The first of two matches to determine the Americas 2 representative at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will take place at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday. It’s new ground for Canada, who missed out on qualifying as Americas 1 for the first time when they lost to …
Read More »Heaton Ready to Tackle All Comers
When he’s not busy throwing his body in front of small buses disguised as human beings, Matt Heaton can often be found moving heavy inanimate objects on iron bars. A casual glance at his social media postings will tell you that the hours required in the gym by a professional …
Read More »Wyles to retire at season’s end
Former US Eagles captain and long-time Saracens star Chris Wyles will retire from rugby at the end of the 2017-18 Aviva Premiership season. Ending weeks of speculation, the 34-year-old confirmed the news on Wednesday. It brings the curtains down on a glittering career than has seen him reach the heights …
Read More »MVCC to Show Canada vs Uruguay Live on Big Screen
The oldest rugby club in the Americas, Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) is to show Canada vs Uruguay live on a big screen on Saturday. Canada hosts Uruguay in the first of two Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers on January 27. The return fixture is to take place seven days later …
Read More »Canada lose Baillie and O’Leary for Vancouver test
Canada have been dealt a significant blow ahead their Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Uruguay. First choice professionals Kyle Baillie and Shane O’Leary have been ruled out of the first test to be played at BC Place in Vancouver next Saturday. Baillie is still recovering from injury sustained …
Read More »Philippe Saint-André joins Canada for World Cup Qualifiers
Former French Head Coach Philippe Saint-André has joined Kingsley Jones as a consultant for Canada’s upcoming RWC Qualifiers against Uruguay. The two-match series is to have games played in Vancouver and Montevideo on January 27 and February 3. The winner of the series will seal their place in Japan 2019. …
Read More »Hands on! with Alejandro Nieto
January 27 is fast approaching. It is the day in which Uruguay face Canada in Vancouver in the first of two Rugby World Cup qualifiers. The winner, on aggregate, will be Americas 2 and play in Pool D in Japan 2019. Americas Rugby News caught up with Los Teros no …
Read More »Canada names training squad for World Cup Qualifiers
Jeff Hassler is set to make his first test appearance for Canada since the 2015 World Cup. The Ospreys winger is one of 35 players named by Kingsley Jones in a training squad that will depart for England on Friday to prepare for the upcoming Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying …
Read More »Canada to train in England prior to Uruguay series
Canada’s best domestic talent and a handful of overseas players – 45 athletes all told – have been busy preparing for the upcoming Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Uruguay. The centralized group, bolstered by some of the country’s most promising up-and-comers, have spent the past week training at …
Read More »Pablo Lemoine to coach Germany
In a shock announcement on Monday the German Rugby Union (DRV) confirmed the appointment of Pablo Lemoine as new Head Coach of the national senior men’s team. The 42-year-old leaves his post as Director of High Performance at the Uruguayan Rugby Union (URU) to return to the coaching ranks under …
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