England

The USA Women’s Selects held on to take a memorable 25-24 win over England Academy in their Tuesday evening fixture at Newbury. Two tries from Evan Hoese inspired the win, with Courtney Kuehl’s long-range effort sealing the victory. England had the advantage in the opening minutes, running up a 14-3 …

Canada’s National Senior Women’s team has touched down in England, where they will start their four-match tour against the Red Roses at Doncaster on Sunday. Head coach Sandro Fiorino has taken 31 players for what will be his team’s first and only matches of 2018. Included are 11 members of …

A controversial red card to USA prop Megan Rom early in the contest soured what was otherwise a dominant showing from England as they defeated the Women’s Eagles 57-5 at Allianz Park on Friday. While the result of the match was never in doubt, the send-off effectively ended the match …

After running into a rampant New Zealand Black Ferns team in Chicago, the USA Women’s Eagles will take their show on the road beginning with Friday’s match against England in London. It’s hardly a moment of respite for the Eagles, going from World Champions to World Cup Finalists in the …

Canada’s final tune-up ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers came off without a hitch on Monday evening as they defeated Coventry 35-12 in front of a healthy crowd at Butts Park. The RFU Championship side ran out nearly 30 players all told, using the match to test fringe first-teamers while …

Canada’s World Cup Qualifying preparations were boosted by a win over Oxford University on Wednesday. Matt Evans made his return to a Canadian shirt after a two-year absence and made it a good one, scoring two tries with the final score reading 26-20. With a number of professionals unavailable for …

A surprise announcement from New Orleans on Wednesday confirmed that US Eagles star Cam Dolan will play for the Gold in the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Currently on a short-term deal with Nottingham in the RFU Championship, the 28-year-old Florida native has opted to move close to home rather …

This weekend will mark the debut of an Argentine back in England. For the first time since joining the Leicester Tigers from Buenos Aires, scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra has been named in the match day 23. In a Premiership Cup (former Anglo-Welsh Cup) fixture the Leicester Tigers will face Saracens on …

Nigel Owens will take the field in Chicago on November 3. The world’s most prominent rugby referee takes charge of Ireland’s match against Italy at Soldier Field, with former Harlequins scrumhalf Karl Dickson tabbed to run the rule over the USA’s match against the New Zealand Māori. One of the …

England have named a 28-strong squad to prepare for their November international series that includes test matches against the USA, Canada, and Ireland. World Cup skipper Sarah Hunter returns and is set to be joined in the centurion club by Katy Daley-Mclean who is currently on 99 caps. Seven players …