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The Eagles will play the Lelos in Georgia on June 17. Georgia the state, that is. Georgia, the country, will take on the USA at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Kennesaw State University campus, located 25 miles north of Atlanta. Kickoff time is to be determined. It will be the …

USA hooker Joe Taufete’e has extended his contract with the Worcester Warriors. The Aviva Premiership club has been highly pleased with the performances of the Californian since adding him as a medical joker in December. He has since made five appearances, scoring his first try for the club against the Harlequins in January. While …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame The first inductees into the newly-created Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame were presented in the annual …

Two of this weekend’s Top 14 fixtures have been ‘postponed’ due to the ongoing player strike of both Stade Français and Racing 92 players. Scheduled matches involving Castres and Montpellier will now not take place. The strike comes in the wake of a shock announcement earlier in the week by …

One of the nine clubs set to take part in the new Major League Rugby competition starting in 2018 has started to tease fans with snippets of information via its Facebook page. Of all the clubs named the Houston Strikers are perhaps the most interesting as they do not currently …

World Rugby has announced a new agreement that will see the Global Calendar shift beginning in 2020. Perhaps the most noticeable alteration is the confirmation of a heavily-rumored switch to a July test window, replacing the current June window. Also announced is an increase in high profile matches for Tier …

Tommy Seymour is to start again for Scotland. The flier from Tennessee will play right wing against Italy on Saturday. He qualifies to play for the country via the parent ruling. The Scottish side named for the fixture features one change. Looking to rebiound from a forty point thrashing at …

With the Americas Rugby Championship done for another year it’s back to domestic rugby we look for this week’s selection. The Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 had the week off but we had two divisions of French club rugby, the British & Irish Cup, the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and of …

After five weeks of battle between some of the best and brightest talents in the Americas Rugby Championship, we’ve come to the moment of truth. Through snow and wind and rain, glory and ruin, madness and majesty. We’ve taken notes and studied the tapes. We restricted consideration to players who …

Yesterday’s announcement that Stade Français and Racing 92 are to merge has raised questions over who will play for the new super club. Together the teams have some 64 players under contracts with the number reaching 90 when including wider members. Social media has seen fans suggestions of what the side …