Romania

Romania have added three players to their training squad for their historic match against Brazil on Saturday. The two countries will meet for the first time, doing battle at the Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. The Oaks are returning home after a long and arduous trip to Japan …

Canada’s woes continued on Saturday as Romania came away 25-9 winners at Ellerslie Park. It stretches Canada’s losing streak to five games ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers against the USA. Adding to their misery was that Canada spent nearly half the match with a one-man advantage after Romanian hooker …

What a week it was that just passed! A stunning game in San Juan saw the unfortunate Pumas fall to England while their North American friends had forgettable days against their respective opponents. Brazil came back from certain death to steal an incredible victory, Guyana got past a tricky Trinidad …

Canada will be desperate to get some momentum ahead of their World Cup Qualifying series against the USA when they welcome Romania to Ellerslie Park in Edmonton on Saturday. To do so they’ll have to win against a team they haven’t beaten in more than 20 years. Their last win …

A 24 Team Rugby World Cup is ‘Far Away’. Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) President Sebastián Piñeyrua noted to Ignacio Chans of Referi that the chances of expanding from 20 to 24 teams is unlikely. “I don’t believe that it would be so simple, the World Cup is already …

It’s an unusual feeling for Canadian fans heading into this year’s June international series. They’ve welcomed difficult opposition on many an occasion in the past, but this time it’s not just for bragging rights. For the first time the World Cup Qualifiers will be tacked on at the end of …

Head coach Mark Anscombe has named co-captains for Canada’s June international series. Second row Brett Beukeboom and winger DTH van der Merwe will share the leadership responsibilities for the upcoming tests. van der Merwe led the team during the November tests after Aaron Carpenter was injured, and while Beukeboom has …

Hubert Buydens returns after a year on the sidelines to join the Canadian team for the upcoming June international series and the Americas 1 World Cup qualifying series against the US Eagles. The veteran loosehead has been out of action since a serious knee suffered while on PRO Rugby duty …

Romania will send their strongest possible side to Japan and Canada before hosting Brazil in Bucharest for the June international series. Head coach Lynn Howells has selected the vast majority of the players that claimed the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship. An upset win over Georgia in the final round handed …

There are a total of 28 countries chasing the remaining 8 vacancies at Rugby World Cup 2019. These countries are from all of World Rugby’s designated regions. In the case of the Americas the regions of Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby are combined for the purposes of Rugby World Cup …