Week 3 of the English Premiership will take place from Friday to Sunday. Three teams will be looking for their first wins of the season while only Saracens and the Exeter Chiefs won their first two matches. Involved this weekend will be players from the Americas. The following is a …
Read More »Pro 14 – Week 3 Preview
Week 3 of the Celtic-Italian-South African League takes places this weekend. A full round of seven matches will see matches played in Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales from Friday to Sunday. The following preview details the involvement of players from the Americas. There are to be two Friday …
Read More »Bryce Campbell’s ‘Try of the Week’
Eagles center Bryce Campbell was voted in as the scorer of the ‘Try of there Week’. The 23-year-old from Indiana crossed for London Irish in a team score against Nottingham last weekend. The 18-time-capped USA Eagle moved to the English club for the 2018-19 season. He did so after having …
Read More »USA Selects named for Americas Pacific Challenge
Scott Lawrence will again lead the USA Select XV to the Americas Pacific Challenge next month. A team of 27 players has been selected for matches against the second senior sides of Tonga, Uruguay, and Argentina in Montevideo. Included are 12 players capped at test level, with Olive Kilifi the …
Read More »Eagles to play Samoa in Spain
The US Eagles will indeed be playing in Spain on November 10, but it won’t be against the Leones after all. Confirmation has come from the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) that the two sides will play a neutral-venue test match at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián on the first weekend …
Read More »Major League Rugby roster updates
The 2019 Major League Rugby schedule will be released shortly and with confirmation that the upstart league will reach season two, an historic first is taking place at this very second. This officially represents the first off-season in American professional rugby. The realization raises an obvious question – who will …
Read More »Romania to play Kenya and USA in November
Romania have added two matches to their November international program. The Oaks will face Kenya on November 3 and the USA on November 17. Both matches will take place in Bucharest. A match against Uruguay on November 24 is already in place, leaving the November 10 weekend as the last …
Read More »Team of the Week
A full plate of action over the past week included Argentina’s respectable showing against the world champions. Elsewhere we looked at player in Australia’s NRC, New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the French Top 14 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and Championship, the Guinness Pro 14, and we even picked …
Read More »Seamus Kelly to Play MLR for New York
Seamus Kelly is to play Major League Rugby (MLR) for New York, the club has confirmed. The native of New York is the latest signing for the club which will debut in MLR next year. Capped 23 times by the USA Eagles, Kelly is an impressing signing for Rugby United …
Read More »Unprecedented Boost for 24 Team Rugby World Cup
An unprecedented boost has emerged for a 24 Team Rugby World Cup. Since RWC 1999 the tournament has consisted of 20 teams but this may change for RWC 2023. The Head of Rugby World Cup is Alan Gilpin. He is also the World Rugby COO. Gilpin made it known that …
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