Canadian women open play at Rugby World Cup with high hopes of going all the way Hopes are high as Canada opens play Saturday against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in England. And nowhere higher than in the Canadian camp.
Canada women's coach Rouet draws high praise from players for his 'rugby brain' Rugby Canada chief executive officer Nathan Bombrys calls Kevin Rouet "the Jack Reacher of rugby coaches," a reference to the itinerant character created by author Lee Child. The fictional Reacher, a muscular former major in the U.S. army's military police, and Rouet share the fact that both are always on the move.
Former captain Ardron returns to Canada rugby lineup for first time since 2021 Former captain Tyler Ardron returns to the Canadian rugby lineup up for the first time in almost four years on Friday when Canada hosts the United States in Calgary in the Pacific Nations Cup.
Champions Live Here as summer schedule heats up on TSN At TSN, Champions Live Here and that’s never been truer with a busy summer filled with a variety of competitions across the spectrum. Here’s a look at some of what’s going on across the network as the summer continues.
Spain scores early and often in men's rugby win over Canada Spain ran in five tries in the first half en route to a 42-20 win over Canada on Saturday at the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup.
South Africa tops New Zealand to repeat as Rugby World Cup champions Defending champion South Africa kicked its way to a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by beating New Zealand 12-11 on Saturday after All Blacks captain Sam Cane was the first player to be red-carded in a final.
The greatest Rugby World Cup final? Huge expectations for All Blacks-Springboks showdown Saturday's 106th showdown between gigantic rivals New Zealand and South Africa has elevated rugby's biggest game — if that was at all possible — to a potential do-you-remember-where-you-were moment for everyone who follows the sport, young or old, from New Zealand, South Africa or elsewhere.
Historic Rugby World Cup final highlights weekend action on TSN, TSN+ TSN and TSN+ have you covered this weekend with a full slate of action on the horizon, including football on all sides with CFL and NFL action, the Rugby World Cup final, MLS Playoffs and more.
Rugby World Cup final will be supercharged by one of sport’s greatest rivalries New Zealand and South Africa will contest Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final and bring one of sport’s most enduring, most intense rivalries to the ultimate stage for the first time in nearly 30 years. Watch the Rugby World Cup Final LIVE Saturday on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN+.
South Africa pulls off great escape to beat England and make Rugby World Cup final South Africa pulled off a great escape to beat England 16-15 at the death and keep its title defense at the Rugby World Cup alive, setting up a blockbuster final against old rival New Zealand.
Argentina intends to take unwanted World Cup third-place game seriously Argentina is serious about the Rugby World Cup third-place game that nobody likes to play. The Pumas were lumped with the unwanted playoff after losing their semifinal against New Zealand 44-6 on Friday at Stade de France.
All Blacks crush Argentina to reach fifth Rugby World Cup final New Zealand bulldozed through Argentina 44-6 on Friday to reach the Rugby World Cup final for a record fifth time.
England in 'awe' of South Africa, but not fearing them ahead of Saturday's semifinal on TSN So, it’s those Springboks once again for England at the Rugby World Cup. Watch the semifinal LIVE Saturday on TSN, TSN.ca, the TSN App and TSN+ at 3pm ET/Noon PT.
England slams Farrell critics and SF underdog status at Rugby World Cup England and divisive captain Owen Farrell face South Africa on Saturday in Paris. They were crushed by the Springboks in the 2019 final in Japan and are considered heavy underdog this time around.
Southern hemisphere shines in Rugby World Cup quarter-finals South 3, North 1. Talk of a potential shift in the balance of power in world rugby toward the northern hemisphere might have been premature.
Resilient South Africa stun host France in quarterfinals at Rugby World Cup Defending champion South Africa knocked France out of its home Rugby World Cup with a performance of sheer resilience to cling on 29-28 in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
England ends Fiji's crowd-pleasing run at Rugby World Cup with tense win to reach semifinals The Rugby World Cup quarterfinals delivered another heart-stopper on Sunday as England held on in the face of a valiant fightback from the Flying Fijians to end the crowd-pleasing run of the tournament darlings by a tense 30-24.
New Zealand withstands Ireland comebacks to win Rugby World Cup quarterfinal classic Wave after wave of Ireland's green jerseys threw themselves at the New Zealand line with the clock ticking down and a Rugby World Cup semifinal at stake.
Argentina reaches Rugby World Cup semifinals after coming back twice to beat Wales Argentina came from behind twice to beat Wales 29-17 and reach its third Rugby World Cup semifinal on Saturday. The underdog Pumas were 10-0 down in the first half then 17-12 behind going into the last quarter.
France aims for another step toward Rugby World Cup destiny. Fiji faces its own great expectations France lost seven straight tests to South Africa from 2010 to 2018, which might have been the reason current coach Fabien Galthie traveled to the home of the Springboks after taking over in 2019.
Key CFL matchups, NFL Week 6 and Rugby World Cup all part of loaded weekend on TSN, TSN+ TSN and TSN+ have you covered this weekend with a full slate of action on the horizon, from the CFL, NCAA, NFL, NHL, Rugby World Cup, and NBA preseason.
Ireland faces weight of history and might of All Blacks in Rugby World Cup quarters Judgement day for top-ranked Ireland comes on Saturday in a hugely anticipated Rugby World Cup quarterfinal showdown with the All Blacks in what is sure to be another heaving Stade de France bathed in shamrock green.
The curious case of England, the most hard-to-judge team at the Rugby World Cup The tournament is down to the final eight and England, despite going four wins from four in the pool stage, is surely the most hard-to-read team remaining. Watch every game of the Rugby World Cup on TSN+ and TSN.
Top-ranked Ireland unchanged to face New Zealand in Rugby World Cup quarterfinals Top-ranked Ireland has named an unchanged side to face New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal at Stade de France on Saturday. Watch all four games of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals this weekend on TSN and TSN+.
Smith not burdened by All Blacks-Ireland history ahead of Rugby World Cup quarterfinal Recent history weighs in favour of Ireland, which has beaten New Zealand in three of their last four tests, and five of their last eight. Watch all four games of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals this weekend on TSN and TSN+.
Lopsided QFs in Rugby World Cup highlight absurdity of early draw for pool stage The absurdity of the decision to stage the draw for the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup three years out from the tournament will really hit home this week.
Portugal pulls off Rugby World Cup stunner, but Fiji advances in storming end to pool stage Portugal pulled off a Rugby World Cup stunner to beat Fiji 24-23 with a try two minutes from the end and a match-winning conversion for a storming finish to the tournament's pool stage on Sunday.
