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Backing-up from their impressive opening round win of the Rugby Championship the World Champions New Zealand are looking to make it two-from-two. This time playing at home against the Wallabies the kiwis are looking to put one foot in the door of another title. With Ryan Crotty having been ruled …

For the first time ever a Rugby Championship match will take place at a neutral venue. Argentina’s home match against Australia will be played at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. The move represents a unique opportunity for the South Americans to gain revenge for their Semi Final loss against the …

The first professional rugby competition contained entirely within the Americas has completed and for the first time Americas Rugby News chooses a select team including players from other nations. PRO Rugby might have been short on world class stars, but there were some veterans who showed they were here for …

All Blacks hooker Nathan Harris has suffered a cruel blow, suffering an ACL injury just hours before he was due to start against Australia in the opening round of the Rugby Championship. The 24-year-old will now miss the entirety of the competition and faces several months on the sidelines. It’s …

Springboks Head Coach Allister Coetzee has named his side for Saturday’s Rugby Championship fixture against Argentina. Coming off a 2-1 series win over Ireland the South Africans are looking to step up their game to compete for the Southern Hemisphere’s annual crown. A handful of changes have been made from …

Agustín Creevy will win his 50th test cap when he leads out Argentina against South Africa at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. The veteran hooker leads a side that shows five changes to the starting team that was shut out by France in Tucumán on June 25. Joining Creevy up front …

Australia has named a vastly experienced team to face New Zealand on Saturday. The Oceania rivals are to meet in the opening fixture of the 2016 Rugby Championship. They are also to be competing for the Bledisloe Cup. Stephen Moore will captain the team from hooker. Joining him with more …

PRO Rugby year one is in the books. The Denver Stampede are inaugural champions, lifting the unnamed trophy, and the verdict from American fans is unanimous – they want more. More teams, more players, more games, more exposure. It’s onwards and upwards from here. Before we look at where things …

Beauden Barrett is a surprise choice to start at flyhalf for the All Blacks in their opening match of the Rugby Championship against Australia in Sydney on Saturday. The mercurial Hurricanes playmaker is typically seen as an impact reserve but will instead begin the match with Aaron Cruden on the …

The wishes of Canadian rugby fans appear to have been answered. TSN will be broadcasting the opening round of The Rugby Championship this weekend. While the broadcaster has not made an official announcement and has not replied to inquiries about the tournament as a whole, an update to their schedule …