All 12 participating teams have now assembled at Infinity Park for the Glendale Sevens, the first stop on the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The USA has previously held events on the circuit in Houston, Atlanta, and Las Vegas, but this will be the first time that Colorado has played …
Read More »Champions Cup – Round 2 Preview
It’s a three-day weekend for the Champions Cup, with games spread from Friday to Sunday. The first match sees Leicester looking to redeem their first-round loss to Ulster in a home battle against Scarlets on Friday. Argentine prop Facundo Gigena will be on the bench for the Tigers. Two of …
Read More »Challenge Cup – Round 2 Preview
The second week of the European Challenge Cup sees three games played on Friday and seven scheduled for Saturday. Half the matches will feature Americas player. Facundo Bosch will start at hooker for Agen against Benetton Treviso on Friday with Colombian lock Andrés Zafra named on the bench. Former Pumitas …
Read More »North American trio set for Mitre 10 Cup Semi Finals
Three North American internationals are set to play in the Mitre 10 Cup Semi Finals on Saturday. Canterbury defeated Tasman in the first Premiership final earlier today. The second will see Auckland hosting Wellington at Eden Park. Starting for the home side is Canada’s Evan Olmstead who will line up …
Read More »RFU Championship – Week 8 Preview
The 8th week of the RFU Championship kicks off on Friday with a match between Yorkshire Carnegie and London Scottish at Headingley. There will be two North American tighthead props on the respective benches. Jake Ilnicki suits up for Carnegie, and Dino Waldren makes his competitive return after recovering from …
Read More »Kenya’s World Cup Qualifier preparations hit snag
Kenya’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Marseille next month have hit a major snag. The team sat out training on Monday in protest as the Kenyan Rugby Union (KRU) struggles to pay them promised salary allowances. Each player was to receive 40,000 Kenya Shillings, roughly $400 USD, …
Read More »US-born scrumhalf McCarthy signs for Munster
Leinster scrumhalf Nick McCarthy has confirmed that he will move to Munster next season. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the 23-year-old was first choice No9 for two seasons with Ireland u20 but remains eligible for the USA having not yet played for Ireland at senior level. Don’t expect McCarthy to …
Read More »Canada ready to start new HSBC Sevens season
John Tait has named an experienced Canada side to take part in the Glendale Sevens this weekend, the first stop on the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. This season doubles as an Olympic qualifier. The top four teams at the end of the season will qualify directly for Tokyo 2020. …
Read More »Team of the Week
Late but not forgotten! There was a heck of a lot of games to get through over the past week. Two rounds of the Americas Pacific Challenge, the opening weekend of the Challenge and Champions Cups, the final round of the Mitre 10 Cup, plus the usual RFU Championship and …
Read More »Townsend names 40-man Scotland squad
Gregor Townsend has named 40 players in his Scotland squad to prepare for their November campaign that includes tests against Wales, Fiji, South Africa, and Argentina. Included are three uncapped players – Exeter lock Sam Skinner, Scarlets No8 Blade Thomson, and Glasgow Warriors center Sam Johnson. None of the new …
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