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Canada emerged as one of three unbeaten sides through the pool stages of the Sydney Sevens on Thursday. Two tries from Britt Benn led to an opening triumph over Fiji, followed quickly by wins over Ireland and Russia to cement top spot in Pool C as Canada look to repeat …

Former US Eagles captain and long-time Saracens star Chris Wyles will retire from rugby at the end of the 2017-18 Aviva Premiership season. Ending weeks of speculation, the 34-year-old confirmed the news on Wednesday. It brings the curtains down on a glittering career than has seen him reach the heights …

US Eagles lock Nick Civetta has been handed a three week suspension by an RFU disciplinary panel after receiving a red card for an incident in the Doncaster Knights match against Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend. He is free to play again on January 29. It’s bad news for Doncaster, where …

Just two weeks after Juan Imhoff was sent off against Castres the Americas have seen another red card brandished to an international player. US Eagles lock Nick Civetta was the culprit this time, receiving his marching orders at Castle Park on Friday evening after initiating a head-on-head contact situation with …

Worcester Warriors lock Christian Scotland-Williamson is making the move to the NFL, or at least that’s what the giant-sized forward is hoping. One of the biggest men in the Aviva Premiership at 2.05m (6’9″) and 125kg (275lbs), the 24-year-old has made the surprise announcement that he will leave Worcester immediately …

Argentina’s concerns at prop have taken another significant hit with the news that Facundo Gigena has signed for Leicester Tigers. The 23-year-old loosehead from the Tala club in Córdoba will join the Aviva Premiership side in January on a deal that will take him through the end of the 2018-19 …

A Newcastle development side with six Americas players in the starting lineup suffered an embarrassing 35-29 defeat Worcester Cavaliers in Aviva ‘A’ League action on Sunday. Newcastle had named an experienced team with seven full internationals against a Worcester side composed almost entirely of academy players. The result will not …

Mariano Galarza soaked up the plaudits from appreciative fans after playing a big role in Gloucester’s stunning 69-12 destruction of Zebre in Challenge Cup action on Saturday. The Pumas World Cup lock was in top form at Kingsholm, an impressive turnaround in only his second game back since returning from …

It’s another edition of some of our choice picks from elsewhere in the cyber-world. Most of the articles touch on topics related to the Americas but not all. In this installment there are pieces on Major League Rugby, contract negotiations, player development, mental illness, life as a professional, Argentina’s woes, …

Canada performed well enough at the Cape Town Sevens to enter Sydney as the top seeds in their pool but it’s fair to say the draw has not been kind. Joining them in arguably the toughest bracket of the tournament, Pool D, are North American rivals USA, 6th-ranked Australia, and …