Tag Archives: Commonwealth Games

Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Rugby fever gaining increasingly in Chile The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric received Chile’s test team, Los Cóndores, at the Salón …

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Canadian Women to play for Bronze in Birmingham

Canada will have a chance to win Bronze at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday when their women’s team takes on New Zealand. The men’s bracket did not yield success for the two Americas entries, with both Canada and Jamaica falling into consolation ranking matches. A scorching five-try performance from Krissy …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP One of the great weekends in South American rugby history This past weekend will be remembered for a long …

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Canada names rosters for Commonwealth Games 7s

Rugby Canada has named the Men’s and Women’s sevens rosters for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The event is hosted by Birmingham, England, but the rugby will take place in nearby Coventry from July 29 to 31. Matthew Oworu, Brock Webster, and Cooper Coats switch back to the sevens program after …

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Canada and Jamaica qualify for Sevens World Cup

Canada emerged champions in both the Men’s and Women’s brackets at the Rugby Americas North Sevens in Nassau. As expected the two World Sevens Series core teams dominated the tournament to earn their place at this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens. Jamaica will also travel to Cape Town as runners-up …

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Final Rosters for Rugby Americas North 7s

The Rugby Americas North Sevens begins tomorrow in Nassau, Bahamas. Along with the prestige of the tournament itself, there are qualifying spots on offer for both the Commonwealth Games and September’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. Following the withdrawals of both St. Vincent & The Grenadines and the …

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