Phil Mack has recovered sufficiently from a knee injury suffered at the Vancouver 7s to take a spot in the Canadian roster for this weekend’s London event of the HSBC Sevens Series. Mack takes the place of fellow long-time playmaker Nathan Hirayama, who drops out with a thumb injury. The …
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AJ MacGinty will run out in the no10 shirt for Connacht on Saturday as Glasgow Warriors arrive at the Sportsground in Galway to contest the second Guinness Pro 12 semi-final. The US Eagles flyhalf has enjoyed a fine run of games for the Irish province but will depart for Sale …
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Leicester Tigers will travel to Allianz Park to take on Saracens in the first of two Aviva Premiership semi-finals slated for Saturday. Pumas loosehead Marcos Ayerza will make his 21st start of the season for Tigers in a side that features three British & Irish Lions caps in Dan Cole, …
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The governing body of rugby in Buenos Aires URBA has announced wholesale changes to club rugby in the city, Starting in 2017 the URBA Top 14 will be a Top 12 while all teams will face one-another both home and away with the competition now having six categories. The model …
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The first rematch of PRO Rugby will take place at Infinity Park in Glendale on Friday evening, where undefeated Denver host San Francisco. When last they met in Week 2, Denver left Boxer Stadium 35-18 winners.With no wins in four attempts the visitors are at the opposite end of the …
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New Canadian supremo Mark Anscombe has named a 37-strong training squad to prepare for the three-match June international series. The group will be reduced to 28 after a week-long intensive camp that begins on May 28 at Shawnigan Lake School, with the historic first ever test match at Vancouver’s BC …
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One of Canada’s greats has called it a day. After a decade as a key member of both the Women’s 7s and XVs sides, injuries have forced Mandy Marchak into retirement at the age of 31. While the news is unfortunate, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native can reflect on a career …
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Nate Ebner will miss out on the HSBC Sevens Series event in London this weekend, but he won’t be kicking up his heels. Instead he will stay in France with the USA Falcons development side to play in the Howard Hinton Sevens at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher …
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While PRO Rugby now holds the distinction of being the first fully professional domestic rugby competition on American soil, it will almost certainly not be the last. Rumors have circulated of various upstart competitions, involving both North and South American teams, one of which was said to be spearheaded by …
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USA born prop forward Callum Black will start for Ulster in Friday’s away Semi Final match against Leinster in Dublin. The all-Irish provincial fixture is to be one of the two Guinness Pro 12 Semi Finals. The second will see Connacht hosting the Glasgow Warriors in Galway, Ireland on Saturday. …
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