Romania will field a team with plenty of test appearances against the US Eagles in Bucharest on Saturday. The starting lineup boasts six players with more than 50 caps to their name and there are another three ready to add their vast experience from the bench. High class goal kicker Florin …

Los Cóndores Head Coach Bernard Charreyre has named his team for the first test against South Korea. To prepare for the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Chile will host the Asian country in two test matches. Charreyre has named flanker Benjamín Soto as captain. He will lead an entirely home-based Cóndores …

Mark Anscombe has named his strongest available side to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. This will be the new Canadian coach’s first November test series in charge of the side and he will have to face challenging opposition without star players Tyler Ardron and Jeff …

As expected Irish coach Joe Schmidt has changed his entire starting XV for the match to play Canada in Dublin on Saturday. Only five players who took part in the historic win over the All Blacks in Chicago are named. Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, and Finlay Bealham move into the …

A full-course three-match tour to Europe is on deck for Canada in November with a daunting schedule against higher ranked teams in the form of Ireland, Romania, and Samoa. With controversial off-the-field business and a disappointing Americas Pacific Challenge putting a damper on Canadian enthusiasm, some good performances at test …

With a full deck of international rugby set for this weekend, our team next week should be chosen entirely from test rugby. This week we could have plumped for the Pumas in their entirety, such was their domination in the match over Japan, but we’ve found room for a couple …

John Mitchell has named four debutants in his side for Saturday’s match against Romania. The USA Eagles Head Coach is set to give Bryce Campbell, Nick Civetta, Madison Hughes, and Martin Iosefo their first caps at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf. The team is to be captained by Todd Clever, …

Juan Martín Hernández, Pablo Matera and Ramiro Moyano all return for Los Pumas. The trio have been named to start against Wales in Saturday’s test match in Cardiff. The match will be Daniel Hourcade’s 37th as Head Coach. It is his thitrd time coaching at the Millennium Stadium. In 2013 …

England Head Coach Eddie Jones has named his side for the first of four end-of-year home internationals. His team includes first appearances for Tom Wood and Jonny May since the World Cup. There is also to be a first test start for Wasps mid-fielder Elliot Daly and debuts for Kyle …

Wales have made six changes for Los Pumas. Acting Head Coach Rob Howley has Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton, Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies all available again. They are all to start as are Gareth Davies and Tomas Francis. Despite the return of Warburton Gethin Jenkins will retain the captaincy. …