A position of frustration for many Americas fans is the midfield. Despite having reasonably capable athletes and several with international size, there remains a scarcity of dynamic attacking centres across the board. Argentina’s midfield has tended to be distributors and strong defenders, while the others have physically strong players but …

Perry Baker’s try-scoring feats in Dubai have been rewarded with selection to the official HSBC Dream Team. The Eagles winger stunned a worldwide audience with a searing outside break to score a classic try in stoppage time against the All Blacks on Day 1. Champions Fiji had three selections, with mesmeric …

Defending HSBC Sevens Series champions Fiji got their 2015/16 season off to a perfect start as they rolled through all comers topped off with a Cup final victory against England. An early try for Tom Bowen put the champions on alert, but Savenaca Rawaca burst through to draw it level …

It may only be one tournament into the new World Series season, but the USA have already shown that their finish at the end of the 2015 was not a fluke. The Eagles defeated New Zealand for the second time in two days to take home 3rd place at the …

Karen Paquin has been named to the official HSBC Dubai Sevens Dream Team. The Canadian forward was outstanding once again, impressing with her physicality and work rate. Joining her up front is tough Australian hooker Amy Turner and England’s World Cup star Emily Scarratt. New Zealand’s Kelly Brazier gets the …

Australia proved to be a step ahead of the field as the Pearls took home the title in round one of the Women’s World Sevens Series. Defending champions New Zealand were shown the door by their neighbors in a terrific quarter-final encounter that went right to the wire. The semi-final …

François Ratier has made a string of changes to his Maple Leafs side for the second match against England Academy at Esher on Saturday afternoon. His development side dropped the first game 37-29 after leading for much of the match, and the side will be hoping to even up the …

We’ve worked out way through the forwards (front row / second row / back row) and now it’s time for the backs. Traditionally the weakest position in Tier 2 nations and the Americas are certainly no exception, though once again Argentina seem to have a production line of quality playmakers …

The second division of French professional rugby reaches their 11th week of league play this weekend, and a large number of Argentine players are involved, along with one each from Chile, Uruguay, and USA. Agustín Figuerola started at scrumhalf for Lyon in last night’s victory over Bayonne. Benjamín Macome was …

Kicking-off round 10 of the Top 14 this evening will be Pau vs Racing 92. Former Puma Santiago Fernández will not feature but his 2013 Rugby Championship teammates Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff are both starting for the visitors. Toulon’s home match against Agen on Saturday is to feature both …