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24 points from Martín Bustos Moyano saw Bayonne defeating Aurillac on Friday. The former Pumas fullback scored all points for the Basque club, landing 8 penalties in a 24-20 win. As a result, Bustos Moyano leads the Pro D2 scoring. No player in France’s second division has scored more points …

Argentina and Chile were both involved in Day one of the Oktoberfest 7’s. The two day tournament is a special event being held in Munich, Germany. The two South American countries had satisfactory opening day performances. Argentina had matches against Germany, Uganda and England. Los Pumas 7’s began well, overcoming …

Austin Elite Rugby have signed former Montpellier manager Alain Hyardet as Head Coach for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. Previously operating under the Austin Huns banner, Austin Elite have moved quickly to find a suitable replacement for the popular Eugene Eloff who has opted to return home to South …

France defeated the USA by 31-23 at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday to claim Bronze at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The Women’s Eagles put up a fight but were clearly outmatched by the perennial Six Nations contenders and were outscored by five tries to two. A tense …

One more shot at glory remains for the USA when they face France in the Bronze Final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday. Belfast’s Kingspan Stadium will be the venue as the match acts as a prelude for the World Cup Final between New Zealand and England. Injuries …

Week 2 of the 2017-2018 Pro D2 season starts today. The opening round of France’s second division saw started-out performances from Biarritz, Charente, Grenoble, Massy and Perpignan. With the dream of earning promotion to the Top 14 these and all other sides look to gain valuable competition points. The opening …

The USA have officially qualified for the Semi Finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup after France defeated Ireland by 21-5 in the final game of the pool stages in Dublin on Wednesday evening. It marks the first time the Eagles have reached the final four since 1998, when they …

France, Ireland and South Africa all had officials presenting their bids for Rugby World Cup 2023 in Medellín, Colombia. They did so at a meeting with the Executive Committee of Sudamérica Rugby on Monday and Tuesday at the Hotel Tryp. The first country to present was Ireland. On Monday August …

Through two rounds of the pool stage and Women’s Rugby World Cup the results have been largely predictable. In fact each pool is perfectly aligned with current World Rugby Rankings with the exception of Pool B, where Italy is ahead of Spain on points differential. With only 12 teams and …

Uruguayan pair Franco Lamanna and Agustín Ormaechea have signed new professional contracts in France. Lamanna departs Pro Recco of the Italy’s Serie A to join Mazamétain of Fédérale 2, while Ormaechea will spend the 2017-18 season with Strasbourg in Fédérale 1 after leaving the Stade Montois and the Pro D2 …