England

Despite pandemic concerns the Six Nations will go ahead as planned. One of the topics that continues to be a point of discussion around the tournament is player eligibility, with a handful of new residency captures taking the field during the Autumn Nations Cup. Players obtain eligibility by meeting Regulation …

Saracens are no longer perfect in the 2020-21 Premier 15s season. In fact their unbeaten run dated back to October 2018, but it came crashing to a halt on Saturday as Exeter Chiefs took a famous victory with the final score reading 22-14 to the home side at Sandy Park. …

Exeter Chiefs have named a record eight North American internationals in their match day squad to take on Saracens in this week’s featured Premier 15s match. Saracens travel to Sandy Park unbeaten but the home side are adapting quickly to life in the top flight. While Saturday sees the Premier …

Recent Major League Rugby signings have revealed several players eligible for the USA that may have been previously unknown. Players like Gordon Fullerton, Thomas Morani, and Zack Godfrey were signed up in 2020. In 2021 we can add James King, Luke Carty, Joe Johnston, Harrison Boyle, Harry Barlow, Joel Miranda, …

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 …