2014 World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year Magali Harvey returns to Canada’s lineup for the first time since the 2014 World Cup as she joins a star-studded group named to face Ireland at the UCD Bowl in Dublin on Saturday. Also returning is Elissa Alarie who starts on the …

On Saturday afternoon Nicolás Sánchez will become the 28th Puma to reach 50 caps. The Tucumán fly half will reach the milestone playing against Scotland in Edinburgh. In earning his 50th cap Sánchez will draw level with Mauricio Reggiardo. Of the remaining 26 players with more caps than Sánchez seven are still playing rugby. The highest …

Sergio Parisse will lead Italy against South Africa in Florence on Saturday. Head Coach Conor O’Shea has retained the Argentine No 8 who will lead a team featuring four changes. Winger Angelo Esposito makes way for Giovanbattista Venditti. Esposito has been dropped from the 23 altogether. In the forwards Francesco …

Tennessee winger Tommy Seymour will start for Scotland vs Argentina on Saturday. Seymour is one of four changes to the side from that which lost narrowly to Australia this past weekend. Head Coach Vern Cotter has selected the uncapped Magnus Bradbury to start at flanker. This sees John Barclay moving …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has named an unchanged lineup to face Scotland. The South Americans will play their third of four November Internationals, doing so in the Scottish capital. It is the second time this year that Hourcade has repeated a starting lineup. The other occasion was for …

We’re a little late this week, but there was a lot of rugby to watch with five full international teams to choose from. It almost felt like a warm-up for the Americas Rugby Championship, which amazingly is just about three months ahead of us. This coming weekend will be even …

Head coach Toutai Kefu has named a virtually identical Tonga side to face the US Eagles at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, Spain, on Saturday. The only change to the starting team that defeated Spain comfortably in Madrid this past weekend sees Leicester Tigers star Telusa Veainu restored at fullback …

Fiji is seeking to join Super Rugby. In an effort to improve the national team and to fight against the loss of players the Fijian Rugby Union has revealed it wants to go professional. The Daily Telegraph confirmed on Tuesday that funding of £20 million has already been accounted for …

Three players are back to fitness for Los Teros. The trio of Mario Sagario, Santiago Gibernau and Carlos Arboleya are to all be available for Uruguay’s second of three November Internationals. Uruguay will play away to Spain on Saturday in a vital match for World Rankings. In having lost to …

Ireland, Ready for there World. This is the slogan of the country’s Rugby World Cup 2023 bid. The slogan was used by Irish Rugby in a promotional video for the unions’s bid. Narrated by Hollywood star Liam Neeson the 88 second video argues a case for Ireland to host the event. …