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Recruitment continues ahead of the inaugural season of Major League Rugby. The Houston Strikers have unveiled the signing of former Ulster prop Adam Macklin. He becomes the fifth player signing of the new team ahead of 2018, preceded by Matt Trouville, Sam Windsor, Charlie Hewitt, and Jake Turnbull. Arriving from …

Glendale’s perfect start to 2017 is over. After 10 consecutive victories they tasted bitter defeat in Burlington as the Ontario Blues ran in seven tries to four to claim an impressive 43-25 win on Saturday afternoon. The match was a friendly organized between arguably the two most prominent domestic teams …

All players from the Americas have been eliminated from the Aviva Premiership. As a result of today’s Semi Finals in England the Final, to be played on May 27, will feature no players from the Americas. Either the Wasps or Exeter Chiefs will win the English title, neither currently have players …

Argentina, Canada, USA are all to Compete in the London 7’s Quarter Finals. The three Americas’ countries had impressive opening day performances on Saturday. Canada and the USA came out as upset winners over Fiji and South Africa respectively. In the case of Fiji this send the Oceania side to …

Just one match remains in the Pro D2 this season. Former Top 14 sides Agen and Montauban face-off in the 2017 Final in Bordeaux. The prize for the winner is ultimate – promotion to the Top 14 for the 2017-2018 season. Both teams have players associated with rugby in the …

The final squads have been submitted for the last round of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series to take place at Twickenham this weekend. South Africa can breathe easy having clinched the overall Series title in Paris but there are still some final placings up for grabs, particularly second spot where …

A game many months in the making will at last come to fruition on Saturday when the Ontario Blues welcome the Glendale Raptors to Sherwood Forest Park. It’s a meeting that invites intrigue on many levels, with implications beyond that of your average pre-season encounter. This is the second match of …

Four will become two in English rugby on Saturday. The Aviva Premiership Semi Finals will take place in Coventry and Exeter respectively. The Wasps and Chiefs have home advantage but any of the four teams playing could reach the final. Involved from the Americas this weekend are to be players …

The Irish cities of Dublin and Limerick will host the Guinness Pro 12 Semi Finals this weekend. The two play-off matches in the Celtic Italian League are to be Irish provinces at home to Welsh regions. First up will be Leinster taking on the Scarlets this evening. The visitors from …

Andrew Durutalo could well be playing in his final sevens tournament as an Eagle this weekend in London. The 29-year-old loose forward has signed a contract with the Ealing Trailfinders of the Greene King IPA Championship for the 2017-18 season. Durutalo will make his return to professional 15-a-side rugby one …