Rugby Canada held its annual Award Dinner at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver on Thursday evening. A total of 14 awards were handed out in a ceremony that also presented the inaugural inductees into the newly-formed Rugby Canada Hall of Fame. Among the big winners on the evening were Newcastle …

Nicolás De Battista will stay with the Cornish Pirates for at least another year. The 26-year-old from Rosario has been a mainstay in the midfield since signing with the Greene King IPA Championship club ahead of the 2016-17 season, starting 16 games across all competitions. De Battista has signed a …

Federico Anselmi is to referee this weekend’s Super Rugby match between the Rebels and Chiefs. The fixture will see an Australian franchise playing host to a New Zealand side in Melbourne. For Anselmi it is to be his second match this season after he previously was in charge of the …

Three Jaguares have been named in the official Super Rugby Team of the Week. SANZAAR’s list from round three includes Jerónimo de la Fuente, Pablo Matera and Ramiro Moyano. de la Fuente was listed by SANZAAR as being just as effective on attack as on defense. He made clean breaks, …

After five weeks of battle between some of the best and brightest talents in the Americas Rugby Championship, we’ve come to the moment of truth. Through snow and wind and rain, glory and ruin, madness and majesty. We’ve taken notes and studied the tapes. We restricted consideration to players who …

Injuries are mounting for Los Jaguares ahead of facing the Cheetahs. Before losing Nicolás Sánchez to suspension Matías Moroni had already been ruled out for at least three weeks. Now more players are set to be ruled out of Saturday1’s home match. Cristian Bartoloni is to miss the match. The …

Yesterday’s announcement that Stade Français and Racing 92 are to merge has raised questions over who will play for the new super club. Together the teams have some 64 players under contracts with the number reaching 90 when including wider members. Social media has seen fans suggestions of what the side …

Argentine No 8 Looks to Lead Italy to Victory over Scotland. Sergio Parisse will lead the Italians in the Scottish capital on Saturday. Head coach Conor O’Shea has made four changes to his starting line-up for the final round Six Nations match. Parisse is to be joined in the back-row …

Nicolás Sánchez has been suspended for one week. A SANZAAR Judicial Committee Hearing determined that the Jaguares no 10 contravened Law 10.4(g) dangerous charging, after he was cited during the match in Buenos Aires. Sanchez has been suspended up to and including Saturday 18 March 2017. As such he will not …

The draw for the world’s most prestigious seven-a-side rugby tournament was made on Monday evening. A total of 40 teams international teams will take part in the Hong Kong Sevens over three days from April 7-9 across three separate divisions. The HSBC Sevens Series event will be the highlight but …