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Russia Got past Belgium in a RWC 2019 qualifier today, winning 48-7 in Krasnodar. The result improves the Eastern European country’s chances of qualifying for a second Rugby World Cup. Last week, also in Krasnodar, Russia lost against Spain. The result altered the trajectories of the Rugby Europe Championship. With …

Jeff Hassler scored at the death in the Ospreys’ win over the Southern Kings. Played in Swansea on Friday evening the Welsh region defeated South African side the Southern Kings 26-12. The Ospreys did not start well. They were forced to come from behind to win the match. Their half …

With six games under their belt at Constellation Field the Houston SaberCats are now into the home stretch of their preseason schedule, with three tough matches in quick succession. First up is the New York Athletic Club, a team steeped in history with five national Division 1 championships to their …

International players from the Americas will feature in four of the six Greene King IPA Championship matches this weekend. A few players remain on Americas Rugby Championship duty but a couple have returned to help out their employers. Friday will see four Americas players run out for the Cornish Pirates …

The Guinness Pro 14 season continues this weekend. In what is to be week 15 of the Celtic-Italian-South African league there are to be seven matches taking place from Friday to Sunday. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas. Below is a preview of those involved. …

The Aviva Premiership is back in full swing this weekend. In what is Week 15 of the English elite division’s season a number of Americas players are to feature. Below is a preview documenting those involved from the Western Hemisphere. On Friday evening the Newcastle Falcons host Bath. They are to …

Canada face a tipping point in their Americas Rugby Championship campaign when they host Brazil at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday. It has not been a happy year for the men in red thus far, losing all three test matches including the World Cup Qualifiers to Uruguay which now …

The Americas Rugby Championship was back to its regularly scheduled programming with all six teams officially taking part in Round 2, so that’s where we’ve directed our focus in its entirety this week, and will continue to do so for the next three weeks. It was an odd one in …

The Can-Am Cup was contested between Canada and their hosts, the USA, at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento on Saturday. Since 2014 the trophy has belonged to the Eagles, who had not been beaten by their northern neighbors since 2013 heading into the match. The second round contest of the …

New York officially has its first professional rugby team. Major League Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that Rugby United New York will enter the new competition for the 2019 season. Heavily rumored for several months, the confirmation of New York as the first expansion franchise for the second season comes as …