s side. The win was as much a battle of attrition as it was rugby, with the champions forced to play …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Rugby Canada Rugby Canada officials deserve a round of applause for succeeding in selling 29,480 tickets. This was the number in attendance …

The USA just fell short by 15-12 to Australia in the Cup Final at the Silicon Valley 7s on Sunday. It was a fitting contest at Avaya Stadium between two sides who were clearly ahead of the rest of the field. Other Americas participants were Canada and Chile, with the …