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Vannes are 80 minutes away from successfully earning promotion from the Pro D2 back to the Top 14. The club completed a comprehensive home Semi Final victory over Oyonnax on Thursday. The outcome means Vannes will face the winner of the second Semi Final, between Colomiers and Provence in the …

The penultimate round of Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 will be played over the weekend of May 29-30. It comes with a split of two matches per day. All teams have something to play, a la seedings for the play-offs, securing a play-off or avoiding the wooden spoon. Week 13 …

USA Rugby has named 37 players that have convened in Charlotte to begin final preparations for the Junior World Championship. This year’s tournament has been expanded to 16 teams and will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, beginning on June 27. The USA has been drawn in Pool C and will …

In their second appearance at the u20 International Series in South Africa, Chile were beaten by Georgia. The South Americans put on an improved performance against Georgia in comparison to their opening effort against South Africa. South Africa were 97-0 winners over Chile while Georgia defeated Chile 59-26. As was …

Brazil opened the year with a home win over Colombia. Played in São Paulo on Tuesday, As Yaras completed a 32-20 victory over Las Tucanes. Brazil decided to play as Yaras XV, making it the next-of-XV. For this reason the match was not capped and did not have World Rankings …

Three Super Rugby Americas (SRA) teams are competing for the last remaining place in the play-offs. Week 11 and 12 of Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 saw three of the four Semi Finals places taken. Los Dogos were the first to secure their place in the Play-off’s with fellow Argentine …

Colombian second-rower, Andrés Zafra captained Provence to victory over Brive on Saturday. The 39-21 win sees Provence advancing from barrage to the Semi Finals of the Pro D2 while, former Top 14 club, Brive were eliminated. Played at a sold-out Stade Maurice-David in Aix-en-Provence, France, Zafra’s team outscored Brive by …

California will play their last home game of the regular season on Sunday, as they welcome DC to Sacramento on Sunday. Both sides have losing records but remain in playoff contention. The Legion have more bonus points, however, and a victory could see them in striking range of a home …

Chicago are the first team to qualify for the postseason, and barring divine intervention are certain to clinch home field advantage through to the final. The question now seems to be, can they complete a perfect campaign? The Seawolves are on a three-game win streak and have one key name …

With three of the four Semi Finals’ slots taken, Los Tarucas needed to win their match against Yacare with a bonus point on Saturday. Los Tucumanos succeeded in doing so as they ran riot against Yacare. The 43-14 victory sees Los Tarucas drawling level with Selknam in the SRA 2026 …

History was made on Saturday as Los Capibaras defeated Selknam in Paraná. The team from El Litoral came back from a first-half deficit to complete a well-earned 34-17 victory. With it, Selknam return to Chile without having gained any competition points from the match. Selknam won by four tries to …

Los Dogos were away winners in Montevideo on Friday. The result complicates Peñarol’s pathway to the play-off’s. With two rounds of the regular season remaining, Peñarol sits in 6th position and now needs a strong final two performances in addition to other results to go their way. The match was …

Postseason hopes are on the line when Anthem hosts the Free Jacks in Charlotte on Saturday night. A loss would make it very difficult for either to reach the final four, a win keeps the door ajar. The home side are also chasing a first-ever win against New England. FORM …

Los Pampas were in complete control against Os Cobras on Friday in Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires side were 59-0 winners against the Brazilians professional rugby franchise. The win came following three consecutive losses with Lois Pampas having fallen against all three Argentine rivals: Los Capibaras, Los Dogos and Los …

Montpellier are the 2026 European Challenge Cup Champions. The French Top 14 club completed a comprehensive 59-26 victory over Ulster in Bilbao, Spain to lift the trophy on Friday. The victory saw Montpellier lifting the Challenge Cup for the third time. The club also won the Challenger Cup in 2016 …

Scott Lawrence has named a 55-man Men’s Eagles longlist to prepare for the 2026 test season. An additional six players are identified as currently unavailable. The USA will take on Portugal, Zimbabwe, and Spain in July as part of the new World Rugby Nations Cup. A reduced squad will be …

After a bye weekend, Super Rugby Americas (SRA) returns with a full round of fixtures. Week 12 of the SRA season features four matches all of with come with implications for the play-offs. The matches will be played on Friday and Saturday. Week 12 opens with Los Pampas at home …

Oyonnax overcame Valence Romans on Thursday to advance to face Vannes in the final four of the 2025-2026 Pro D2. The Semi Final between the teams will be a home match for Vannes on May 28. The winner of Vannes vs Oyonnax will secure a place in the Pro D2 …

Chile went scoreless against South Africa in an under 20  contest on Thursday. Played in Cape Town, South Africa, the Junior Springboks converted a 52-0 half-time lead into a 97-0 victory. It came with hat-tricks to Lindsey Jansen and Risima Khosa while Vusi Moyo converted eleven tries for the home …

Women’s test rugby saw Trinidad & Tobago defeating Jamaica 27-13 this past weekend. The UAR is holding talks with two interested parties about privatizing Los Pampas. Argentina’s Men’s and Women’s rosters are out for Valladolid and Bordeaux Sevens. At AU$1059, tickets for the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2027 Final are …