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Week 3 of the 2016-17 Top 14 season will see matches played on Saturday and Sunday in France. The competition features world class athletes from around the globe. Included are players from the Americas. This season’s edition is to continue with the importance of Americas players. Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Trinidad & …

The European summer is yet to come to a close but the Guinness Pro 12 is back. Together with the Aviva Premiership the Celtic-Italian league starts two weeks after the French Top 14. The 12-team competition will see of sides from Ireland and Wales being joined by two each from …

Week 2 of France’s second division will see eight matches played between today and Sunday. This season continues with Americas players to play an important role in the Pro D2. Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and USA will all be represented. Getting Week 2 underway will be Aurillac and Perpignan. The fixture sees two …

The second-richest domestic rugby competition on the planet gets underway on Friday. Gloucester will have the honor of hosting the opener when they host Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm. Changes from the 2015-16 season see the overdue return of Bristol. The west country side takes the place vacated by London Irish who were …

A new season of the Guinness Pro 12 begins on Friday. It follows a much needed off-season as the leading players were busy from August 2015 until June 2016 with club and international activities. The Americas will have a significant presence in the Pro 12 this season. While Argentina’s numbers have dwindled as …

South African captain Adriaan Strauss is to retire from international rugby at the end of the season, SA Rugby confirmed today. Having been named captain this year he has led his country in test matches against Ireland and Argentina. He is the 57th Springbok captain. He was selected to lead South …

Argentina’s outstanding week continues. Following on from Los Pumas defeating Argentina in Salta the u20’s, Los Pumitas, have now won away against Uruguay. Argentina’s u20 side came out 80-12 winners over Los Teritos in Montevideo to win the Sudamérica Rugby Cup. The under 20 battle of Rio de la Plata …

Known as the Aviva Premiership for commercial reasons the English league will get underway on Friday. The competition includes the top 12 clubs from the country. The return of Bristol for the first time since 2009 will once again see the west country becoming a focal point of English rugby. Together …

Known as the Guinness Pro 12 for commercial reasons the Celtic-Italian league season will get underway on Friday. The competition includes competitors from four unions – Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Ireland and Wales dominate the league by each having four teams. Italy and Scotland make up the numbers with …

Asia’s number one will play host to the Americas’ number one on November 5, it has been confirmed. The fixture has been added to Argentina’s already three-match November Internationals schedule. It will see Los Pumas playing in Tokyo before traveling to the U.K. to face Wales, Scotland and England. For …