Canada

The World Cup enters the knockout stage on Saturday, with Canada the lone Americas representative in the Quarter Finals. Their opponent will be Australia, a familiar foe who the Maple Leafs have played – and beaten – in each of the past four years. In fact for the Wallaroos to …

Canada has been rewarded for achieving World Cup Qualification at the earliest possible opportunity with some new fixtures. Three away tests against European opposition have been arranged for the November test window. As first reported by Neil Davidson of the Canadian Press, Canada are set to play Romania, Georgia, and …

Canada’s Men’s team is headed back to the Rugby World Cup. After upsetting the USA in Calgary to open the Pacific Nations Cup, qualification for Australia 2027 was secured by Japan’s victory over the Eagles in Sacramento on Saturday night. The ticket was officially booked when Kanji Shimokawa scored the …

Japan underlined their credentials as potential Pacific Nations Cup champions with a dominant 47-21 win over the USA in Sacramento on Saturday night. The result confirmed the Eagles will play against Samoa in the 5th-place playoff next week with the winner earning a place at Rugby World Cup 2027. It …

The USA scored a blowout 60-0 win over Samoa in their final pool match at the World Cup on Saturday, but in the end it wasn’t quite enough to win a place in the Quarter Finals. Australia will instead move on with a superior points differential after holding England to …

Old fashioned forward power was the difference as Canada muscled their way past Scotland 40-19 in Exeter on Saturday. The Scots were still in the game until midway through the second half when Canada pulled away. It caps a perfect pool stage for the Maple Leafs, and puts them in …

The pool stage of the Pacific Nations Cup comes to a close on Saturday, and by the end of the day two teams will have secured qualification for Rugby World Cup 2027. It’s a tall order for the USA to be one of them. They’ll need to upset Japan with …

The USA’s hopes of advancing to the knockouts at the World Cup come down to the results of two matches on Saturday. A draw against Australia last week means that not only do the Eagles need a big score against Samoa, they need England to rack up a heap of …

Top spot in Pool B is up for grabs when Canada and Scotland square off in Exeter on Saturday. It’s the first meeting between the two since 2018. Both teams have already secured their spots in the Quarter Finals, but will be keen to make an impression before the knockout …

Six second half tries gave Japan a 57-17 win over Canada in their Pacific Nations Cup matchup in Sendai on Saturday. While the final score was lopsided, it was a close contest at halftime with the Brave Blossoms only ahead by seven points. In failing to secure a bonus point, …