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Followers from the Americas will have a few athletes to keep an eye on this weekend in the Pro 12. Argentina, Canada and the USA are all to have players involved. This evening’s match between Edinburgh and Ulster will feature two players. Starting for the Northern Irish province will be Callum …

The Pro D2 will take a short break next weekend but this weekend offers a full slate of games with Oyonnax defeating Aurillac 24-19 on Friday evening to kick off the 10th week of the season. The win bumps Oyonnax one point ahead of Aurillac for the top spot on …

The teams for the historic match between New Zealand and Ireland at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday have been set. For the first time on American soil the two Tier 1 nations will go head-to-head in the first of two tests set to be played between them, the second …

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 …

A backline full of HSBC Sevens Series stars will run out against the New Zealand Māori at Toyota Park in Chicago on Friday evening. Only Bryce Campbell has not played for Mike Friday’s Eagles 7s side while Danny Barrett also suits up at no8 for his first Eagles XVs match …

PRO Rugby is not coming to Canada. At least that is the current state of affairs. PRO Rugby made the depressing announcement earlier today on social media. Due to last minute changes by @RugbyCanada @ProRugbyUSA will not have teams @Canada. Truly sad & disappointed 4 our Canadian fans & players …

Ireland will play the US Eagles on the first weekend of the 2017 June test window. The match is set to be played in New York at a venue still to be determined. Ireland will not be making a stop in neighboring Canada on their trip, instead moving on to …

Rieko Ioane will team up with brother Akira on Friday as the New Zealand Māori announced a lineup with four players borrowed from the senior All Blacks camp for the match against the US Eagles at Toyota Park in Chicago. The Olympic duo are among the most popular talents in …

The magic of Pato Fernández was well and truly on display at Stade Amédée Domenech as he led Clermont to a stunning win over Brive at their home fortress. There was strong competition in the outside backs this week, and also at the back of the scrum. A few spots weren’t …

Canada is to face Romania in June 2017, Romanian TV reports have confirmed. Sources have confirmed matches against Japan and Canada though, for the time being no match is in place against the USA. Romania last played against Japan in the 2014 November Internationals. Taking place in Bucharest the Japanese …