Canada

Evan Olmstead has been named in the Greater Sydney Rams squad ahead of the Australian National Rugby Championship season, but there is a chance he might not play for them. The Vancouver-born second row is in hot pursuit of a spot in the World Cup with Canada and he is …

Liam Middleton has selected his Maple Leafs squad to travel to Limerick for the World Club 7 at Thomond Park this coming weekend. Typically a development side, the group features a number of senior sevens circuit veterans, including leading try scorer Sean Duke. Matt Mullins and Phil Berna have been …

With barely a month to go before the world’s best rugby players converge on England to take part in the World Cup, it’s time to take a look at how Canada’s pool partners – Ireland, Italy, France, and Romania – are getting on heading into this vital stretch. IRELAND Canada’s …

Ryan Kotlewski is a cup champion – in Australia. The tighthead prop ended his season with the Canberra Royals last weekend in style, defeating the Tuggeranong Vikings 21-17 to win the John I Dent Cup, a trophy first contested in 1938 that is awarded to the winners of the grand …

Canada will have to find at least two new coaches for their national senior men’s team following the World Cup. Forwards coach Neil Barnes and attack coach Leo Crowley will both be heading south to join Super Rugby franchises immediately following the tournament in England. Barnes has been recruited by …

Some of Canada’s most promising young players will travel with the Upright Rugby Rogues to take part in the Serevi RugbyTown 7s in Glendale, Colorado, this coming weekend. The tournament features 17 elite rugby teams, including the national sides of Bermuda, Mexico, and the Bahamas, as well as the Serevi …

As Canada move ever closer to their final World Cup selection, we take a closer look at where the squad stands, position by position, and who might be the unlucky four who don’t make the cut when head coach Kieran Crowley trims his squad from 35 to 31 at the …

Rugby has expanded tremendously from the limited base that existed prior to 1987. The IRB’s change to be called World Rugby is a significant part of modernizing the brand to give it a more credible appearance and one which is far more commercially sound. Next up is the power structure …

Well it wasn’t hard to pick most of this week’s team! After a performance like the one from Argentina on Saturday, it was tempting to just pick the Pumas team in its entirety, but somehow we did find room to squeeze in a couple other players. 1 – Marcos Ayerza …

The 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 Argentina History was made in Durban on Saturday as Los Pumas defeated South Africa for the first time, and did …