Canada’s best domestic players will face Doncaster Knights, Ulster Ravens, and Glasgow Warriors on a three-match tour in August of this year. Originally proposed as an all-Ireland trip, the two-week tour will start in England and end in Scotland on August 30. The team will be comprised of 28 players …

Week 2 of the June international series, and this week we’ve got a heap of games on deck! Not only are there tour matches involving Canada, Argentina, and the USA, but we’ve got Kenya visiting Brazil and the Nations Cup featuring Uruguay. And wait… there’s more! The Rugby World Cup …

Alexander Pervukhin has named his team to face Canada at Calgary Rugby Park on Saturday. Former Northampton Saints fullback Vasili Artemiev leads an experienced side with only one new cap – winger Konstantin Uzunov. Absent are a number of stars currently on sevens duty in Monaco. A powerful back row …

French Rugby Head Coach Guy Noves has named his team for France’s first of two away tests in Tucumán this month. Los Pumas will host France on Sunday evening at the Estadio Monumental José Fierro. Noves replaced Philippe Saint Andre as French Head Coach following his country’s worst Rugby World …

French preparations for taking on Los Pumas have suffered a set-back with Geoffrey Palis having been ruled out of the Argentina tour. The Castres fullback is to return home and miss Les Bleus two test matches in Tucumán. Suffering knee problems, Palis has been released by Head Coach Guy Noves whose …

World Rugby have handed Juan Echeverría a one week suspension. Featuring off the bench against Romania Echeverria was cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 10.4(a) (striking) and/or Law 10.4(h) (charging) on Tuesday. The player appeared at a hearing in Bucharest before Judicial Officer Pamela Woodman (Scotland) on …

Pumas pair Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff will start for Racing 92 against Clermont Auverge in the first of the Top 14 semi-finals set to take place on Friday evening at Roazhon Park in Rennes. The two sides split their two previous meetings during the regular season, with Racing victorious …

Rodolfo Ambrosio has named a squad of 26 players to prepare for their ‘Hemispheres Cup’ match against Kenya at Estádio Zerão in Macapá on Friday. Included are a number of players who appeared in both the Americas Rugby Championship and South American Championship. Three players currently based outside the country …

Kenya has revealed their match-day 23 for their game against Brazil on Friday. Dubbed the ‘Hemispheres Cup,’ the match gives Brazil a chance to build on their historic victory over the Eagles in the Americas Rugby Championship and Kenya an opportunity to build their team ahead of the Africa Cup …

Mozac Samson will start against Russia in the only change to the side that suffered a narrow defeat to Japan in Vancouver this past weekend. The Fijian-born centre replaces Brock Staller to form a home-town midfield alongside Wolf Pack teammate Nick Blevins as Canada host the Bears at Calgary Rugby …