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The Guinness Pro 14 Championship continues this weekend. Week 2 of the season sees two Friday and five Saturday fixtures. Unlike in round one there are to be matches played in Italy and Scotland in Week 2. South African teams remain in Europe playing away this weekend. It is not …

Week 2 of the Aviva Premiership season takes place this weekend. The twelve leading English clubs will all take to the field, looking to obtain vital early season competition points. Opening Week 2 will be the Northern clash of the Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons. It is to be the …

The long and arduous Pro D2 season is already in its 4th weekend of the new season. Thursday’s opening fixture between Montauban and Grenoble did not feature any Americas players, but all six matches on Friday will have at least one suited up. Charente welcome Biarritz to Stade Chanzy with …

Martín Landajo is set to make history. The 29-year-old is set to overtake Agustín Pichot to become Argentina’s most capped scrum-half of all-time. Landajo is to play from the bench against New Zealand, doing so with Tomás Cubelli starting. Landajo made his test debut in November 2008. He did so …

New Zealand hosts Argentina in a third round Rugby Championship match on Saturday. The fixture is to be the sixth annual game between the countries in New Zealand. This year’s edition see the city of New Plymouth hosting a Rugby Championship match for the first time in history. The All …

Round three of the 2017 Rugby Championship will be played this coming weekend. It is to see New Zealand and Australia playing at home, doing so against Argentina and South Africa respectively. Argentina are to play in New Plymouth and are chasing a first ever win over the All Blacks. …

The European club season is back in full swing but sadly the Americas influence wasn’t all that great last weekend. Thankfully the World Rugby u20 Trophy was there to help us out when we needed it most and several players put their hands up, most notably from the Teritos who …

A double blow for Los Pumas sees Juan Martín Hernández and Ramiro Herrera out. Both senior players will miss Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against World Champions, New Zealand in New Plymouth. Juan Martín Hernández and Ramiro Herrera started against South Africa in Salta two weeks ago. The round two Rugby …

A collection of articles worth reading from elsewhere around the rugby-verse over the past couple weeks. The Women’s World Cup, Guiness Pro 14 expansion, the future of the UAR, catastrophic injury recovery, concussions, and the new law trials.   A Journey to be the Best – by Mark Janzen / …

Newcastle Falcons have named four Americas players in the side for their Aviva ‘A’ League season opener against Wasps on Monday evening. The newly revamped ‘A’ League sees all 12 Premiership sides as well as Championship favorites Bristol entering reserve grade teams which feature a mixture of up-and-coming talent as …