Andrea Burk may have quietly stepped away from representing Canada, but the 2014 World Cup Dream Team selection has at least one more international left in her. Burk is one of five North Americans named in the Barbarians squad to play the Women’s Eagles at Glendale on April 26. It …

There were only three games last weekend in Major League Rugby but they were all revealing. Austin would have earned the upset of the season had they not inexplicably kicked the ball away in the 78th minute instead of grinding out the win. Glendale were made to look very ordinary …

Santiago Álvarez Fourcade Replaces Revol As Pumas 7’s Captain. The 2016 Olympian takes over from the veteran 32-year-old who steps down after setting a new appearance record. Gastón Revol left his post as Los Pumas 7’s captain this week. He did so after having played in 321 matches on the …

Tomás Lavanini is to join the Leicester Tigers after RWC 2019. The vastly experienced 26-year-old will join the English Premiership side in what is to be his second time playing professional rugby in Europe. The move comes with Bordeaux, and La Rochelle also both having been interested. Lavanini would be …

Javier Díaz has joined the Jaguares injury list. The loose head prop will not play against the Chiefs this coming weekend and nor will be for a further two weeks. Díaz suffered a tear in the plantar fascia his heel of the right foot in training. The 23-year-old from Tucumán …

Perry Baker and Danny Barrett have been ruled out of the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens. The flagship event of the HSBC Sevens Series will be without two of the circuit’s biggest stars after the injured duo were left out of the Men’s Eagles squad to travel on the Asian leg. …

Constellation Field housed the Houston SaberCats for the last time on a rare Thursday night match. The Utah Warriors were their opponents, with the two struggling sides keen to get something to build on heading into the second half of the season. Houston will move to their new purpose-built home …

The impression left by Japan in beating South Africa in RWC 2015 remains elite. It would be no exaggeration to consider it as being among the greatest upset in sports, certainly in a competition such as a World Cup. Four years on Japan has a similar pool to contend with …

The Houston SaberCats will be without Josua Vici for the next six games after their star winger was hit with an eight-week suspension. Major League Rugby confirmed the decision on their website. The suspension is a result of Vici’s red card against the NOLA Gold for an elbow after the …

Argentina’s governing body, the UAR, has determined that scrums are to be able to push freely in top division competitions. The change sees a reverse to the policy which restricted using to 1.5 meters, a move aimed at preventing serious injury. With players having suffered catastrophic injuries the former measures …