Three-time World Cup attendee Phaidra Knight is a surprise inclusion in a 44-strong longlist named by head coach Pete Steinberg to prepare for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The 42-year-old flanker is part of a group built largely around the players that took part in the Women’s Super Series …

Round One went fairly well with five of our pundits getting all three winners correctly. Only one – Jake Frechette – managed to pluck a dead-accurate score of any match with his USA +6 prediction proving spot-on. Once again we have 10 of the greatest minds from American rugby set …

One team will walk away from Westhills Stadium with their first win of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday where Canada host Chile. Unless, of course, they end in a draw. Last week’s match at the same venue was played the worst conditions seen in a test match in recent …

There are to be Pumas and a Cóndor starting in France this weekend. Racing 92 are to face Bayonne in a postponed fixture. The Parisians are in search of turning around their poor season. Bayonne, meanwhile, are out to survive as the club is reading towards relegation. Racing 92 has …

Revenge will be a dish served warm, at least that’s what the Eagles will have in mind when they welcome Brazil to Dell Diamond in Saturday’s second-round Americas Rugby Championship fixture. The players will not have needed to be reminded of the historic 24-23 defeat suffered at the hands of …

The port city of Bahía Blanca will host international rugby for the first time on Saturday, with Uruguay arriving to take on the Argentina XV in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Located some 600km to the south of Buenos Aires, the Estadio El Fortín of Club Villa …

A full round of English premiership rugby will be played this weekend. Despite the Six Nations being played the Aviva Premiership roles on. The Americas weekend guide for week 14 details the involvement of players from the Americas. In an usual round, three matches are being played on Friday. One …

France-based second row Luiz ‘Monstro’ Vieira is one of three changes made to the Brazilian side to face the US Eagles at Dell Diamond on Saturday. Diego Lopez drops to the bench to accommodate. One other change in the pack sees Jonatas Paulo in at loosehead in place of Alexandre …

The Guinness Pro 12 returns today. Following a break the Celtic-Italian league is back with a full round of six league matches. Players from the Western Hemisphere are to feature. Below is the Americas weekend guide for week 14 of the competition. Ulster have home advantage tonight against Edinburgh. The Northern …

Week 20 of the Pro D2 is underway. France’s second division is fully professional and is packed with players from the Americas. On the line for the clubs are two places in the Top 14. Both Biarritz and Montauban are former Top 14 sides currently fighting for promotion. They met …