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Both North American sides on the HSBC Men’s Sevens Series have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the Hamilton Sevens. The USA topped Pool B with a perfect three wins from three to earn favorite status heading into the knockout rounds, while Canada reached their first Cup draw of …

In eight months time RWC 2019 will have begun. The tournament kicks-off with Japan vs Russia in Tokyo on Friday September 20.  The 20 countries who will play at rugby’s showcase tournament are from all of the defined regions. The Americas has four of the participants, two either side of …

The countdown to RWC 2019 is on. This year’s RWC will be groundbreaking with the tournament being the first in Asia, the first outside of Tier 1 territories and the most unpredictable on record. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. The best …

All eyes are on Japan 2019. For the rugby community it does not get any bigger. In under eight months from now the tournament will be into full-swing. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. So challenging is the event that only eight …

RWC 2019 is under eight months away from kick-off. The showpiece tournament for rugby will feature twenty countries playing in Japan in four challenging pools of five. Only the best two from each will advance to the Quarter Finals.  In the second of a series of four articles Americas Rugby …

Canada and the USA will play Pacific Nations Cup games in Fiji, World Rugby has confirmed. Taking place in late July and early to mid August the competition will see six Tier 2 countries having vital warm-up matches ahead of RWC 2019. World Rugby have also confirmed that the pools …

Pushing forward with his move to establish a ‘League of Nations’ World Rugby Vice Chairman Agustín Pichot has further criticized the existing set-up.  The former Pumas captain told L’Equipe that the big countries benefit from the small ones and that there is no solidarity. He seeks to change this by …

The Pacific Islands Super Rugby franchise bid has been declined. SANZAAR, the governing body of the competition and of the Rugby Championship has officially rejected expanding the competition. At present Super Rugby includes teams from five countries – Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Africa. Australia, New Zealand, and …

Rassie Erasmus has not looked far from his own backyard in confirming his Barbarians squad to face the Pumas on December 1st. The Springbok coach has selected 13 South African players in the match day squad for the Killik Cup match at Twickenham. Players from eight nations will wear the …

Next month will see the final competitor for RWC 2019 confirmed. The month will also see widespread international competition involving all of of the 19 qualified countries and many others. Many will play in familiar rivalries. What though are rugby’s overdue test matches? 1 Australia vs Georgia In the Australian-hosted …