Tonga

John Mitchell has made five changes to his USA starting team to face Tonga in San Sebastián on Saturday, two enforced. Todd Clever missed out with concussion and Titi Lamositele has returned to Saracens. Blaine Scully will wear the captain’s armband in the final match of the year for the …

Head coach Toutai Kefu has named a virtually identical Tonga side to face the US Eagles at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, Spain, on Saturday. The only change to the starting team that defeated Spain comfortably in Madrid this past weekend sees Leicester Tigers star Telusa Veainu restored at fullback …

A year of transition is almost at a close for the Eagles, with their three-week end of year schedule set to begin on Friday. They’ll end a week earlier than everyone else with only two test matches scheduled but will also start a week earlier with a ‘friendly’ against the …

Western Force winger Marcel Brache is the most notable addition to the US Eagles squad for the November test series. Also comfortable in the midfield, the 29-year-old native of Los Angeles will miss the match against the Māori but will join the team for their two-match European tour. Brache, who …

Uruguay’s rugby system is a model for others. Those were the words of Mark Egan, World Rugby’s Head of Development and Performance. Egan’s positive evaluation of Uruguay’s progress follows World Rugby’s decision to allocate Montevideo with hosting rights of the 2017 Junior World Trophy. Egan was speaking to Ignacio Chans …

Through international competition rugby has expanded significantly. Over the duration of one generation there have emerged increasingly competitive teams from a variety of continents. Indeed Argentina, Japan and Georgia all lit up Rugby World Cup 2015. Yet many facets of rugby being an Old Boy’s Club remain strong. Few leading …

San Francisco Rush standout Bill Fukofuka has been selected to the Tongan national side for their November test series. Now returned to the Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup, the 21-year-old loose forward is one of 10 uncapped players named in the 30-strong group by head coach Toutai Kefu. …

On this day in 2015 Argentina faced Tonga in Leicester. The match was the 7th fixture of Pool C of the Rugby World Cup. Both teams were playing for the third time. With one win and one loss each it was a must-win game for both countries. Injury concerns saw Argentina …

It appears as if the USA’s Fall Tour match against Tonga has found a home in Spain. Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian will play host to the Eagle’s November 19th match against Tonga. The stadium, built in 1993, has a capacity just over 30,000 and has been used in the past …

World Rugby must act to change player eligibility rules immediately. It cannot allow for test match rugby to be tarnished any further. The sport is under attack at the highest level as unions are using the laws to their advantage to identity talent and nationalize players to, within three years, have …