The US Eagles Women’s 7s program has had their Olympic preparations disrupted by a coaching change for the second time this season. Jules McCoy has been unceremoniously removed as Head Coach and replaced by Richie Walker. The news comes as a surprise not only given the timing but also given …

Jamie Cudmore’s move to Oyonnax has been confirmed, but has taken an extraordinary turn. While a two-year contract as a player-coach had been previously suggested by the French media, the deal will now be four years with Cudmore taking over the reins as Head Coach from 2018-19. The agreement is …

As the inaugural season of PRO Rugby North America inches ever so closer, the playing rosters for each of the five teams in the competition get closer to being finalized. With just a little over two weeks left until the competition kicks off, new player signings are coming on a …

AJ MacGinty is headed to the Aviva Premiership. The US Eagles flyhalf will leave Connacht at the end of the Guinness Pro 12 season and move to Manchester, England, to play for Sale Sharks. MacGinty signed for the Irish province following the World Cup and has proven a quality signing, …

We had a virtually full slate of Americas professionals on offer this past weekend which left a lot to look over, but overall it wasn’t a great week for our exports. Many of the European players came up short and Los Jaguares were below par against the Stormers. A couple …

French Top 24 giants Racing 92 is developing new markets with Texas set to benefit. The Parisian club has set up a partnership with Austin Huns in the Texan capital. The suburban Parisian club is currently home to Pumas Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff. The club is on track for …

Australian conference leaders, the Brumbies take on New Zealand conference leaders, the Chiefs in Canberra on Saturday. Like in prior rounds Argentine Tomás Cubelli will start for the Australian side from scrum half. Cubelli is to again join Wallaby Christian Lealiifano in the halves. His form to date has been noteworthy with …

Rugby Canada today confirmed that Mark Anscombe has been appointed as Head Coach of the National Senior Men’s Team, signing a contract to lead the team through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. The former Ulster and Auckland supremo has yet to arrive in country and is targeting May …

World Rugby has announced the match officials for the June test series. Included in the appointments are four Americas referees. Leading Argentine whistle blower Federico ‘Boli’ Anselmi will take charge of Japan’s visit to Vancouver at BC Place, while USA’s Kurt Weaver, Canada’s Chris Assmus, and Uruguay’s Joaquín Montes have …

It’s been quite some time since the last Talking Rugby segment and much has transpired since the last one came out in early January. As much as I’d love to hit on every last bit of it… time, space, and my care for your well being is going to keep …