The attempt to allure the British & Irish Lions to Las Vegas has come and gone. The combined side of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will tour Australia in 2025. It was hoped that a USA side would be able to feature by playing as the home team against the …
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Ireland had no trouble putting Colombia away 64-3 in their WXV encounter at Dubai on Saturday. By halftime the Six Nations side had run up a 38-nil score and finished the game with 10 tries against only a single penalty goal for the South Americans. The speed and width of …
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New Zealand face Argentina in Paris in the first Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Final. The elimination fixture will be contested between two teams that have a rivalry dating back to 1985. New Zealand has the formidable record of have 33 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against Argentina; however, …
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Argentina’s Quarter Final win over Wales in Marseille was historic in more ways than one. It marked Los Pumas’ first-ever win over Wales in a Rugby World Cup match. It also saw Argentina eliminating a Celtic Nation, hereby completing the Triple Crown. Los Pumas have now eliminated all three Celts …
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New Zealand overcame Ireland 28-24 on Saturday to qualify for the Rugby World Cup Semi Finals. Many pundits had Ireland as favorites to win. The result, however, sees the Emerald Isle eliminated at the Quarter Finals stage for the 8th time in ten World Cups. The All Blacks lost against …
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Another long-rumored arrival in Chicago is now official. Dave Kearney will play for the Hounds in the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 34-year-old winger arrives from Dublin after spending the past 14 years with European giants Leinster and winning 19 caps for Ireland. Kearney made his senior professional debut …
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Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …
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One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …
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The twenty competitors at Rugby World Cup 2023 represent countries that are both large and small territorially and also in terms of population. Australia and Argentina are the largest territories while Japan comfortably has the largest population. This is a marked change from Rugby World Cup 2019. Click here …
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Three American countries will take to the fields in France for Rugby World Cup 2023. The three are Argentina, Uruguay and the debuting Chile. They will proudly fly the flags of their countries and look to play with distinction. North America will not have a team at the World Cup. …
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