England

Just days after being named in the Fiji squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup, Samu Tawake has another reason to celebrate. The Rugby United New York prop is one of seven Fijian players added to the Barbarians squad to face England. Vern Cotter and Glen Jackson will coach both …

Juan Pablo Socino is set to play for the Barbarians against England at Twickenham next weekend. The Pumas midfielder is one of 11 Saracens who have been named by the invitational side to contest the Quilter Cup. This will be the first time the 32-year-old will wear the famous black …

Make it four Canadian internationals signed for the Loughborough Lightning. Second row Abby Duguid departed for England on Monday to join up with the Premier 15s club. There she will find familiar faces in DaLeaka Menin, Courtney Holtkamp, and Sara Svoboda. Holtkamp and Svoboda played in the win over Sale …

England’s top women’s division – the Premier 15s – is set to kick off this weekend. The semi-professional competition will feature a number of North American players this season, with an impressive six names in Exeter’s lineup to face Gloucester-Hartpury. New Canadian arrivals Emily Tuttosi, McKinley Hunt, and Taylor Black …

Old Glory DC have announced the signing of Danny Thomas for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He celebrates his 26th birthday later this month and joins from Belmont Shore of the Pacific Rugby Premiership, equally comfortable at both scrumhalf and flyhalf. Thomas is originally from Farnham Common, England, but …

Canadian flanker Sara Svoboda has signed for Loughborough Lightning. She follows international teammates DaLeaka Menin and Courtney Holtkamp to the Premier 15s club in England. Svoboda was a standout at the McMaster Marauders, lifting the Monilex Trophy as national university champions in 2015. She played her domestic club rugby for …

Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signing of three further Canadian internationals for the Premier 15s season. Emily Tuttosi, McKinley Hunt, and Taylor Black will join Olivia DeMerchant with the quartet following US Eagles trio Kate Zackary, Gabby Cantorna, and Jennine Duncan to the English club. Tuttosi hails from Manitoba but …

JP Doyle has accepted an invitation to referee at the World Tens Series slated to take place in Bermuda next month. The 41-year-old has been one of the leading referees in Europe for the last decade and took charge of the 2014 English Premiership Final. He was on the match …

Canada’s Player of the Year is headed to England on a professional contract. Olivia DeMerchant has signed on with the Exeter Chiefs of the Premier 15s. She follows US Eagles trio Kate Zackary, Gabby Cantorna, and Jennine Duncan who were confirmed by the club last month. DeMerchant, 29, has been …

Charlie Hewitt has re-signed with Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old lock joined the team in February after leaving the Houston SaberCats. Hewitt had limited time to impress for his new club before the season was suspended due to the pandemic. He started …