Canada

Canada’s Maple Leafs women’s side dropped their second match to England Academy by 22-19 on Saturday, once again giving up a healthy lead in a frustrating second half that saw them go scoreless. The loss is disappointing but the overall tour will be deemed a success as several players put …

A position of frustration for many Americas fans is the midfield. Despite having reasonably capable athletes and several with international size, there remains a scarcity of dynamic attacking centres across the board. Argentina’s midfield has tended to be distributors and strong defenders, while the others have physically strong players but …

Defending HSBC Sevens Series champions Fiji got their 2015/16 season off to a perfect start as they rolled through all comers topped off with a Cup final victory against England. An early try for Tom Bowen put the champions on alert, but Savenaca Rawaca burst through to draw it level …

Karen Paquin has been named to the official HSBC Dubai Sevens Dream Team. The Canadian forward was outstanding once again, impressing with her physicality and work rate. Joining her up front is tough Australian hooker Amy Turner and England’s World Cup star Emily Scarratt. New Zealand’s Kelly Brazier gets the …

Australia proved to be a step ahead of the field as the Pearls took home the title in round one of the Women’s World Sevens Series. Defending champions New Zealand were shown the door by their neighbors in a terrific quarter-final encounter that went right to the wire. The semi-final …

François Ratier has made a string of changes to his Maple Leafs side for the second match against England Academy at Esher on Saturday afternoon. His development side dropped the first game 37-29 after leading for much of the match, and the side will be hoping to even up the …

We’ve worked out way through the forwards (front row / second row / back row) and now it’s time for the backs. Traditionally the weakest position in Tier 2 nations and the Americas are certainly no exception, though once again Argentina seem to have a production line of quality playmakers …

Kicking-off round 10 of the Top 14 this evening will be Pau vs Racing 92. Former Puma Santiago Fernández will not feature but his 2013 Rugby Championship teammates Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff are both starting for the visitors. Toulon’s home match against Agen on Saturday is to feature both …

Day 1 of play for the Men’s Division of the Dubai 7s has completed and the quarterfinals are set. The kickoff of the 2015/2016 HSBC World Series provided a fair share of drama as teams embark on the final season before the Olympics. Aside from a couple of teams that …

The Greene King IPA Championship heads into the halfway point with a number of Americas players selected to take part in Round 11 of the English second division. Martín García Veiga returns at hooker to head up Jersey’s meeting with Ealing Trailfinders. Fellow Argentina Ignacio Saenz Lancuba is on the …