Canada

CRC Match Preview – Bears vs Blues

The Ontario Blues will look to continue their unbeaten run in 2017 when they take on the BC Bears at Calgary Rugby Park on Wednesday in the first game of the Canadian Rugby Championship double-header. With the two sides set to rematch on Saturday with the MacTier Cup on the …

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WRWC Semi Final Qualification Explained

Through two rounds of the pool stage and Women’s Rugby World Cup the results have been largely predictable. In fact each pool is perfectly aligned with current World Rugby Rankings with the exception of Pool B, where Italy is ahead of Spain on points differential. With only 12 teams and …

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Americas Rankings – August 15 2017

This weekend there was one capped get match involving teams from the Americas. That fixture was the South American C Championship warm-up match in Guatemala City. The 2015 and 2016 champions, Guatemala hosted the 2014 champions, El Salvador. The match was a one-sided affair. Guatemala’s tremendous progress in recent years …

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Up and Under

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. This week saw an unusually high volume of stories which transpires into a larger selection than normal. UP Canada Women Are they up? …

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Bears hold off resurgent Rock

The BC Bears came away 20-13 winners over the Atlantic Rock in Canadian Rugby Championship action on Sunday but not without a late scare. Two tries in the final minutes of the match gave the Eastern regional side a fighting chance with a bizarre decision to kick away possession with …

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Blues cruise past Wolf Pack in Calgary

The Ontario Blues put paid to any suggestions they might be vulnerable after their close battle with the Atlantic Rock in Truro, cruising past the Prairie Wolf Pack by 45-22 at Calgary Rugby Park on Sunday. A blistering four-try performance from winger Kainoa Lloyd led the way for the Blues …

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Canada make hard work of Wales

Canada got the win over Wales on Sunday but not the result they wanted. The 15-0 scoreline saw Canada score just two tries, leaving them two short of the bonus point and putting them in a precarious position heading into the final pool stage against New Zealand. The match wasn’t …

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2017 Canadian Rugby Championship Preview

The Canadian Rugby Championship is back and over the next week Canada’s four regional sides will do battle with the winner earning the right to lift the MacTier Cup. Despite the abbreviated schedule this is the highest level of domestic rugby in the country and for many hopefuls the best …

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