While test sides are busy with the November Internationals Week 7 of the English Premiership will be played. From Friday through Sunday the latest round of the domestic English competition will see six matches. The following preview covers the involvement of Americas players. On Friday Gloucester are at home against …

In a preview of a RWC 2019 fixture, Fiji and Uruguay face off on Saturday. The teams do so at the humble surroundings of Gillman’s Ground, the home of Hartpury College on the outskirts of Gloucester. Fiji are coming off a 54-17 rout against Scotland. The heavy defeat came despite …

The second round of the World Cup Repechage begins with two defeated teams looking to revive their hopes. For Kenya, their fate now relies on Germany upsetting Canada. Hong Kong, on the other hand, still have a chance to win outright. To do so they will have to start with …

Chile coach Pablo Lemoine has added six players to his training camp for the match against the Māori All Blacks in Santiago. The reinforcements come after the Cóndores were defeated 38-21 by a Sudamérica XV last weekend. Loosehead prop Vittorio Lastra arrives from Italian club Verona, the only one of …

Two years on from their previous meeting Romania and the USA face-off on Saturday in Bucharest. With  the RWC qualifying controversy impacting Romania tremendously this weekend’s fixture sees an understrength Oaks at home against the Eagles. The young Adrian Motoc will captain Romania on Saturday. The 22-year-old has just four caps …

Uruguayan flanker Franco Lamanna has signed to play for Darlington Mowden Park. This sees him moving from SC Mazamétain in France to his new home in England. He will play for the club in the National League 1. The signing comes with Lamanna now back to fitness following an operation …

After a two-year wait the rivalry between France and Argentina resumes. In the only match between the foes during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle in France the teams meet in Lille on Saturday. The fixture sees two new men at the helm. The teams last meet in Tucumán in June 2016, …

Chris Wyles has answered an SOS call to come out of retirement for Saracens. The 35-year-old former USA captain is in contention for Saturday’s English premiership match against the Sale Sharks. Chris Wyles has temporarily come out of retirement and goes straight into contention to face Sale Sharks on Saturday. …

The Pro D2 rolls on with week 12 taking place over the coming days. France’s second division is to see a full round of matches spread from Thursday through Sunday. It is business as usual despite the November Internationals being into overdrive. The following preview documents the involvement from the …

The first full round of the November Internationals has come and gone. There were some notable performances from Americas players both in winning and losing efforts. Some tough calls have been made to finalize what is a line-up of players who played outstanding rugby for their countries. 1 – Lucas …

A full house attendance await Chile vs Maori All Blacks. The international fixture will take place this coming Saturday, November 17 in Santiago. The special attraction is to be Chile’s second of two November Internationals. There first saw took place this past Saturday with Los Cóndores falling to a 38-21 …

Fiji and Samoa have unanimously been elected on the World Rugby council. The Pacific Island countries now having voting power as they join Georgia, Romania, and the USA on an expanded council. Both obtained the status after meeting new governance criteria. Both Fiji and Samoa will participate with the rest …

New Zealand have been awarded hosting rights to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The tournament is to be the ninth in history and the first ever outside of the Northern Hemisphere. The most recent edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup took place in 2017 in the Republic of …

Bautista Delguy scored an impressive try against Ireland on Saturday. The score was the opening try of the match and it would be Argentina’s only try in the test match in Dublin. From a set-piece move center Matías Orlando blitzed Ireland’s defense, breaking though the mid-field. He linked with Jerónimo …

The USA Women’s Selects held on to take a memorable 25-24 win over England Academy in their Tuesday evening fixture at Newbury. Two tries from Evan Hoese inspired the win, with Courtney Kuehl’s long-range effort sealing the victory. England had the advantage in the opening minutes, running up a 14-3 …

The strength of Romania’s depth will be tested on Saturday as the Oaks said goodbye to five starting forwards from the 36-6 win over Portugal this past weekend. Romania’s win secured their spot in the top division of the Rugby Europe Championship next season. Their place had been in jeopardy …

Rugby United New York has added another notable to their roster. SaberCats captain Kyle Sumsion has signed on for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old will combine his playing commitments with a job as Assistant Coach of West Point Military Academy. Sumsion was one of the league’s most …

Canada’s National Senior Women’s team has touched down in England, where they will start their four-match tour against the Red Roses at Doncaster on Sunday. Head coach Sandro Fiorino has taken 31 players for what will be his team’s first and only matches of 2018. Included are 11 members of …

The New England Free Jacks have reached an agreement with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to bring a professional competition to Boston in the spring of 2019. Ireland’s four provincial sides – Connacht, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster – will send development teams from their Guinness Pro 14 squads to …

With no test matches on their schedule and riding a wave of optimism following the high-profile match against the Māori All Blacks on the weekend, Brazil have arranged a two-match tour of Argentina to fill the gap. They will play two leading provincial sides – Tucumán on Friday, November 23 and …