Five players from Kenya’s World Sevens Series team have been drafted into Frankie Horne’s SX10 entry for the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda. All-time scoring legend Collins Injera is named along with Willy Ambaka, Andrew Amonde, Oscar Ouma, and Oscar Dennis. They aren’t the only Sevens circuit stars …
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Peter Malcolm has re-signed with the San Diego Legion for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The USA international returns for a second campaign with the club after joining from Austin last year. It’s been over two years since Malcolm made his most recent Eagles appearance. A serious knee injury …
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Argentina’s Rugby Championship preparations have run into trouble. The UK-based Enrique Pieretto (Glasgow Warriors) and Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (Leicester Tigers) are out of the tournament. They miss out due to problems with UK documentation. The outcome for others is a gain. There have been Rugby Championship call-ups for Francisco Gómez …
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More COVID difficulties in Europe saw some potential contenders sitting out this weekend but the beginning of the Premier 15s season gave us a few others to consider for the first time. In all there was a reasonable spread of contenders. There should be significantly more this coming weekend as …
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The fifth found of the Mitre 10 Cup season featured five crossover matches between Premiership division teams and the second-tier Championship. Not all went the way of the favorites. As ever a significant number of Major League Rugby players took part including six in the final match of the weekend. …
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Referees have been assigned matches for the South American 4 Nations. Argentine Damián Schneider will take charge of two matches. Also officiating will be Uruguayan Francisco González; Chilean Frank Méndez; Brazilian Cauá Ricardo; and Argentine Nehuén Jauri Rivero. The competition kicks-off on Saturday in Montevideo. The 2020 South American 4 …
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Front row pair Nicolás Solveyra and Diego Fortuny have extended their contracts with the Houston SaberCats through the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The Argentine duo arrived at the club in late January for their first experience with American professional rugby. Solveyra, 25, appeared in all five matches during the …
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Loose forward Evan Giest has re-signed with the The New England Free Jacks for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old made two appearances as a replacement during the shortened 2020 campaign, his first as a professional. Used exclusively as a flanker in 2020, Geist is capable of playing …
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Paris is to be allocated ten matches at RWC 2023, reports L’Equipe. All ten matches will be at the Stade de France, the largest stadium in the country. The Stade de France is expected to host the opening match and final. This would be a repeat of RWC 2007. In …
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Make it four Canadian internationals signed for the Loughborough Lightning. Second row Abby Duguid departed for England on Monday to join up with the Premier 15s club. There she will find familiar faces in DaLeaka Menin, Courtney Holtkamp, and Sara Svoboda. Holtkamp and Svoboda played in the win over Sale …
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