Down in Rhode Island, the New England Free Jacks faced off against the Houston Sabercats. Backed by a strong Canadian contingent, the Free Jacks were able to emerge victorious, lifting the MLR Shield for the 3rd time in as many years. Attention then turns to international duty, as Canada's women have announced their touring side to South Africa, as well as the squad for the first test.
With the Conference Finals for MLR 2025 done, Stu & Jeff go over the performances of each team that were playing to make it to the Championship Final in Rhode Island...well, almost every performance. Attention then turns back to Canada for the 2025 edition of the coast to Coast Cup, and Head Coach Stepohen Meehan announces his training squad for the July test series in Edmonton.
The Conference Semi-Finals for MLR 2025 took place, as home advantage paid dividends to the four teams that advance to the Conference Finals. Stu & Ed go over the action, including some cracking tries, and some dubious calls from the TMO.Attention then turns towards Rugby Canada, who released their longlists for both the men's and women's senior XV training squads. For the men, we have the return of Evan Olmstead and Shane O'Leary, while the women have the returning Sophie de Goede looking t...
Down in Nadi, Fiji, Canada participated in their 2 remaining matches of the Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge . Their match against Fiji was their biggest test, and a poor start to the match gave Fiji a huge lead going into the half. While Canada outscored the Fijians in the second-half, the hosts remained victorious. Canada's final match against Tonga saw them bounce back with a dominant win, as the Canadians finished the tournament in second.Back in North America, the 2025 MLR regular season has co...
The 2025 Pacific Four Series concluded in a unique way, with Canada and New Zealand tying their match, and relying on points difference to determine this year's champion. Despite Canada's best efforts against Australia, the Black Ferns ran rampant over the USA, as they claim the title, yet Canada remain undefeated in 2025. We also take a look at U20s fixtures, as the women conclude their friendly series in Ireland with a loss, and the men's began their Oceania U20s Men's Championship with a win ...
As the 2025 season of Major League Rugby has truly entered the business end, Stu and Jeff go over the performance of the Canadian players, as well as pondering why certain players are not even in the matchday 23, nevermind the starting 15.They also take a look at some results in the Shute Shield, as well as Tyler Duguid's heavily-rumoured decision to play for France this summer.Then, attention turns towards the Canadian women, as the U20s start off their friendly series against ireland with a wi...
All the Canadian rugby action has been taking place in the United States this past weekend, and it looks as though the US is becoming the 11th province! On Friday, the Pacific Four Series kicked off in Kansas City, as Canada opened their defence of their PAC title against the Eagles. A tight, rusty affair had Canada blitz out in the final quarter of the game to take the victory, 26-14. On Saturday & Sunday, LA hosted the Championship final of the SVNS, with both Canadian teams taking part in...
With the first match of the 2025 Pacific Four Series set to kick-off, the lads look at the rest of the games set to take place, changes to Canada's expanded squad, and the return of the legendary Portia Woodman-Wickliffe to the Black Ferns.
Both women's and men's sevens teams for Canada have been in action recently - the women have concluded the regular season of the SVNS series, while the men have finished within the top 4 teams of the Challenger Series. This means that in Los Angeles, both teams will be competing, yet in separate tournaments - the women will be competing for the Championship, to become the best team in the world, while the men will be in the Play-Offs, and rejoin the SVNS series next year. The lads then conclude ...
In this episode Stu sits down with the two guys leading the Yukon Rugby Federation in Whitehorse - Charlie Feht , and Eric Fekete . Over the interview, they discuss Yukon Rugby’s unofficial beginnings in 2015, tours to Anchorage, becoming an affiliate of BR Rugby, and their plans to become the first Territory to take men’s and women’s rugby teams to the Canada Summer Games.
Down in South Africa, the Canadian Men's Sevens team has been taking part in the Challenger Series, as they seek to finish in the top 8, with a sight to return to the SVNS Series. Stu, Jeff, and Ed go over the team's progress over the first 2 rounds, both held in Cape Town, as well as discussing some broadcast issues with MLR, and some Canadians on the injury list.
Stu and Jeff are joined by rugby player & referee, Edward Pye, as the eyes of the world turned to Vancouver for both the VAN SVNS (where the women competed,) and the Invitational tournament (in which the men competed.) Then, the attention turns to MLR 2025 - with all teams having played at least 1 game so far, who's standing out, and what do we make of the sides as the season kicks off?
With snow falling in Ontario, we take a look south as the new season of Major League Rugby has begun. Stu is accompanied by Jeff Robinson to discus the Canadian diaspora south fo the border - no tarriffs needed! They then turn their attention to changes at Rugby Canada, recent SVNS results, the changes at the Pacific Pride, and the expansion of the Coast-to-Coast Cup!
To start off 2025, Stu sits down with rugby content creator Séan Ryan, to discuss Séan's rugby history, his journey from Ireland to Canada, and his search for the best rugby crest in Ontario.
Stu and Derek react to the news that Kingsley Jones is no longer Canada's head coach! Then, they wish everyone a Merry Kitmas and make their picks for the best MLR jerseys in 2025! Finally, what can the rugby world learn from Ilona Maher's success?
On this episode of Le Rouge Rugby, Stu and Derek sit down with the Silver Medal winning coach of Rugby Canada's Women's Sevens team, Jack Hanratty! They dive into how Jack got into rugby, beginning his coaching career out of high school, coming to Canada, the Olympics, the Ottawa Gee Gees, and more!
Stu and Derek react to Canada's loss to Romania and recap the CUMRC!
Canada lost to Chile, but why should we care?
Stu and Derek react to Canada's loss to the Red Roses and look ahead to the 2025 Rugby World Cup
Stu and Derek react to Canada's win over Ireland at WXV before diving into the new World Rugby laws.
Stu and Derek breakdown Canada's opening match of the WXV!
With Derek away, Stu gives you a quick rundown on the Dallas Jackals departure from MLR, Canada vs Tonga, and tees up the WXV!
Stu and Derek react to Canada's losses to Japan and USA at the Pacific Nations Cup
Stu and Derek react to Canada's Silver medal performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! Plus the Free Jacks are back to back MLR Champions!
Stu and Derek react to Canada's win over Romania in the nation's capital!
Stu and Derek take a deep dive into Canada's 73-12 loss to Scotland over the weekend.
Derek is back from helping the Glasgow Warriors win the URC Championship! The boys take a look at a busy month in Canadian Rugby! The Vancouver Highlanders played their first two games, the Sevens team fails to qualify for the Olympics, the squad for the Ottawa series has been announced, new kits, a star player is injured long-term, and a recap of the Coast-to-Coast Cup.
With only a few days until their opening double header, Stu sits down with FOUR players for the Vancouver Highlanders - Melani Nanai, D'Shawn Bowen, Cole Kelly, & Josh Thiel - to discover their rugby roots, what attracted them to the Highlanders, and who they're looking forward to playing in this year's Rugby Players' Challenge.
With Derek off in Europe for rugby reasons, Stu is joined by the MLR Stats man, James Deeley, totalk about the 2024 MLR season, and the results from the SVNS Grand Final in Madrid.
Stu and Derek react to Canada's historic 22-19 win over the Black Ferns to claim the Pacific 4 Series Championship!
