Belgium downed Spain today in a RWC Qualifier amid controversy. The 18-10 win by Belgium saw Spain missing out on the coveted Europe 1 spot with Romania instead qualifying for RWC 2019. Spain can still qualify though need to overcome Portugal before facing the might of Samoa in a Play-Off. …

RWC 2019 will open with Japan vs Romania. The tournament opener was confirmed today following RWC qualifying results in Europe. The final round of the Rugby Europe Championship saw two RWC 2019 qualification fixtures and three matches overall. The pre-qualified Georgia hosted Romania, securing a 25-16 win. In Cologne, Germany …

Just five rounds into the 2018 Super Rugby season and Los Jaguares are in serious trouble. Argentina’s only professional team fell to an 18-7 home defeat against the Queensland state side in Buenos Aires earlier this evening. The Reds were the better team on the field. Not only did they …

After three years Belisario Agulla has departed the Newcastle Falcons. The 29-year-old announced he was leaving the Aviva Premiership club on social media. He is now to return to Buenos Aires to rejoin Hindú where he will play alongside his RWC brother Horacio Agulla. Belisario Agulla declared that he was …

A dreadful Jaguares performance saw the Argentine side falling at home to the Reds this evening. The 18-7 defeat was the fourth of the season for Los Jaguares, leaving their win last week over the Waratahs as their only victory thus far in 2018. Against the Waratahs Los Jaguares played …

Rugby United New York have their first match under their belt and also their first win. The associate Major League Rugby franchise defeated the visiting Ontario Arrows by 36-19 at Mazzella Field on Saturday afternoon. Ontario did well to recover from an horrendous opening that saw New York leading by …

Former Canada u20 hooker Paddy Finlay made a strong impression for the Ireland Club XV on Friday evening. The 22-year-old came off the bench to score two tries in the Dalriada Cup match against their Scottish counterparts, ultimately won 35-26 by the Scots at Netherdale. It’s not the first time …

US Eagles fullback Jess Wooden has become the first player from her nation to represent the women’s Barbarians. The 29-year-old started against the British Army in just the second ever women’s fixture for the invitational club side, scoring a try in the first half as the Barbarians completed a 37-0 …

Puma Tomás Baravalle scored in a losing effort against the Cardiff Blues on Friday evening. Playing for Benetton Treviso the Argentine hooker went over for a late try as the Italian side fell to a 31-25 defeat against the Welsh region. The Cardiff Blues outscored Benetton Treviso by four tries …

The Six Nations Championship comes to a close this weekend. While it takes center stage for the six member unions there is still club rugby being played. In France there is to be a full round of the Top 14. In week 21 the Americas will be represented by a …

It’s another game for the history books as Rugby United New York takes its first steps on St. Patrick’s Day when they host the Ontario Arrows at Iona College’s Mazzolla Field. It’s not quite the first professional New York team, that will come next season when they are re-branded and …

It’s into Round 18 for the Greene King IPA Championship this weekend and with only five games left – plus one makeup match for Nottingham and Richmond – there is precious little time for teams to advance their position on the table. Bristol remain 10 points head of Ealing for …

Negotiations are underway from Uruguay Rugby (URU) and leading soccer clubs for the country’s two South American professional rugby teams. Referí reports that the national governing body has the revolutionary idea of joining forces with Uruguayan soccer clubs to complete the path to professional rugby. Soccer clubs Nacional and Peñarol, …

Argentina and Los Jaguares have highly talented players but do they have contemporary versions of Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe and Felipe Contepomi? Argentina has virtually always had some world class players. Mario Ledesma was considered by many as the best hooker in RWCs 1999 and 2007. Juan Martín Hernández and …

This weekend marks round five of the 2018 Super Rugby season. For Los Jaguares it is game five in as many weeks. Their opponents, the Reds, are to be playing for the fourth time. Both teams won last weekend. For Los Jaguares their win over the Waratahs was their first …

The pools for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens have been confirmed. A total of 28 teams will take part in seven pools split between the main draw and the HSBC Sevens Series core qualifier competition. Six teams from the Americas will be participating, three in each category. The three-day tournament …

Argentina, Fiji, and Italy are to play in 2018 Nations Cup in Uruguay. As confirmed in December Uruguay will host the tournament for the second year running. But this year the participants are to be notably altered to that of 2017. In 2017 Montevideo played host to the Nations Cup. …

Glasgow Warriors have confirmed the signing of DTH van der Merwe with an added surprise. The Canadian international will return to the Guinness Pro 14 club with immediate effect, leaving Newcastle after making only three Aviva Premiership appearances with the club since joining from Scarlets in the off-season. van der …

Week 27 of the Pro D2 is upon us. The long French professional season continues with a full round of the second division over the coming days. Clubs are fighting both to win promotion to the Top 14 and to avoid relegation to the Fédérale 1. Involved are to be …

Week 17 of the Guinness Pro 14 Championship was scheduled for two weeks ago. Yet with heavy snow across the U.K. and Ireland mass cancellations took place. On Friday the Guinness Pro 14 Championship will have two matches. These games are postponed fixtures from Week 17. In Wales the Cardiff Blues …