New Zealand

Ongoing discussions to establish a Global Season are reported to be reaching a stalemate. The divide of union-run professionalism and that of private-run leagues has a north vs south split. Going to War In seeking to find common ground the meetings have, thus far, failed. Midi Olympique wrote that “the …

For the first time in well over a hundred years of trying, Ireland have beaten the All Blacks. A Tier 1 record 18-game winning streak came to a screeching halt at Soldier Field in Chicago as New Zealand fell by a score of 40-29 in front of a captivated full …

It was a tough day at the office for the Eagles as they came up against a high quality New Zealand Māori team that gave them little room to breathe almost from the kickoff. A sell-out crowd at Toyota Park wanted to see tries scored and they got what they …

International rugby is back, and so is the rugby forecast! We’ve polled some of the top gurus in the Americas to see who they think will be the big winners this weekend as Argentina arrive in Japan, and of course the AIG Rugby Weekend in Chicago. We don’t normally include …

The teams for the historic match between New Zealand and Ireland at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday have been set. For the first time on American soil the two Tier 1 nations will go head-to-head in the first of two tests set to be played between them, the second …

A year of transition is almost at a close for the Eagles, with their three-week end of year schedule set to begin on Friday. They’ll end a week earlier than everyone else with only two test matches scheduled but will also start a week earlier with a ‘friendly’ against the …

A backline full of HSBC Sevens Series stars will run out against the New Zealand Māori at Toyota Park in Chicago on Friday evening. Only Bryce Campbell has not played for Mike Friday’s Eagles 7s side while Danny Barrett also suits up at no8 for his first Eagles XVs match …

Rieko Ioane will team up with brother Akira on Friday as the New Zealand Māori announced a lineup with four players borrowed from the senior All Blacks camp for the match against the US Eagles at Toyota Park in Chicago. The Olympic duo are among the most popular talents in …

Western Force winger Marcel Brache is the most notable addition to the US Eagles squad for the November test series. Also comfortable in the midfield, the 29-year-old native of Los Angeles will miss the match against the Māori but will join the team for their two-match European tour. Brache, who …

Ireland have named 27 players to board the plane and head across the Atlantic to play the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday. Included are British & Irish Lions stars Jamie Heaslip, Conor Murray, Jonathan Sexton, and Rob Kearney. There is also room for five uncapped players …