Canada Men’s XVs Autumn Tour – How is That Shaping Up
While many countries have released their test fixtures for the upcoming Autumn Tours, in Canada we’re left guessing and piecing together scraps of information from other sources.
Category Archives: National Men’s XVs
Pacific Pride Updates – September 2022
A Look at the Pacific Pride Roster for the 2022-23 BC Premier Season
The Pacific Pride Academy start up another season in the BC Premier, a few of the players (Reimer, Purdey, Flesch, ??) may only be here in the fall as they’ll likely go to MLR training camps in the spring.
Canada U20 v Uruguay U20 – August 2022
Canada Lose 45-28 to Uruguay (HT 33-7): Finish 3rd in Tournament
The bad news is Canada lost and finished 3rd behind Uruguay and Zimbabwe, the good news is they won the second half 21-12.
Canada U20 vs Chile U20 – August 2022
Canada Defeat Chile 25-24 in U20 Tournament
Canada’s support play this match was a lot better, they didn’t leave as many players stranded but their scrum was under pressure for most of the match.
Canada U20 vs Zimbabwe U20 – August 2022
Canada Lose to Zimbabwe in U20 Tournament 32-24 (HT 20-7)
A disappointing performance by Canada as a well drilled Zimbabwe U20 squad ran out to a 20-7 halftime lead and then weathered a Canadian comeback to close the game with two late tries and claim the win.
Canada U20 – August 2022
Canada Name Team for International U20 Tournament Hosted by University of Guelph
Rugby Canada finally issued a press release on the tournament they’re hosting in nine days. They also named the Canada squad selected for the tournament.
Canada U18 – July 2022
Canada End U18 Tournament with Loss to Netherlands 23-15: Player of Tournament USA’s Corbin Smith Has Canadian Connection
Canada lost their last match of the tournament to host Netherlands 23-15. The Netherlands went ahead early with a try and a penalty for an 8-0 lead. Canada replied with two tries for a 12-8 lead at the half. The teams exchanged penalties early in the second half for a 15-11 scoreline in Canada’s favour. The Netherlands closed out the game with two tries to win 23-15.
Canada v Spain – July 2022
Canada Lose to Spain 57-34: Questions Renew on Program Leadership Changes
It wasn’t pretty and the result renewed questions on when Canada are going to make changes to the leadership of the men’s program. The team look demoralized and the intensity of a test match was missing, especially in the first 40 when Canada absorbed a 40-13 pounding.
Canada v Belgium – July 2022
Canada Defeat Belgium 45-0 – Face Spain Next Weekend
The Rugby Canada press release calls it a “clinical performance”, it was anything but against a mediocre Belgian side with 11 uncapped players. Belgium’s recent wins were against Poland, Switzerland and Lithuania. Belgium weren’t even in the European Tier 2 championships this year, the Netherlands beat them out for that honour. This was Canada, trying to cling on to Tier 2 status, playing a Tier 3 rugby nation.
USA Men’s XVs – 2022
USA Name 30 Player Roster for Summer Tests and World Cup Qualifiers – Meanwhile What’s Happening in Canada With the Men’s XVs
USA named their 30 player squad for 3 matches in July, a warmup game against the French Barbarians and the home and away World Cup Qualifier series against Chile. Of the 30 players 22 are from MLR (8 from European clubs) and interestingly, 13 of the 22 made the weekly MLR First XV list on one or more occasions.