Former USA Eagle Captain Todd Clever scored a try in his debut for the Newcastle Falcons in their Kings of the North match against the Leicester Tigers last night. The Kings of the North is a series of pre-season matches between Premiership clubs in the North of England. The Falcons …

Predictions take 2… b! The second part of this week’s predictions, this time covering the half-dozen games ahead on Saturday on Sunday. There are a couple doozies up ahead, so read below to hear from the pros! The midweek action went pretty much entirely as predicted, though once again Bryan’s dissension …

Whisper it softly, but Canada have an enormous opportunity on Saturday. Yes, against Italy – fully professional Six Nations participants, clear favorites by the bookies, haven’t lost to the Canucks since 2000. And yet, if there was ever a time for them to be beaten, it’s now. Much has been …

In search of their first win of the World Cup Los Pumas took on Georgia in the battle of the scrum titans. It did not start well as Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro lost his feet in the opening scrum giving Georgia a clear penalty which they kicked into Pumas territory. Nerves, …

USA Eagles Head Coach Mike Tolkin has made one change to his team for Sunday’s Pool B clash against Scotland in Leeds. The one change sees hooker Phil Thiel being named to start ahead of Zach Fenoglio who started against Samoa last Sunday in Brighton. Tolkin has also made one …

Romanian Head Coach Lynn Howells has announced his team for the Pool D match against Ireland in London on Sunday. In doing so he has opted for a total of eight changes to the starting line-up on comparison to that which faced France, also in London, on Wednesday evening. The tough …

Brazil’s national men’s Rugby Sevens team will fly to Kenya on Tuesday September 09 to participate in the Safari Sevens which will be played at the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani on October 03 and 04. The annual tournament involved 16 teams from different parts of the world with the expectation of …

Irish Head Coach Joe Schmidt has named a much changed side for his tem’s second Rugby World Cup Pool match against Romania in London on Sunday. Captain Paul O’Connell drops to the bench with Jamie Heaslip having been named captain in his place. Cian Healy returns from injury to start …

In naming his line-up for Uruguay Australian Head Coach Michael Cheika has shown why it is fine for Tier 1 teams to be asked to back-up and play a second match on a short turn-around. Cheika has made 14 changes to his team with Scott Sio being the only remaining …

Scottish Head Coach Vern Cotter has announced his player roster for Sunday’s Pool B match against the USA Eagles at Elland Road in Leeds. With the Northern Europeans backing-up from facing Japan on Wednesday Cotter has opted for ten changes. Those retaining their places in the starting lineup are Mark …