Both the men’s and women’s Canadian sevens sides have made roster changes a week out from the Pan Am Games in Toronto. As stated previously, Patrick Parfrey was withdrawn to participate in the CRC, while Pat Kay is out as he continues to recover from a minor injury. Phil Mack …

The teams are ready for 3rd and final round of the Women’s Rugby Super, with the tournament concluding at Ellerslie Park in Edmonton on Sunday, July 5. All games will be streamed live at the link below: http://www.livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial   NEW ZEALAND v USA 16:00 local, 22:00 UTC The Black Ferns …

The most capped Pumas forward of all time, Mario Ledemsa has joined the Wallabies training staff led by Michael Cheika for the upcoming Rugby Championship. The former hooker of four Rugby World Cups is to coach Australia against Argentina and to also go to the World Cup. An official confirmation is expected …

Gloucester is the latest English Premiership side to have their name come up in rumors regarding a possible match stateside. A handful of clubs have put up their hands with an interest in playing a Premiership match in the USA in the coming years. London Irish are the club that …

The Cancun 7s have been finished for a week now, but the stories keep trickling out of the event. Held at the El Rey Polo Club, the Cancun 7s is a tournament on the rise as it pulls in a nice array of teams from multiple countries. One such team …

John McKee has named a 36 man Flying Fijian squad to prepare for the match against the New Zealand Maori on July 11 and the Pacific Nations Cup. The squad has a familiar look to it but includes five uncapped players, including Waratahs flyhalf Ben Volavola, who looks set to …

Hidden behind the anticipation for the Rugby World Cup in September is the start of the new professional club season in Europe. With many teams already returning to preseason training, the majority of contracts have been wrapped up. Further signings are expected to be minimal until the end of the World …

The 2015 Rugby Championship is now fourteen days away. The leading force in the Americas, Argentina, will debut against reigning champions New Zealand in Christchurch. As preparation for the tournament Los Pumas are currently undergoing a High Performance training regime in Sydney, Australia. Ahead of departing for Sydney the squad …

Jacques Brunel has trimmed his squad in preparation for the Rugby World Cup. 37 players will be in L’Aquila to take part in a training camp from July 12-25, before their final week-long session in Fiuggi starting on August 2. Two players, George Biagi and Simone Favaro, will not take part …

The Central American republic of Panama will play host to an international tournament on the weekend of July 10-11. Involved will be the Panamanian men’s and women’s teams, the Diablos Rojos (Red Devils) as well as visiting teams from each of Panama’s neighbors Colombia and Costa Rica – Los Cafeteros and …

In an exciting development for rugby in the United States, USA Rugby has announced a partnership with Taranaki Rugby (New Zealand). The main focus of the partnership will see players and coaches from the USA travel to Taranaki for an eight-week rugby immersion program. The current ITM Cup Champs Port Taranaki …

Capped 12 times by Uruguay Berchesi is one of Uruguay’s leading players. In matches with Berchesi as the starting fly half Uruguay have a record of six wins, four losses and one draw. His valuable contrbution of 42 points in the home and away repechage series against Russia ultimately saw Los …

Colombian internationals Sebastián Mejía and Solange Delgado are featured in this week’s edition of Total Rugby. The players are not only two of Colombia’s leading players but are also married. Having met in 2009 the rugby players were involved in the same tournaments and subsequently fell in love. Delgado is to play …

Canada’s training squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and beyond is due to be announced any day and with the CRC done and dusted, it’s time to run the rule over who might be in, and who might be unlucky. It’s always difficult for a ‘bolter’ to emerge during a …

The USA has dropped out of the bidding process for the Rugby World Cup 2023, leaving four unions left in the hunt to host the quadrennial tournament. South Africa, Ireland, France, and Italy are the remaining unions that have confirmed that they will bid on the hosting rights for the World Cup. …

USA Sevens Head Coach Mike Friday has named his roster to compete at the 2015 Pan Am Games to be held in Toronto. After not being named in the initial training camp squad due to school commitments, Madison Hughes was named to the Pan Am squad and will continue his …

After finishing runners up for the past three seasons, the Wolf Pack finally have their prize. The Alberta-based franchise saved their best for last, producing an excellent performance to win 33-25 over the Ontario Blues in front of a partisan crowd at Calgary Rugby Park on Wednesday. From minute one …

Having been set to return to international rugby for the first time since September 2013 Juan Figallo has been training hard with his Pumas colleagues at the team camp in Sydney, Australia. His involvement in the Rugby World Cup appeared certain with a return to the test arena in the …

The Bears managed to sneak away from Calgary with a one point victory over the Rock on Wednesday, winning by a score of 31-30 in a game marred by poor play and overzealous officiating. Despite playing nearly half the game with a man advantage, the Bears failed to put their …

The USA Women’s National Team evened up their Super Series record at 1-1 last night with a gutsy come from behind 36-28 victory over Canada. The win also reclaims the Can-Am Cup for the USA as it was their first victory over their Northern rivals since August of 2013. Canada had …