France

11 months out from their meeting in RWC 2019 France and Argentina faced-off in Lille. The match was tight for the most part before France took over to run out 15 point winners. There was little in the way of second half highlights for Argentina. Instead France played the better …

A strong second half saw France fly past Argentina today in Lille. The hosts were too combative for Los Pumas in winning 28-13. Their win came despite Argentina having been just one point behind at half time. Reminiscent of Argentina’s last appearance in Lille, the South Americans started strongly before …

After a two-year wait the rivalry between France and Argentina resumes. In the only match between the foes during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle in France the teams meet in Lille on Saturday. The fixture sees two new men at the helm. The teams last meet in Tucumán in June 2016, …

Argentine hooker Facundo Bosch is to join La Rochelle from Agen. The 27-year-old Puma will take up a three-year-deal with the club according to RMC Sport. The contract will see Bosch moving from Agen to La Rochelle during the off-season. He will thereby become a La Rochelle roster member for …

Juan Imhoff went over for two further tries this weekend. Following on from his score last weekend in the Champions Cup against Ulster the Argentine speedster grabbed a double against Pau on Saturday. He did so in what was his 150th appearance for the French club. Both of Imhoff’s tries …

History was made today in France. Playing for Castres against Clermont Uruguay’s Rodrigo Capó Ortega tied the official Top 14 appearance record. In his 342nd Top 14 match he equalled the record held by Thibault Privat. The performance from Castres was not the best today. Clermont hammered the reigning French …

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 …

Two members of the USA Women’s Eagles side that finished in second place at the Glendale Sevens over the weekend have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the tournament. Playing both in the forwards and in the midfield, Ilona Maher enjoyed a breakthrough tournament that included a …

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 …

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 …