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The relegation match between Rugby Europe Trophy winners Portugal and Germany, last place finishers in the Rugby Europe Championship, has been officially postponed. Originally scheduled to take place on April 28 the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the Rugby Europe World Cup qualifying process will now see the match likely moved to the …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Robert Paylor The sophomore lock for the UCal Golden Bears suffered a catastrophic neck injury while playing in the Collegiate Nationanal …

The Major League Rugby preseason came to a close for five teams on Saturday with three matches scattered across the country. Glendale were on the road in New York, Austin were hosting New Orleans at Round Rock, and San Diego was celebrating the return of professional rugby to Torero Stadium …

Fiji made it two HSBC Sevens Series Cup wins in a row on Sunday when they defeated Kenya to win the Hong Kong Sevens. It was a repeat of the Cup Final in Vancouver and again the Fijians proved a class apart, finishing the tournament undefeated with a two-point victory …

After just a year’s hiatus Bristol are headed back to the English Premiership. A stunning 50-19 defeated suffered by Ealing at Castle Park on Saturday combined with Bristol’s win over Nottingham on Friday sealed the inevitable. With the old play-off format scrapped this season the Championship title was all that …

USA Eagles fly half AJ MacGinty was impressive for the Sale Sharks on Friday. The northern English side hosted and defeated the Wasps in what was a crucial victory. The result sees the team remaining in the hunt for a place in the play-off’s. MacGinty did not have his finest …

Chris Wyles scored for Saracens in their away victory this weekend in the Aviva Premiership. The former USA captain contributed to the crushing 63-13 away victory from the London-based who crushed the Northampton Saints. With retirement coming in less than two months time the score marked a final appearance for …

Two Americas teams will compete in the Cup Quarter Finals of the Hong Kong Sevens. A strong Day Two for the USA see them advance from the pool stages undefeated while Argentina will look to regroup from their loss to the Eagles after impressing against France. A stutter-start against France …

Professional rugby makes its return to Torero Stadium on Saturday evening. Two teams whose Major League Rugby preparations have contrasted greatly will square off in the main event of a double-header. A college match between Cal Poly and San Diego State begins at 5pm local with the San Diego Legion …

The Ontario Arrows held off a second-half surge from the Utah Warriors to came away 24-20 winners at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday evening. A dominant first half saw the Canadian team up 17-3 at the break but the injections of some key replacements and a costly yellow card to …