One conversion turned out to be the difference for Canada’s Women as they edged the USA 21-19 in the Bronze Final at the Bordeaux Sevens on Sunday. The victory not only claimed third at the season finale tournament, it also secured a podium finish at the end of the Championship …
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Led by Puma Francisco Gorrissen, Vannes successfully won promotion from the Pro D2 back to the Top 14. In what was a slobberknocker, Vannes were 18-14 winners in France’s second division final played in Toulouse on Saturday. The outcome means Vannes will trade places with Montauban who were relegated from …
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Tomás Albornoz hit top form for Toulon on Sunday. He scored two tries for Toulon who completed a 27-22 victory over Bordeaux in the latest round of the Top 14. The match was the first for Bordeaux in the Top 14 since the team won the European Champions Cup Final …
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Vannes are 80 minutes away from successfully earning promotion from the Pro D2 back to the Top 14. The club completed a comprehensive home Semi Final victory over Oyonnax on Thursday. The outcome means Vannes will face the winner of the second Semi Final, between Colomiers and Provence in the …
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Colombian second-rower, Andrés Zafra captained Provence to victory over Brive on Saturday. The 39-21 win sees Provence advancing from barrage to the Semi Finals of the Pro D2 while, former Top 14 club, Brive were eliminated. Played at a sold-out Stade Maurice-David in Aix-en-Provence, France, Zafra’s team outscored Brive by …
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Montpellier are the 2026 European Challenge Cup Champions. The French Top 14 club completed a comprehensive 59-26 victory over Ulster in Bilbao, Spain to lift the trophy on Friday. The victory saw Montpellier lifting the Challenge Cup for the third time. The club also won the Challenger Cup in 2016 …
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Oyonnax overcame Valence Romans on Thursday to advance to face Vannes in the final four of the 2025-2026 Pro D2. The Semi Final between the teams will be a home match for Vannes on May 28. The winner of Vannes vs Oyonnax will secure a place in the Pro D2 …
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Justo Piccardo made history on Saturday. The Pumas center became the first Argentine to score four tries in a Top 14 match. Piccardo scored four tries for Montpellier against Montauban, three of which were in the first half. They came in the 3rd, 16th, 37th and 73rd minute marks of …
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Pittsburgh’s bid to host Rugby World Cup matches in 2031 may have received a boost after J. Kenneth Moritz and John H. Tippins of the Pittsburgh-based firm Stonewood Capital Management have invested in RFU Championship club the Cornish Pirates. URC club Zebre Parma have signed Patricio Baronio on a two-year …
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Oyonnax have confirmed the recruitment of Iñaki Ayarza on a two-year-deal. In doing so, the Pro D2 club has bought out the player from his existing contract; Ayarza signed a long-term deal with Vannes in 2024 that saw him under contract with the club until 2028. OYONNAX SIGN AYARZA …
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