Canada Rugby News

Canada is arguably the best North American rugby team. The Red and Black have played at every Rugby World Cup, the only North American team to accomplish this goal, and made a run to the quarterfinals in 1991.

  • Sunday, 30. October, 2011

    Canada Claim Gold at Pan Am Games

    Canada's sevens team has become the first-ever gold medalist in rugby at the Pan American Games.

  • Sunday, 30. October, 2011

    Canadian Warrior under the knife

    Glasgow Warriors have confirmed that Canadian utility back DTH van der Merwe requires surgery on a shoulder injury and is likely to miss a significant portion of the season as a result.

  • Monday, 24. October, 2011

    Confident Canada arrives in Guadalajara

    Canada's sevens team has arrived in Gudalajara, Mexico, a week ahead of the Pan American Games in order to get used to the high altitude and hot conditions in the host city.

  • Friday, 21. October, 2011

    Canadian Sevens Team Makes Two Changes

    Canadian sevens coach Geraint John has made two late changes to his Pan American Games sevens squad just prior to the team's departure for the tournament in Gudalajara, Mexico.

  • Tuesday, 4. October, 2011

    Canada selects Sevens squad for Guadalajara Pan Am Games

    Canada's sevens rugby team going to the Gudalajara Pan American Games was announced on Tuesday - and it includes eight members of the recent Rugby World Cup squad just back from New Zealand.

  • Monday, 3. October, 2011

    Dartmouth Downs Yalies in the Rain 60-0

    While the conditions were far from ideal on Saturday for Dartmouth Rugby’s match against Yale, the Big Green was more than up to the challenge presented by the inclement weather.

  • Monday, 3. October, 2011

    Canada look to future following World Cup exit

    A 79-15 loss to the New Zealand All Blacks wasn't the way Canada had hoped to exit Rugby World Cup 2011, but the spirit and belief of the team has surely won countless new fans.

  • Monday, 3. October, 2011

    Clinical display by All Blacks End Canadian World Cup

    Wing Zac Guildford scored four tries as the All Blacks responded to their selection woes in style by wrapping up their Pool A campaign with a resounding 79-15 win over Canada at Wellington Regional Stadium on Sunday.

  • Friday, 30. September, 2011

    Crowley names side to face New Zealand

    Canada's head coach Kieran Crowley has always intended to name his best team in every match of Rugby World Cup 2011.

  • Thursday, 29. September, 2011

    Canadian Rugby Championship names Players of the Year

    The inaugural Canadian Rugby Championship player of the year will be shared this season by Josefa Dolesau from British Columbia and Dean Blanks from The Rock. Blanks finished as his sides top-scorer while Dolesau was an attacking menace in each game he played for BC and ran in three tries.

  • Wednesday, 28. September, 2011

    Pritchard milestone bitter-sweet

    As his kick from in front of the posts sailed between the uprights early in Canada's Rugby World Cup match against Japan on Tuesday afternoon, it didn't dawn on James Pritchard that he had just scored his 400th point in capped appearances for Canada.

  • Tuesday, 27. September, 2011

    Canada fight back for 23-23 draw with Japan

    Canada and Japan played out only the third draw in the history of the Rugby World Cup, finishing 23-23 at McLean Park on Tuesday.

  • Monday, 26. September, 2011

    Rugby for Dummies

    The quadrennial Rugby World Cup is taking place in New Zealand through October 23 and increasingly U.S. and Canada sports fans are taking notice of the third most watched sporting event in the world and asking more and more questions about the game of rugby.

  • Sunday, 25. September, 2011

    Crowley names side to face Japan

    Canada's side to face Japan will feature to changes to the 22 that faced France a week ago.

  • Friday, 23. September, 2011

    Hospital visit adds perspective

    Canadian captain Pat Riordan knows what it's like to be stuck in hospital as a kid.