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Langilangi Haupeakui is to make his Guinness Pro 12 debut on Friday. The rampaging Californian has been named on the bench for the Glasgow Warriors who host Treviso at Scotstoun. Haupeakui recently signed for the Scottish team. His arrival followed an impressive season of PRO Rugby for the Sacramento Express. …

Felipe Arregui will earn his first start for Edinburgh on Friday. The Scottish capital city side will play host to Zebre in a Guinness Pro 12 fixture at Murrayfield. Arregui replaces the injured WP Nel to join Allen Dell in the front-row. Both players are uncapped but are all but …

USA Eagles prop Eric Fry has joined Vannes to play in the Pro D2. The 29-year-old Californian has made the move from Saint-Nazaire, a club playing in Fédérale 1. Capped 40 times by the USA, Fry is a player of great interest to Vannes. The club has made a successful start …

It was a challenge to put together a select side this week and in all honesty it isn’t one of our best, but sometimes you have to make do with what you’re given. A number of backs put their hand up which made things a little easier out wide. Up …

Luke Fitzgerald has slammed player eligibility and the Irish recruitment of foreigners. The former Irish back believes existing policies to be “wrong.” The 29-year-old Leinster native offerd a players perspective on eligibility laws. At last year’s World Cup he was overlooked by coach Joe Schmidt who instead opted for Jared Payne, …

England Head Coach Eddie Jones has named a 33-man roster for the November Internationals. England will play at home against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina, and Australia. All four matches will be played at London’s Twickenham Stadium. Jones has been forced into making some changes from his strongest possible roster. Missing …

Rosario is ready for the Campeonato Argentino. Argentina’s third largest city is looking to be competitive at national level. The city’s champion, Duendes leads the way with players named on the roster. Also included are up-and-coming players to have recent experience with Los Pumitas. Tomás Baravalle, Teo Castiglioni, Dan Isaak …

Chile has confirmed the venues which will be used in November. Los Cóndores will play host to South Korea in a history-making tour. The two test series will see leading Santiago clubs hosting the Asian country in a tour bringing together the North-west and South-east Pacific nations. The two matches …

The Americas Rugby Championship’s six participating teams will have a busy international test window in November when they play a combined 17 full internationals in the continents of Europe and Asia. After a successful inaugural tournament earlier this year, the national teams of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil (from Sudamérica …

Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter has named a 31-man roster for the November Internationals. The Scots will have home advantage against Australia, Argentina and Georgia. Selected for the first time is Edinburgh prop Allan Dell. The 24-year-old is a former Junior World Championship winner for his native South Africa. He …