Ireland

Colombia were winners at home on Wednesday. Played at the Estadio Cincuentenário in Medellín, Colombia defeated Brazil 24-23. The win came after Las Tucanes had held a 21-8 advantage at half-time. Second half yellow cards and a dubiously awarded late score to Brazil saw the game go down to the …

The 2023 Rugby Championship will be the final major competition before Rugby World Cup 2023. It will involve four countries – Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They are all elite; three of them are prior Rugby World Cup champions and the other has previously finished third. 2023 marks …

South Africa has named a 40-man roster to prepare for 2023 international activities. The reigning World Champions will play six matches before the World Cup. Two of the six will be against Argentina. The roster will begin on-field preparations on Monday. South Africa open their World Cups defense against Scotland …

Rugby Canada has a new High Performance Director. Stephen Aboud will oversee all national team programs, with a focus on developing the elite player pathway in Canada from age-grade to senior level. He will officially take up the position next month. Aboud comes highly rated after working in similar roles …

Round 10 of Super Rugby Americas 2023 kick-off’s off at La Catedral in Buenos Aires on Friday. Los Pampas have home advantage against Os Cobras. Los Pampas are riding on top of a wave of strong form. The team has won their past three Super Rugby Americas matches and is …

A competitive contest went the way of Los Dogos on Friday. With home support to cheer them on, the Córdoba side withstood the ferocious sting of Os Cobras to claim a hard-fought victory. The 45-29 win was come-from-behind. The venom of Os Cobras attacked early. Ariel Rodrigues sprinted into the …

Professional rugby teams from Brazil and Paraguay clash in Sunday’s Super Rugby Americas match. The round three match between Os Cobras and Yacare will be the first ever professional fixture between teams from the two countries in Brazil. Os Cobras have been competitive in the early rounds of Super Rugby …

The cat is at last out of the bag. After repeated World Cup cycles wherein the early draw brings unbalanced pools, World Rugby have admitted the error. Writing for The Mirror, Alex Spink writes that World Rugby are to delay the draw for future Rugby World Cups. The draw for …

A pair of American forwards will be part of international squads in Europe this weekend. Tighthead prop Roman Salanoa has been called up to Ireland’s Six Nations training squad, while hooker Robert Irimescu has been named on the bench to make his test debut for Romania against Poland on Saturday. …

The 2023 Six Nations sees changes in player eligibility to that from prior years. World Rugby’s eligibility law changes entitle eligible players to represent a second country following a three-year stand-down period from their last binding representative appearance for their first country. The change of nationality saw a variety of players …