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Week 7 of the 2016-17 Top 14 season will see matches played on Saturday and Sunday in France. The competition features world class athletes from around the globe. Included are players from the Americas. This season’s edition is to continue with the importance of Americas players. Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Trinidad …

Ciaran Hearn will make his Greene King IPA Championship debut when London Irish travel to Lady Bay to play Nottingham on Friday. The Canadian midfielder has recovered from a minor Achilles strain that kept him on the sidelines for the first four weeks of the season. His compatriot Jebb Sinclair …

Americas exports will play a significant part in the Aviva Premiership once again this weekend. Matches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will feature representatives from across the Atlantic though only a half-dozen will occupy starting positions. Friday’s game at Ashton Gate will see Gastón Cortes occupying a reserve spot for …

Rugby Canada’s new Centralized Athlete Program is now at its intended full compliment of 20. Originally revealed as 19 players, the newest addition to the roster is 19-year-old Sussex, New Brunswick, native Cole Keith. The young prop was invited to join the training group after impressing in the recent James …

Djustice Sears-Duru is set to make his Guinness Pro 12 debut for Glasgow Warriors on Friday evening. The Canadian prop has been named as a reserve for the match against the Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade. Glasgow currently sit just one spot ahead of the Dragons on the Pro …

It was a full slate of club action in the north and south, but finding Americas standouts this week was somewhat tricky. There were a few obvious picks and others just sliding in. Shall we chalk it up to an off-week? Hopefully more will get an opportunity this weekend and …

Some new faces will run out for Canada ‘A’ in the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. The new tournament will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, with the first round of matches slated for October 8. Included on the Canadian roster are four players entirely new to this level of competition with …

Samoa ‘A’ have named a 32-man roster for the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. Set to be played in Montevideo, Uruguay the World Rugby tournament will bring together the ‘A’ teams from  Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, Uruguay and the USA. The 32 players named for Sama ‘A’ will begin training this …

On this day in 2015 Canada pushed Italy to the limit. The Rugby World Cup 2015 match in Leeds, England saw Italy coming out 23-18 winners. With professional rugby Canada could be expected to win such close matches in the future. For both sides a loss would spell elimination at …

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 Uruguay Uruguay is close to obtaining home tests vs England and Georgia. The URU is involved in conversations with both unions who are …