Canada

England Counties sweep Canadian tour

England Counties have departed Canada with three wins out of three, and all in convincing fashion. The final tally reads a sobering 181 points for, 10 against. It makes for dreadful reading considering these were supposed to be the best regional sides from the Canadian Rugby Championship, but in truth they were …

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Team of the Week

International rugby is back in full force with the June tours, Nations Cup, and World Rugby u20 Championship all proving eventful over the past week. There were still a few domestic players to watch in the PRO match in Ohio and the Top 14 knockouts, but most eyes were on …

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Barbieri Starts for Italy vs USA

Canadian product Robert Barbieri has been named to start for Italy vs the USA on Saturday. The Toronto-born back-rower is the only change to the side that started against Argentina in Santa Fé this past weekend. Italian Head Coach Conor O’Shea will be looking for the opening win over his tenure. …

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Hearn returns for Olympic Qualifier

Ciaran Hearn has been recalled by Liam Middleton to take part in the all-important Olympic Repechage Qualifier taking place in Monaco on Saturday. The tournament is the last chance to earn a spot at Rio 2016, with only the winner offered an invitation. Hearn returns to the lineup having missed …

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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. UP Cayman Islands The RHSW Cayman National XV’s rugby team has scaled new heights by beating a powerful USA South Panthers team in …

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Americas Rankings – June 12 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 12 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. Argentina’s 30-24 win over Italy had no impact on the Americas Ranking of the home side. This is the case …

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Post-game reactions from Vancouver

Canada coach Mark Anscombe, captain Jamie Cudmore, and Japan coach Mark Hammett spoke to the media after Japan’s 26-22 victory over Canada at BC Place on Saturday. Below are their reactions to the entertaining and hard-fought match. Video courtesy of Bryan Kelly and Rugby Canada. MARK ANSCOMBE – HEAD COACH, …

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Canada drop heartbreaker to Japan

Canada suffered a gut-wrenching defeat to Japan by a score of 26-22 on Saturday in front of more than 10,000 at BC Place in Vancouver. A last-gasp attack saw man-of-the-match Djustice Sears-Duru held up and just inches away from the winning score. While Canada played well enough to win – …

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ARN Forecast June 11-13

It’s time for predictions! The ARN Forecast returns and we’re kicking it up a notch with an impressive roster of rugby writers from across the Americas! This time we’ll be testing our punditry for the June internationals – those ones involving the Americas teams anyway – over the next three …

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Japan name roster for Canada

Interim head coach Mark Hammett has named his Japan team to face Canada on Saturday at BC Place in Vancouver. The team is captained by centre Harumichi Tatekawa and includes a further eight members of the 2015 World Cup side. Three players are set to make their international debut: flanker …

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