New Zealand Rugby (NZ Rugby) chairman Brent Impey has let World Rugby know clearly that he and his union are unhappy with the state of affairs, direction of rugby and the re-elected Chairman, Britain’s Sir Bill Beaumont. In a radio interview with Martin Devlin on Newstalk ZB, Impey made it clear that …

Canada’s first ever RWC match was against Tonga. It was a day three match of RWC 1987 and it took place at McLean Park in Napier. The North Americans put on a memorable performance as they were comprehensive winners in the historic encounter. Prior to RWC 1987 there had been …

Canadian hard man Dan Baugh finished off a wonderful team try against the USA in 2002. The match was no ordinary fixture, rather, it was a RWC 2003 qualifier. Canada had home advantage against the Eagles at Markham’s Fletcher’s Fields. Baugh scored the try by being in the right place …

Bill Beaumont has retained his position as Chairman of the World Rugby Council. The former England and Lions international has claimed an election win over outgoing Vice-Chair Agustin Pichot of Argentina by a final tally of 28-23. Managing the secret ballot process that ended on Thursday was PwC. Also confirmed …

Rugby Canada have confirmed their support for Bill Beaumont to continue as World Rugby Council Chairman. The organization cast their vote on Monday for the incumbent from England who is running against current Vice-Chair Agustín Pichot of Argentina. Votes were to be submitted by secret electronic ballot to auditors PwC …

Glasgow Warriors have confirmed that DTH van der Merwe will leave the club at the conclusion of the Guinness Pro 14 season. When exactly that will be remains to be seen. The 2019-2020 campaign has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic with talks ongoing about a possible resumption that …

Ballymore at Brisbane, Australia, was the setting for the USA Eagles’ first ever RWC match. The game was a Pool 1 fixture against Japan in RWC 1987. With Australia and England also in the group, both the competition teams on the day were in a must-win encounter. In the build-up …

The voting window for the World Rugby election to decide the Chairman position for the next four years has now closed. Incumbent Bill Beaumont of England is running against current Vice-Chair Agustín Pichot of Argentina in a race that is certain to be the closest in the sport’s history. Electronic …

World Rugby Hall of Famer Felipe Contepomi claimed a 25-point-haul against Wales in 2001. He did so by scoring a full-house – a try, conversion, penalty and a drop-goal. He outscored Wales on his own by 9 points in the contest. Argentina’s remaining five points went to winger Gonzalo Camardón. …

Colombia underlined their progress in 2019. Los Tucanes successfully defended their Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) title, doing so undefeated. The 2019 competition was the second edition of the ARCh and, like the first, it was played in Medellín. In the second round of the competition Colombia faced Mexico. Los Tucanes …