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The newest American professional competition – Major League Rugby – officially begins regular season play on Saturday. As there was in PRO Rugby, a number of athletes from outside of the USA have arrived to not only bolster the quality of play but also to experience the American lifestyle. In …

The opening matches for all participating teams at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens are now set. San Francisco’s AT&T Park will host the three-day tournament that begins on Friday, July 20. In total there will be 28 represented between the men’s and women’s divisions, eight from the Americas. A …

The International Rugby Players Association has asked World Rugby to take on greater control over rugby tournaments following the recent controversial Rugby Europe Championship which doubled as RWC 2019 qualifiers. A statement to World Rugby declared “the players in this situation deserve better than this”. The scandal that has shaken …

Fiji made it two HSBC Sevens Series Cup wins in a row on Sunday when they defeated Kenya to win the Hong Kong Sevens. It was a repeat of the Cup Final in Vancouver and again the Fijians proved a class apart, finishing the tournament undefeated with a two-point victory …

Two Americas teams will compete in the Cup Quarter Finals of the Hong Kong Sevens. A strong Day Two for the USA see them advance from the pool stages undefeated while Argentina will look to regroup from their loss to the Eagles after impressing against France. A stutter-start against France …

Argentina emerged the best of the three Americas teams after Day One of the Hong Kong Sevens. The South Americans cruised to a 31-10 win over Wales to open the main draw of the HSBC Sevens Series event with Franco Sábato contributing two tries. The Pumas will face France next …

The final rosters have been submitted and we are all set to go for the Hong Kong Sevens, the most prestigious event on the HSBC Sevens Series. As in recent years there will also be a separate qualifying draw for 12 teams who will be attempting to become a core …

The scandal that has rocked Rugby Europe’s RWC 2019 qualifiers has all five participants involved. Romania’s place at RWC 2019 is assured of being taken away from them due to the country having breached player eligibility laws. Prior to the revelation of Sione Faka’osilea having played Rugby Sevens for Tonga there …

Further repercussions have arisen from the Rugby Europe RWC Qualifiers controversy. The saga that erupted on March 18 has not faded away. Instead new information continues to surface. Before new information was reported today, in the Spanish media, there was already a lot to the story. The following is a Time …

On Saturday we witnessed Ireland make history with a Grand Slam finish of the Six Nations, arguably the world’s most prestigious rugby event outside of the World Cup. A day of celebration for the rugby world though decidedly somber for England rugby devotees. When we woke from the hangover on …