England

Ealing produced a 27-26 upset win over Saracens in the first match of the Trailfinders Challenge Cup on Saturday. The six-match series which also includes Doncaster was created to provide meaningful competition for the three sides as they await the start of the RFU Championship regular season. Played at Ealing’s …

Julián Montoya will not play Super Rugby in Australia. The Pumas starting hooker will instead join the Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership. The move comes following Montoya having competed his two-weeks of quarantine in Australia. He had problems with his paper work in Western Australia. Cambio de planes para …

US Eagles lock Nick Civetta will join Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old White Plains native is bound for his home state at the completion of his Oxford University commitments. He is set to play in the postponed Varsity Match, which is now …

Paige Farries is poised to take home Premier 15s try of the week honors after scoring a double for Worcester Warriors in a 70-6 rout of Durham Sharks on Saturday. The Canadian winger tormented the opposition with some scintillating runs down the right side. It’s the first try, scored just …

Courtney Holtkamp scored one of the best forward tries of the season to help spur Loughborough to a 29-14 win over Gloucester-Hartpury on Saturday. The bruising Canadian lock trampled one defender before wrestling her way through four more to somehow ground the ball in the 55th minute. It was another …

Gabby Cantorna and Emily Tuttosi each found the score sheet as Exeter Chiefs edged Bristol bears 31-27 in an exciting contest on Saturday. The pair were among six North Americans who suited up for the winners with a seventh – new arrival Rachel Johnson – left to wait another week …

Mackenzie Carson has returned to Saracens in time for the second half of the Premier 15s campaign. The Abbotsford native joins fellow Canadians Sophie de Goede and new signings Emma Taylor and Alysha Corrigan at the London club who are unbeaten through seven games. It’s a welcome return to the …

Two more USA internationals have joined Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s. Flanker Rachel Johnson and hooker Joanna Kitlinski make it five Eagles and nine North Americans in all at Sandy Park. Harlequins lock Kristine Sommer and Sale fullback Jess Wooden are the other USA reps in England’s top division. …

The first half of the Premier 15s season is in the books and it’s been a very good one for North American exports. With Rugby World Cup 2021 in the horizon, the respective Head Coaches of Canada and the USA will be pleased though Sandro Fiorino has a few more …

The Seattle Seawolves have announced the re-signing of outside center Ross Neal for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. It’s a formality long expected, with the 25-year-old’s return confirmed in August when he signed a short-term deal with London Irish. Neal played five matches in the English Premiership during his …