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There were no international fixtures on the weekend but there was a glut of domestic action spread across the globe. This week’s team reaches into eight different divisions to bring together a scratch side – the URBA Top 12, the French Fédérale 1 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and …

Robbie Povey’s move to Coventry is now official. Having joined the club in recent weeks the Canadian international was confirmed as a new signing by the Greene King IPA Championship club on Tuesday. Povey has yet to play a league match for Coventry but made his second appearance on loan …

Clive Griffiths was back at Castle Park on Saturday for the first time since suffering a heart attack two weeks ago. The Director of Rugby at Doncaster Knights underwent an operation to have a stent fitted. He has since received a positive report that there has been no permanent damage …

The Greene King IPA Championship enters its fourth round this weekend with three matches each on Saturday and Sunday. A number of Americas players are conspicuously absent but there are still nine internationals set to take the field. Two Eagles second rows will go head-to-head in the lineout at Castle …

Only five matches will be taking place this weekend in the third weekend of the Greene King IPA Championship. The sixth game – London Irish at Jersey Reds – has been rescheduled to November 3 due to a lack of hotel accommodations on the Channel Island. A number of events …

Eagles center Bryce Campbell was voted in as the scorer of the ‘Try of there Week’. The 23-year-old from Indiana crossed for London Irish in a team score against Nottingham last weekend. The 18-time-capped USA Eagle moved to the English club for the 2018-19 season. He did so after having …

A full plate of action over the past week included Argentina’s respectable showing against the world champions. Elsewhere we looked at player in Australia’s NRC, New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the French Top 14 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and Championship, the Guinness Pro 14, and we even picked …

In light of Canada’s recent struggles at international level a natural conclusion would be that the professional ranks are dwindling outside of the country. While those in ‘Tier 1’ divisions such as the English Premiership and Guinness Pro 14 are certainly hard to come by, there are in fact a …

The second week of the 2018-19 Greene King IPA Championship season will feature four games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Taking the headlines this week is US Eagles lock Ben Landry who is set to make his European professional debut alongside flanker Andrew Durutalo in the Ealing starting team …

Last week was incredibly busy in the rugby world. Two rounds of the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge and a full flight of professional rugby across the globe. This week’s selection has players from New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the English Premiership, the Pro D2, the French Top 14 and Pro …