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Pro D2 – Week 9 Preview

Week 9 of Pro D2 will be played over the coming days. In the latest round of the France’s second division fixtures will be played on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The following preview details the involvement of the Americas. The opening match of the round sees Brive at home against …

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Ireland name extended squad for November tests

Joe Schmidt has named 42 players in his Ireland squad for the November international series. The Americas will be involved in three of their four tests, with the first match against Italy taking place in Chicago, the second test against Argentina, and the final match of their season against the …

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Team of the Week

It was all domestic action this past weekend with the European club competitions in high gear. Also getting a look was the RFU Championship, the Spanish Liga Heineken, the URBA Top 12, and an historic match in Halifax between the Ontario Arrows and the New England Free Jacks. 1 – …

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Larsen brothers to team up at Austin Elite

Austin Elite have entered the Canadian market for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Loose forward Travis Larsen will head south to Texas to take part in the newest American professional competition, and he will find a familiar face when he gets there. Younger brother Josh has also signed up, …

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Match officials set for November tests

Nigel Owens will take the field in Chicago on November 3. The world’s most prominent rugby referee takes charge of Ireland’s match against Italy at Soldier Field, with former Harlequins scrumhalf Karl Dickson tabbed to run the rule over the USA’s match against the New Zealand Māori. One of the …

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England Women’s squad for November tests

England have named a 28-strong squad to prepare for their November international series that includes test matches against the USA, Canada, and Ireland. World Cup skipper Sarah Hunter returns and is set to be joined in the centurion club by Katy Daley-Mclean who is currently on 99 caps. Seven players …

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NOLA snap up All-American prop duo

Make it two more signings for the New Orleans Gold. Joining the team for the 2019 Major League Rugby season are a pair of All-American props. Matt Harmon arrives from Life University with Kevin Sullivan heading east from the Cal Golden Bears. Both were named 2018 Collegiate All-Americans. Earning 1st …

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World Cup Watch – USA – October 23, 2018

The last time we checked in it was our ‘One Year Out‘ special, but this time it’s back to real-time selections. There haven’t been any test matches since the August 1 appraisal but the Americas Pacific Challenge has come and gone and we already have the bulk of the selections …

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Rugby’s Overdue Test Matches

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 …

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Perry Baker nominated for World Rugby Award

Perry Baker has been nominated for the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year award. It’s a plaudit familiar to the Eagles Sevens star – he won the award in 2017. Baker is one of three players nominated, the others Fijian playmaker Jerry Tuwai and Australia’s Ben O’Donnell, the …

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