France

Five of Stade Français’ greatest ten players are Argentine, according to Rugby Rama. Following the cancellation of the merger with Racing 92, the French rugby website nominated the club’s best 10 of all time. Those included are among the most famous names in European rugby during the professional era. Amazingly half …

Plans for the merger of French clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 have officially been scrapped. An outcry of opposition from supporters of both storied clubs came following the shock announcement earlier in the week by owners Thomas Savare and Jacky Lorenzetti that the two Parisian clubs would become one. …

The 12 host cities have been named for France 2023. The Fédération française de rugby (FFR) is looking to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023, 16 years after France 2007. Unlike in 2007 it would be a tournament with matches exclusively played in France. The final venues included see virtually all …

Two of this weekend’s Top 14 fixtures have been ‘postponed’ due to the ongoing player strike of both Stade Français and Racing 92 players. Scheduled matches involving Castres and Montpellier will now not take place. The strike comes in the wake of a shock announcement earlier in the week by …

The draw for the world’s most prestigious seven-a-side rugby tournament was made on Monday evening. A total of 40 teams international teams will take part in the Hong Kong Sevens over three days from April 7-9 across three separate divisions. The HSBC Sevens Series event will be the highlight but …

Parisian clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 are set to confirm their merger. The move will see the two clubs from Paris unite to form one new super-club in the French capital. An official announcement is due out this afternoon. The two clubs will hold a press conference at 4pm local time, …

England have won the 2017 Vancouver 7s after defeating South Africa 19-7 in the Cup Final. It was the second meeting of the two sides at the tournament, with their Pool A clash ending in a 12-all draw. It’s the second tournament win of the season for England who remain …

Canada are up and Uruguay down in World Rankings. The official rankings are to be updated by World Rugby at midday GMT on Monday. They are to show a number of changes following the completion of international competition this weekend in Europe. As a result of Spain winning away to …

Two Americas teams have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver. Hosts Canada and the USA won each of their first two pool matches to qualify, and they could be joined by a third team though Argentina will need to …

The final squads for the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver this weekend have been named. An unusual number of changes have been made from the teams that took part in Las Vegas, with several injuries taking their toll on several squads. Among those not taking part …