Brazil’s preparation for the Olympic Games is set to continue this month with participation in the upcoming Rome Sevens. Set to be played in the Italian capital on June 10-11 os Tupis will be up against a combination of Italian clubs and countries. For Brazil the Rome Sevens is now …

PRO Rugby has been running a fan-driven team name competition for the past couple weeks and has now revealed shortlists for each of the five franchises. Evidently thousands of team names have been submitted, and while it’s not entirely clear what the process has been or who has decided which …

The Argentina XV will include two two French based players for the Nations Cup. Argentina’s official ‘A’ side will play in Romania against Spain, Emerging Italy and Romania from June 13 to June 18, doing so under Felipe Contepomi who will be the team’s Head Coach. Contepomi will travel with a …

Argentina XV Head Coach Pablo Bouza has selected 29 players to travel to Chile to play against Los Cóndores in a non-capped international as part of the Sudamérica Rugby Cup. On the roster is Los Jaguares center Gabriel Ascárate. His troubled year has seen the Tucumán mid-fielder yet to make his …

Argentina Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has announced a 28-man roster for the June Internationals. Los Pumas will play three home tests, beginning with hosting Italy in Santa Fé on Saturday June 11. Hourcade’s 28-man roster will begin training on Monday June 06 in Buenos Aires and will travel to Santa Fé …

Suburban Parisian club Racing 92 march on towards the Top 14 play-offs. The club’s 30-14 away victory over La Rochelle this past weekend sees the club tied for third position and on track for a home barrage play-off fixture. At the forefront for the Parisians against La Rochelle was Juan …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade will be without Tomás Lavanini for two of Argentina’s three home test matches in June. The second-rower was handed a two-match ban on top of being red carded for making contact in am armless clear-out playing for Los Jaguares vs the Southern Kings on …

Mark Hammett has named a 33-strong training group for Japan’s final preparations for their one-off test at BC Place in Vancouver on June 11 and the two-match series against Scotland following. Injuries have ruled out captain Michael Leitch and fullback Ayumu Goromaru, while Hosea Saumaki’s eligibility request was, as expected, …

Canadian points scoring machine Ghislaine Landry has been named to the official World Rugby Dream Team for the 2015/16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The 27-year-old had another exceptional year, repeating as highest point scorer on the circuit and ranking third in tries scored. Her 575 career points are second only to …

While Mike Friday will enjoy a brief hiatus from the shortened game as he helps John Mitchell coach the Eagles XVs in their June tests, he is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to his Olympic preparations. Following the completion of the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series in London the USA supremo admitted …