Former Ohio Aviators star Riekert Hattingh has signed with the Seattle Seawolves for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old No 8 joined the Aviators halfway through the 2016 PRO Rugby campaign and proved a revelation with his athleticism and attacking skills. A native of Pretoria, South Africa, Hattingh …

Germany faced Brazil for the fifth time since 2015 on Saturday in a match played at Bruno Place Stadion in Leipzig. It was the first action of the November international schedule for both countries. Both sides featured new-look sides as Germany handed debuts to Ayron Schramm, Wynston Cameron-Dow, and Nikolai …

It’s not quite the regular season match fans had hoped for, but USA Rugby on Tuesday confirmed that they will be hosting a pre-season Super Rugby tilt between the Bulls and Stormers at the StuhHub Center in Los Angeles on February 3. The match will be part of a double-header …

Changes are expected from Argentina against Italy. Following on from the 21-8 defeat against England Daniel Hourcade’s side in training today featured alterations. While the team announcement will not be made until Thursday today’s sessions were the finals ones before confirming the lineup. Today marked day two of the preparation. …

Hong Kong defeated Chile at their own game at the Cup of Nations on Tuesday, earning a 13-6 victory on the back of a dominant scrum and superior forward effort. The tightly-contested match saw only one try scored between the two sides with the Cóndores struggling to break through an …

Colombia has named both the men’s and women’s player rosters for the 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos. The competition will be played over three days from November 20-22 in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. In total five countries will compete for gold in rugby at the Juegos Bolivarianos. Doing so in …

Tomás Lezana has been ruled out of facing Italy and Ireland. Having started at no 8 against England on Saturday the Santiago del Estero forward will play no further part in Argentina’s ongoing November tour. Lezana is to return home to Argentina for personal reasons. In his absence Daniel Hourcade …

Germany coach Kobus Potgieter was not satisfied with his team’s performance despite a 45-12 drubbing of Brazil in Leipzig this pastt wekend. A second half letdown saw his charges concede two tries to the Tupis after building a 38-0 lead. There will be only minor tinkering for the first ever …

England coach Simon Middleton has called up three players to his training group ahead of Friday’s match against Canada at Allianz Park. It will be the first of three tests between the two over a span of eight days, the last set to be played at Twickenham. Two senior forwards …

Spain have been forced to make a handful of changes to their squad in preparation for their match against Canada in Madrid this coming Saturday. This will be the first match for the Leones in November, with a second against Brazil following next weekend. Dropping out of the squad due …