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After the excitement of the Americas Rugby Championship this week’s selection seems downright boring. Los Jaguares were on a bye, as was the whole of the Guinness Pro 12, and most of the top Americas exports were either not playing well or not at all. In some cases we’ve simply …

Only eight Americas players will be on show in the Greene King IPA Championship this weekend, all Canadian bar one lone Argentinean. With some injured and others rested, it’s far from fast times in Europe for our intrepid exports these days. Saturday’s action has no8 Richard Thorpe leading London Welsh …

Canadian international Richard Thorpe has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the Greene King IPA Championship season. The English-born loose forward won the first of eight caps against Samoa in November of 2014 at the age of 30 after opting to represent the country …

It’s slim pickings this week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship, with only eight involved over Saturday and Sunday’s games. Between injuries, early departures, and players just left out, there is just one Argentine and seven Canadians to keep tabs on. Richard Thorpe leads London Welsh across …

Gastón Cortes returned to the Bristol lineup on Friday against Ealing, one of two Argentina players in action this weekend in the Greene King IPA Championship. Jersey hooker Martín García Veiga is the other, up against two of the nine Canadians featuring on Saturday in the form of Bedford Blues …

Tom Bliss has signed with PRO Rugby. The 22-year-old former Wasps scrumhalf had been playing with Ealing Trailfinders this season, and the Greene King IPA Championship club has now confirmed that he has been released to take up a contract with an unnamed franchise in the new American professional league …

Evan Olmstead is the one of 11 Americas players set to play this weekend in England’s second division of professional rugby, the Greene King IPA Championship. The Canadian second row was just a week ago signed by London Scottish and will make his European pro debut from the bench. On …

It was a messy week and took a while to appraise some performances, but at last we’ve got our weekly XV picked. Some positions were less exceptional than others. Thankfully this weekend we have six international teams to choose from, with competition for each and every position! 1 – Marcos …

Kyle Gilmour has been called up to replace Evan Olmstead in Canada’s squad in the Americas Rugby Championship. The World Cup loose forward has been playing in the Greene King IPA Championship with Rotherham, but will return immediately to take part in the new international tournament. Olmstead will head in …

It’s been another busy week on the news front for Canadian rugby fans, and with the first annual National Rugby Conference wrapping up over the weekend there’s plenty to talk about, both on the playing side of things and business end. Most importantly the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off on …