Rugby

CARSON, Calif. — The Canadian women followed their third-place finish last weekend in Vancouver with a fourth Sunday at the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles. Canada was beaten 21-7 by the United States in the third-place playoff at Dignity Health Sports Park.

CARSON, California (AP) — Spain reached its first semifinals in the rugby sevens world series as part of an all-European men's last four at the Los Angeles tournament on Saturday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Sydney Roosters opened the National Rugby League season Saturday with contrasting wins as part of a doubleheader at Las Vegas' Allegiant stadium .

CARSON, Calif. — The Canadian men's tough run on the HSBC SVNS circuit continued Saturday with losses to Fiji and Britain at the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Australia’s National Rugby League decided to try to expand its reach to the United States, it used a distinctly American sport as a model.

Aaron Zimmerle's sporting journey has taken him from Australia to Las Vegas this week, wearing Canadian colours.

Nicholas Mew is renewing his wedding vows with Carrie, his wife of 30 years, on Friday in Las Vegas in front of an Elvis impersonator in an intimate rugby-themed ceremony. Then the 55-year-old elementary school teacher from Barrie, Ont.

British Columbia will host the 2024 edition of WXV 1, the elite division of a three-tiered women's 15s rugby competition that debuted last year.

World Rugby’s bid to increase the sport’s visibility in the United States ahead of hosting the men’s and women’s World Cups will see the country stage the grand final of a rebranded Pacific Nations Cup tournament. The U.S.

The Canadian men's rugby team could play as many as nine test matches this year, starting in July with games against sixth-ranked Scotland and No. 20 Romania in Ottawa. The 21st-ranked Canadian men will also host No. 12 Japan in Vancouver on Aug 25.