Titi Lamositele has been named on the bench for Saracens as the Aviva Premiership club hosts Sale Sharks in their season opener at Allianz Park on Saturday. The US Eagles prop fills in for Juan Figallo as reserve tighthead after the Argentine was called up to the Pumas’ World Cup …

Former USA international Todd Clever has been named to the starting lineup for the Newcastle Falcons in their Aviva Premiership opener against Gloucester today. Clever will start at No. 8 for a side that boasts a number of current and former internationals. The former Eagle Captain has impressed the Falcons …

Argentina Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has rolled out his most experienced lineup to face off against Ireland in their Rugby World Cup Quarterfinal match on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium. The group boasts a total of 496 caps between the members of the side making them one of the most experienced …

Uruguayan veteran Rodrigo Capó Ortega will lead Castres from the second-row in this weekend’s Top 14 fixture against Stade Français in Paris. Castres 15 Palis, 14 Smith, 13 Wulf, 12 Lamerat, 11 Martial, 10 Dumora, 9 Seron, 8 Tulou, 7 Bias, 6 Caballera, 5 Capo Ortega, 4 Samson, 3 Wihongi, …

Just two days out of facing the world’s number one in a Rugby World Cup Quarter Final the players from the lower ranked nation have staged a revolt against their coach, Phillipe Saint-André which has been reported to have left France without a coach and the players thereby coaching themselves. …

Argentine international Patricio Fernández has been named among the replacements for Clermont’s home match against Pau on Friday. The 2015 European Rugby Championship Cup runners-up will play host to last season’s second division winners in a fifth round match. Fernández, 21, is playing his first season of professional rugby. He …

Welsh Head Coach Warren Gatland has named bulked-up his pack for Saturday’s Quarter Final clash against South Africa in London. The Pool A runners-up have gone for size in the pack rather than mobility in an effort to reach a second-consecutive Rugby World Cup Semi Final. Starting together with captain …

Argentine Manuel Carizza has been named in the second-row for Racing 92. The Parisian suburban club will face Oyonnax away on Friday evening in a fifth round match of the Top 14. Carizza was left out of Argentina’s Rugby World Cup player roster by Daniel Hourcade who had fielded him …

New Zealand Headcoach Steve Hansen has made four changes to his starting lineup from that which faced Tonga in Newcastle on Friday. Wyatt Crockett, Brodie Retallick, Richie McCaw and Julian Savea all return to give the All Blacks their strongest possible team for Saturday’s must-win match against France. In a …

French Head Coach Phillipe Saint-André has named his line-up for Saturday’s Quarter Final against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The fixture is to be a repeat of the fixture from eight years ago in which the host nation of Rugby World Cup 2007 played and defeated the …