Mark Anscombe has named his strongest available side to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. This will be the new Canadian coach’s first November test series in charge of the side and he will have to face challenging opposition without star players Tyler Ardron and Jeff …

As expected Irish coach Joe Schmidt has changed his entire starting XV for the match to play Canada in Dublin on Saturday. Only five players who took part in the historic win over the All Blacks in Chicago are named. Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, and Finlay Bealham move into the …

A full-course three-match tour to Europe is on deck for Canada in November with a daunting schedule against higher ranked teams in the form of Ireland, Romania, and Samoa. With controversial off-the-field business and a disappointing Americas Pacific Challenge putting a damper on Canadian enthusiasm, some good performances at test …

With a full deck of international rugby set for this weekend, our team next week should be chosen entirely from test rugby. This week we could have plumped for the Pumas in their entirety, such was their domination in the match over Japan, but we’ve found room for a couple …

John Mitchell has named four debutants in his side for Saturday’s match against Romania. The USA Eagles Head Coach is set to give Bryce Campbell, Nick Civetta, Madison Hughes, and Martin Iosefo their first caps at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf. The team is to be captained by Todd Clever, …

Juan Martín Hernández, Pablo Matera and Ramiro Moyano all return for Los Pumas. The trio have been named to start against Wales in Saturday’s test match in Cardiff. The match will be Daniel Hourcade’s 37th as Head Coach. It is his thitrd time coaching at the Millennium Stadium. In 2013 …

England Head Coach Eddie Jones has named his side for the first of four end-of-year home internationals. His team includes first appearances for Tom Wood and Jonny May since the World Cup. There is also to be a first test start for Wasps mid-fielder Elliot Daly and debuts for Kyle …

Wales have made six changes for Los Pumas. Acting Head Coach Rob Howley has Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton, Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies all available again. They are all to start as are Gareth Davies and Tomas Francis. Despite the return of Warburton Gethin Jenkins will retain the captaincy. …

Former Puma Benjamín Urdapilleta will play for the French Barbarians this month. His call-up means that for the second consecutive year he will play for the side against a Rugby Championship opponent. In 2015 he played twice against Los Pumas. On November 2015 the Castres fly half will play against …

The dates have been confirmed for the 2016 South American C Championship. This year’s edition will be played over three rounds from December 4-10 in Guatemala. In 2015 El Salvador hosted the tournament. Coming out on top was Guatemala. The Central Americans then went on to face Ecuador in a …

The 2017 World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament set to be held at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, Uruguay, will see its latest start ever with the opening round set for Tuesday, August 29 and the final slated for Sunday, September 10. With many teams unhappy with the timing of the …

The draw has been made and the pools are set for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Belfast and Dublin will be host cities for the tournament that takes place in August, with 12 teams placed in three pools for the 8th edition of the biggest event in women’s rugby. …

Two very different sides will be representing Canada at the Rugby Americas North 7s this coming weekend. Originally planned to be development sides under the ‘Maple Leafs’ banner, the men will instead send a effectively first choice side to compete at the tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. Meanwhile the women …

Wales’ preparation for Argentina has taken a further hit. Having played against Australia this past Saturday, Dragons winger Hallam Amos has been ruled out of facing los Pumas. Amos was a 60th minute replacement for George North. He picked up a shoulder injury against the Wallabies which has seen his …

The South Korean roster has been named for the historic tour of Chile. The north-eastern Asian country will play two tests in Chile this month. The tour is the first of its kind with South Korea playing in the Americas for the first time. Head Coach John Walters has opted …

Italian Head Coach Conor O’Shea has named his team for Saturday’s home international against New Zealand. The Irishman has named Argentine born Sergio Parisse as captain. The La Plata native did not play in June, instead resting. Parisse will lead the Azzuri from No 8. He is to be one …

The Cardiff Blues pairing of Cory Allen and Tomos Williams have been added to the Welsh roster to face Los Pumas on Saturday. The four-time capped Allen replaces the injured Tyler Morgan. The Newport Gwent Dragons mid-fielder has been forced out with a hamstring injury. Allen made his debut against …

Ongoing discussions to establish a Global Season are reported to be reaching a stalemate. The divide of union-run professionalism and that of private-run leagues has a north vs south split. Going to War In seeking to find common ground the meetings have, thus far, failed. Midi Olympique wrote that “the …

Ireland have added six players to their training squad in the wake of their historic win over the All Blacks in Chicago. Nine players are in line to make their debut on Saturday with mass changes expected for the side to play Canada in Dublin. The only player to drop …

Patricio Fernández has extended his Clermont Contract Until 2020. The Argentine fly half has agreed to terms to extend his stay by a further three years. The deal will see him missing out on Rugby World Cup 2019 and all international duty until 2020. The 22-year-old Fernández has ben capped …