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Kenya have sprung a surprise with the inclusion of World Sevens star Collins Injera in their 30-man squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers in Marseille. The second-leading try-scorer in HSBC circuit history, Injera has not played for the Simbas since 2014. He is joined by series regulars Andrew Amonde, …

Next month will see the final competitor for RWC 2019 confirmed. The month will also see widespread international competition involving all of of the 19 qualified countries and many others. Many will play in familiar rivalries. What though are rugby’s overdue test matches? 1 Australia vs Georgia In the Australian-hosted …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …

New Zealand were a step ahead of the rest at Infinity Park, wrapping up a perfect start to the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series with a dominant 33-7 win over the USA in the Cup Final. A hat trick from superstar Portia Woodman did the damage with the World Cup …

Ghislaine Landry has etched her name into the history books. The Canadian captain became the first player in the history of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series to score 1,000 points. Her first conversion against France on Day One put her over the mark in the 150th series match of her …

DTH van der Merwe and the Glasgow Warriors conquered the Cardiff Blues this afternoon. In what was a round two fixture of the Champions Cup the Scottish side downed the Welsh 29-12. Canada’s DTH van der Merwe scored the second try of the match for the winners. His try came …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 21 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the final round of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala. The competition was played over three match days with Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Peru being the participants. An unfortunate series of …

The Ontario Arrows played spoilers in the first ever game for the New England Free Jacks, the Toronto-based team taking a 40-14 result over their Boston counterparts. Both are soon to be Major League Rugby expansion franchises with the Arrows readying for their first season coming up in January and …

Canadian forward Evan Olmstead, and USA Eagle Mike Sosene-Feagai and Auckland are into the Mitre 10 Cup Final. The two North American internationals helped the New Zealand province to victory over the Wellington Lions earlier today. Olmstead started the match on the flank for Auckland while Sosene-Feagai was on the …

A little bit of history will be made on Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the Ontario Arrows will play the New England Free Jacks in a Major League Rugby exhibition match. This will be the first ever match for the Free Jacks, MLR’s Boston franchise, with the Toronto-based Arrows …