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The USA Eagles finished off a strong Day 2 at the Hong Kong 7s with a decisive win over Australia to finish Pool C play with a perfect 3-0 record. The clean sweep is only the second time in team history that they have finished the pool stage with a …

It was a great day for North American rugby on the first day of the Atlanta stop on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Both Canada and hosts USA emerged undefeated with three wins apiece, with the Eagles earning the greatest applause from a sensational victory over New Zealand. After blowing …

The first day of the Hong Kong Sevens is in the books with teams looking to work out the kinks early and not much in the way of upsets. England got the result of the Main Draw with a 21-14 win over South Africa to close out proceedings for a …

It is crunch time in Europe with the eight Quarter Finalists of the Champions Cup taking to the field in England and France. No side from the Guinness Pro 12 was able to secure a spot in the final eight, making this a vastly different scenario than in prior years. …

Five countries and at least 15 players on 10 different teams will represent the Americas in Pro D2 matches this weekend. Chile’s top professional Pablo Huete got things started on Friday as a replacement for Bayonne in their 26-10 defeat to Perpignan at Stade Aimé Giral. Mont-de-Marsan faces Lyon with …

Three converted tries saw the USA defeat Portugal 21-5 in their opening pool match of the Hong Kong 7s. The scoreline was much closer that most expected as Portugal has struggled on the circuit this season and taken some lopsided defeats in the process. Martin Iosefo kicked off the scoring …

Former England Saxons centre Dominic Waldouck has signed for PRO Ohio. The move was this morning announced by his current Aviva Premiership club London Irish. The 28-year-old joins up with the American franchise with immediate effect. “I enjoyed my time at London Irish, but the opportunity to go and play …

My Forward Thinking column from Monday of last week received a number of inbox responses from both people I know and do not know personally. The overwhelming feedback was that the situation of the Pacific Island unions is unfortunate but they need to take action to break out of the endless cycle they …

The HSBC Sevens Series reaches its zenith this weekend as the teams pile in for the most iconic seven-a-side tournament in the world in Hong Kong. Seven is the magic number in more ways than one, with seven teams from the Americas taking part across the two brackets. The main …

With this weekend seeing the Quarter Finals played in the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments there is to be no regular round of competition in the Top 14, Aviva Premiership or the Guinness Pro 12. But due to the terrorist attacks in Paris earlier in the season there …