Men's Internationals: 2026 (Jan-July)

27.02. USA 28-20 Scotland. Location: Las Vegas. USA.
Scotland started strongly and led 12-10 but the USA came back to claim the win. 

02.07. Norway 6-56 Canada. Location: Lillestrøm, Norway.
Canada took an early lead and were ahead 22-6 at the change around. They were too strong for a gallant local side.

05.07. Scotland 22-10 Canada. Location: Hawick, Scotland.
Scotland put the USA loss behind them with a victory back at home. They led 14-6 at half time. 

11.07. Netherlands 6-34 Canada. Location: Dordrecht, Netherlands.
Canada rounded out a successful European tour. They lead 22-0 at the change of ends. 

Women's Internationals: 2026 (Jan-July)

27.02. USA 14-26 Scotland. Location: Las Vegas. USA.
Scotland led 10-0 at the break and went on to take it reasonably comfortably. 

19.07. Wales 0-14 Canada. Location: Neath, Wales.
Canada led 10-0 at half time and went on to keep Wales scoreless. 

25.07 Scotland 4-34 Canada. Location: Hawick, Scotland.  

Canada led 14-4 at the break but in the second half it was all Canada. 

25.07 France 4-38 England. Location: Toulouse, France. 
France took an early lead through two penalties, but that was their lot. England led 28-4 by half-time. England scored seven tries in all. They are yet to lose to France in the women's game. 

European U19 Championship : 2026

Held in France, the 2026 edition fielded ten teams, six in the top tier and four in the lower one. All sides played three games each. Group A members didn't play all the teams in their group. I've listed the sides they did meet on the right of the green chart below.

France won the tournament by going through undefeated. England won the previous two tournaments held but this year were well down on that standard. Or maybe France lifted its game. Perhaps a bit of both. 

In the second group, Canada was an invitation side. Greece and Ireland had heritage imports that gave them a distinct advantage. Greece won comfortably. Norway was a welcome addition and hopefully they will benefit from the experience.  

Photo: England v Ukraine. Source: European RL.