Plans for the merger of French clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 have officially been scrapped. An outcry of opposition from supporters of both storied clubs came following the shock announcement earlier in the week by owners Thomas Savare and Jacky Lorenzetti that the two Parisian clubs would become one. …

Ramiro Moyano underlined his rising stock. The Tucumán outside back ran-in three tries for Los Jaguares who downed the Cheetahs 41-14 this afternoon. The round four win sees Los Jaguares 3-1 up this season. Next weekend the Argentine side will play host to the Reds. In doing so it will …

The 12 host cities have been named for France 2023. The Fédération française de rugby (FFR) is looking to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023, 16 years after France 2007. Unlike in 2007 it would be a tournament with matches exclusively played in France. The final venues included see virtually all …

Two of this weekend’s Top 14 fixtures have been ‘postponed’ due to the ongoing player strike of both Stade Français and Racing 92 players. Scheduled matches involving Castres and Montpellier will now not take place. The strike comes in the wake of a shock announcement earlier in the week by …

One of the nine clubs set to take part in the new Major League Rugby competition starting in 2018 has started to tease fans with snippets of information via its Facebook page. Of all the clubs named the Houston Strikers are perhaps the most interesting as they do not currently …

World Rugby has announced a new agreement that will see the Global Calendar shift beginning in 2020. Perhaps the most noticeable alteration is the confirmation of a heavily-rumored switch to a July test window, replacing the current June window. Also announced is an increase in high profile matches for Tier …

Looking to go 3-1 this season Los Jaguares take-on the Cheetahs on Saturday. The fixture is to be Los Jaguares’ second home fixture this season. The teams met in 2016 in what was Los Jaguares debut Super Rugby match. The Argentine team won a thriller 34-33 in Bloemfontein. On that …

Tommy Seymour is to start again for Scotland. The flier from Tennessee will play right wing against Italy on Saturday. He qualifies to play for the country via the parent ruling. The Scottish side named for the fixture features one change. Looking to rebiound from a forty point thrashing at …

With the Americas Rugby Championship done for another year it’s back to domestic rugby we look for this week’s selection. The Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 had the week off but we had two divisions of French club rugby, the British & Irish Cup, the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and of …

The first inductees into the newly-created Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame were presented in the annual Awards Dinner on Thursday evening. Five players and two builders were entered in the class of 2017. The Hall of Fame will be housed in the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, currently under …