Shane O’Leary earned Man of the Match honors for his role in Nottingham’s impressive 42-27 win over favored Ealing Trailfinders on Saturday. Trailing 27-22 early in the second half, Nottingham held the Trailfinders scoreless in the last half hour, with O’Leary kicking one penalty goal, two wide-angle conversions, and a …

COBS are the 2018 Champions of Chile. The club from Santiago defeated Old Boys 14-0 in the national club final on Saturday to be crowned national champions for the fifth time. Prior to winning the Top 8 Final this year COBS previously were Chile champions in 1980, 1991, 2013, and …

Juan Imhoff went over for two further tries this weekend. Following on from his score last weekend in the Champions Cup against Ulster the Argentine speedster grabbed a double against Pau on Saturday. He did so in what was his 150th appearance for the French club. Both of Imhoff’s tries …

Samu Manoa scored on his Pro 14 debut. Playing in South Africa on Saturday the Californian enforcer scored the only try for the Cardiff Blues who fell to a 21-10 defeat against the Cheetahs. Manoa joined the Cardiff Blues this season from Toulon. He made his debut last weekend in …

For the second year running Gatos are the national champions of Colombia. The green-and-blacks won the Nacional de Clubes Super 20 Grand Final, downing Duendes 23-10 in Castilla (Medellín) on Saturday. Gatos were in control throughout the contest. They took a 12-5 lead into half time and would also concede …

History was made today in France. Playing for Castres against Clermont Uruguay’s Rodrigo Capó Ortega tied the official Top 14 appearance record. In his 342nd Top 14 match he equalled the record held by Thibault Privat. The performance from Castres was not the best today. Clermont hammered the reigning French …

Chilean prop Sergio de la Fuente scored the match-winning try to claim a national title in New Zealand. The try saw Thames Valley winning the 2018 Heartland Meads Championship Final. The competition involves twelve New Zealand provinces, and acts as the lower division behind the Mitre 10 Cup. Thames Valley …

Two North American internationals helped Auckland complete a stunning come-from-behind victory to win New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup competition by 40-33 over Canterbury on Saturday. It was a thrilling finale at Eden Park that saw the home side recover from a 13-point halftime deficit to earn the win in a …

Canada coach Kingsley Jones has selected 34 players to prepare for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers in Marseille. The squad will be reduced to 30 for the round-robin competition that will see Canada face Kenya, Germany, and Hong Kong in a bid for the final spot at the 2019 World …

Following a break for the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup the Top 14 resumes this weekend. In week 8 of the French domestic league there will be notable match-ups and involvement from Americas’ players. The following preview details their involvement. Clermont host Castres in the opening fixture of the …