It’s been one heckuva busy week already and there’s so much more to get to, but we still have enough time to fit in our picks from the past weekend’s action. A couple big finals in the UK, two matches in the USA, Pro D2 semi-finals in France and a …

Djustice Sears-Duru has inked a one-year contract with Glasgow Warriors. The Canadian prop joined the Guinness Pro 12 semi-finalists in March on a short-term deal until the end of the season. That move has now been made permanent, until at least the end of the 2016/17 season. The 22-year-old has …

In an effort to boost the profile of rugby in the country the Federación Colombiana de Rugby have acted to have Rugby Sevens played at the half-time break during soccer matches. World Rugby reports that Rugby is a fast growing sport Colombia with playing numbers having doubled in the last five years. …

Brazil’s preparation for the Olympic Games is set to continue this month with participation in the upcoming Rome Sevens. Set to be played in the Italian capital on June 10-11 os Tupis will be up against a combination of Italian clubs and countries. For Brazil the Rome Sevens is now …

PRO Rugby has been running a fan-driven team name competition for the past couple weeks and has now revealed shortlists for each of the five franchises. Evidently thousands of team names have been submitted, and while it’s not entirely clear what the process has been or who has decided which …

This weekend PRO Rugby North America hit the midway point in their inaugural season. Can it be? Already? After years of waiting, it doesn’t seem possible that we’re already looking at the business end of the first season of professional rugby in the USA. The midway point gives us an excellent chance …