The women’s rosters have been finalized for the 2017 Las Vegas 7s, and in its inaugural season as a fully-fledged stop on the HSBC Sevens Series the tournament will be hosting a number of the world’s top players this weekend. Six out of seven named to the Women’s Dream Team …
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The host nation for Rugby World Cup 2023 will be determined this year. In the running are three unions – France, Ireland and South Africa. All have hosted in some capacity in the past. Should the French bid be successful it would make 2023 the biggest ever Rugby World Cup. …
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Rugby World Cup 2023 is set to be first tournament in Europe without games being played in Wales. Since the inaugural tournament in 1987 Europe has hosted every second event. Played in 1991, 1999, 2007 and 2015 all four have included matches in Wales. Rugby World Cup 2023’s official host …
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Following the popularity of ARN’s Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece we take an in-depth look into the foreign-born players in each Six Nations squad for 2017. All told, the 2017 Six Nations Championship will have a grand …
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Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …
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The June test series for the Americas looks all but complete with multiple sources indicating that Georgia will play Canada, the USA, and Argentina during the June international window. Originally proposed as a trip to South America, the Lelos will now face tougher competition with the North Americans replacing Brazil …
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The pools for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup have now been determined. While the draw took place last month, three spots were still to be determined in regional qualifying matches. Those have now been completed and all 12 teams are now ready to begin their tournament preparations. Spain took …
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New Zealand have laid down the challenge to the rest of the field after a dominant showing in Dubai that saw them march through all comers with relative ease to take the title in the first stop of the 2016-17 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Even Olympic champions Australia were no …
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Canada have emerged one of the early favorites in the race to the Dubai 7s crown as they came through the pool stages undefeated on Day One of the tournament at The Sevens Stadium on Thursday. A late try from skipper Ghislaine Landry was needed to get by the ever-improving …
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Los Pumas are facing an historic November Tour whitewash in Europe. Never before haveLos Pumas lost all November Internationals in Europe in an end-of-year tour. Known in Europe as the Autumn Internationals, the month of November has been used every year since Rugby World Cup 1999. Each and every year …
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