From Arica to Puerto Montt the Get Into Rugby program extends north and south within Chile. The World Rugby initiative gives thousands of boys and girls the opportunity to get to know rugby. Adapted into Spanish the Get into Rugby program has been promoted under the slogan ”Ven al rugby” …

Canada have announced their 31 players to travel to England for the upcoming World Cup. Doncaster second row pair Tyler Hotson and Jon Phelan have not been included, while prop Tom Dolezel and wing Taylor Paris are ruled out with injury. Agen winger Paris re-injured his groin in the dying …

Defending Guinness Pro 12 champions Glasgow Warriors have named a strong 28-player squad that has arrived in Halifax this afternoon, where they will play Canada in a friendly on Saturday. Only three of the match day squad from the Pro 12 final played in May are present, with the majority …

Los Teros are to arrive in Tonyo on Wednesday to perpare for the second and final test against Japan which will be played on Saturday with kick-off to be at 6am Uruguayan time. The fixture marks the final match before Head Coach Pablo Lemoine will name his roster for the …

Pablo Lemoine leads Uruguay into the World Cup this year as Head Coach after having scored a try against the host nation, England when Uruguay last played a World Cup match. Like in 2003 the teams will again meet on the final day of pool play, this time at the …

Played under 32ºC (90ºF) heat in the north western Colombian city of La Guajira the 2015 Sudamérica Rugby B Under 19 competition got underway on Sunday. Peru and Mexico competed in the opening fixture which was a Sudamérica vs NACRA match-up and it was the North Americans who came out …

Lynn Howells has named his 31-man squad for the World Cup. The majority come from the group that claimed first place in the Nations Cup, with only seven players added. Mihai Macovei continues as captain, and there is a recall for veteran Ovidiu Tonita, who will be traveling to his …

Rose LaBrèche of Canada, Leah Berard of USA, and Federico Anselmi of Argentina have been named to World Rugby’s Sevens Series referee panel for the 2015/16 season. A total of 21 referees have been named to the two series panels, with South Africa’s Rasta Rasivhenge the only name to appear …

The Barbarians have named an impressive 25-man roster to prepare for their match against Manu Samoa in London this coming Saturday. This will be the first time rugby has been played at the Olympic Stadium, a prelude to the five World Cup matches slated to take place there starting on …

Geraint John has unexpectedly resigned from his post as Director of Rugby for Australia’s sevens program just 12 months away from the sport’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. Citing family reasons, he will instead return to his home country of Wales, taking up a post with the Welsh Rugby Union …