Canada defeated Hong Kong on Friday to qualify for next year’s Rugby World Cup. In doing so the North Americans claimed the 20th, and final, place at Japan 2019. The win saw Canada going undefeated in repechage to be clear winners of the tournament which also involved Germany, and Kenya. …

A second-string Ireland put in a clinical performance to come away with a 57-14 win over the USA in Dublin. The game was competitive in the first half, but the Eagles could only hold out for so long and their lack of experience at the elite level showed in a …

Argentina failed to fire against Scotland today, falling to a 14-9 defeat in Edinburgh. The hosts scored the only try in the match and enjoyed vastly superior goal-kicking. Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw used the rain to his advantage in the match. He was able to play a patient game and …

Uruguay wrote history today, claiming a first-ever win over Romania. The 27-20 victory came on full-time with replacement Agustín Ormaechea scoring an intercept try. Played at the Ghencea Sports Complex in Bucharest an evenly-fought contest saw both teams having the upper hand at different times. Ultimately fortunate would favor the …

Bianca Silva is the winner of the Brazilian Player of the Year award. She was elected by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB – Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro) and is to receive the award on December 18. In 2017 the winner was teammate Raquel Kochhann. From Guarulhos in Greater São Paulo, Silva …

Two late penalty goals from Tomás Albornoz saved Tucumán from defeat as they came away 34-31 winners over Brazil at Tucumán Lawn Tennis club on Friday evening. Os Tupis had led 17-10 at the half and 31-28 until the 74th minute of a back-and-forth game. Brazil’s scrum impressed as it …

Canada’s Senior Women’s team will finally face an opponent not named England on Saturday. All four tests and one mid-week match since the 2017 World Cup have come against senior or academy Red Roses. This weekend’s match will be against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. The two sides met twice …

Canada have officially qualified for Rugby World Cup 2019. The men in red earned their ticket to Japan with a 27-10 win over Hong Kong in the final match of the Repechage competition in rainy Marseille. It wasn’t all smooth sailing but in the end the strength of the Canadian …

Germany brought their Repechage story to a close with a dominant 43-6 win over Kenya in Marseille on Friday. Sebastian Ferreira led the way with a hat trick bringing consolation smiles to the face of the Schwarze Adler though secretly they will wonder what might have been with a 20-minute …

The Top 14 resumes this weekend with a full round of league matches. It returns with the November Internationals concluding on Saturday. Colombian Andrés Zafra and USA eligible prop Dave Ryan will both feature as replacements for Agen. Their team has home advantage against powerhouses Montpellier. With the fixture falling …