Japan’s dream run at Rugby World Cup 2019 has come to an end. The brutal power of the South African forwards saw the Springboks through to a 26-3 victory in Tokyo on Sunday. It is perhaps a deceiving scoreline that does not reflect the intensity of the match for the …

Australia’s Head Coach has called it quits. Michael Cheika has stood down from the position one day after the Wallabies fell to a RWC Quarter Final defeat against England in Tokyo. Cheika coached Australia at RWCs 2015 and 2019, doing so after becoming Head Coach in October 2014. With him …

Wales barely played any rugby at all as an implosion from France saw them eliminated from RWC 2019 in Oita. France were far better than Wales and had been in firm control only to lose 20-19 following a late try to the Dragons. In winning the match Wales will now …

Colombia’s Andrés Zafra Tarazonna scored a double for Agen in today’s home win over Stade Français. In doing so he wrote his name in history as the first player ever from Colombia to score a double in professional rugby. The win moves Agen to 9th position in the Top 14 …

The NOLA Gold have now officially locked in 24 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season with the confirmation of three more re-signings. Cam Falcon, Kevin O’Connor, and Ross Depperschmidt will stay in New Orleans next season as continuity remains a theme of the off-season. Falcon has been an …

Game 42 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Tokyo. It was the second Quarter Final and saw New Zealand complete the systematic dismantling of Ireland. Prior to RWC 2019 Ireland had been ranked no 1 in the world. The Irish exit the tournament with two defeats, …

Game 41 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Oita. It was the first Quarter Final and saw Pool C winners England facing Pool D runners-up Australia. After a competitive opening 50 minutes the superiority of one team saw a run-away victory for England. Playing for the …

New Eagles cap Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz has signed with expansion side Old Glory DC for the 2020 Major League Rugby campaign. The powerhouse loose forward makes the switch from the Houston SaberCats, who he joined mid-season in 2019 after opting to pursue international honors with the USA. Fa’anana-Schultz made an immediate …

Japan has everything to enter the Rugby Championship, notes World Rugby Vice-President Agustín Pichot. The Asian country has lit-up RWC 2019 by winning Pool A and reaching the Quarter Finals for the first time. This follows prior successes including a win over South Africa at RWC 2015 and a draw …

Ireland’s historic wins over New Zealand were a distant memory on Saturday as the All Blacks thrashed the men in green 46-14 in Tokyo to book their spot in the Rugby World Cup Semi Finals. It was a masterful performance from the two-time defending champions, but an equally disappointing effort …

A clinical performance from England saw the Europeans advancing to the Semi Finals of RWC 2019. They did so by eliminating Australia with a superb 40-16 victory in Oita. The heavy defeat will surely be the end of Head Coach Michael Cheika while England and Eddie Jones are serious contenders …

Argentina are to face England in November 2020. The match was confirmed by England Rugby as one of four home internationals that month. All four of the games will take place at Twickenham Stadium in London. England will play host to New Zealand, Argentina, Australia, and a yet to be …

The Houston SaberCats have signed scrumhalf De Wet Roos for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Originally from South Africa, the 29-year-old moved to Australia in 2013 and has been a standout in the Shute Shield and National Rugby Championship. He was signed by the Brumbies in 2017 as an …

The Seattle Seawolves have secured four of their top players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Brad Tucker, Vili Toluta’u, Mat Turner, and Brock Staller have put pen to paper for another campaign at Starfire Stadium. Having claimed back-to-back titles in the first two seasons of the new American …

History will be made on Sunday when Japan takes part in their first ever Rugby World Cup Quarter Final, the last game of the weekend that will be played in front of a packed house at Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium. The Brave Blossoms are the darlings of the tournament, not just …

The third Quarter Final of the Rugby World Cup is a rematch of the 2019 Six Nations opener between Wales and France. On that day, the eventual Grand Slam winners had the measure of Les Bleus but it required a late try from George North in a highly competitive fixture. …

Pool A of RWC 2019 produced unexpected results and saw magical tries scored. The group was won by tournament hosts Japan and saw Ireland finishing second. Both teams scored excellent tries as did Russia, Samoa, and Scotland.   To recap the matches click below on the corresponding link. Japan 30-10 …

The Glendale Raptors have confirmed 31 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season, among them 13 who were not part of the squad in 2019. Former Wallabies star Digby Ioane is officially unveiled along with Eagles pair Aladdin Schirmer and Nick Boyer, and former Manu Samoa prop Zak Taulafo. …

DTH van der Merwe has retired from test match rugby with immediate effect. After earning 61 caps over a period of thirteen years the 33-year-old made the announcement today on social media that he has concluded his test match career playing for Canada. Commonly known as DTH, Daniel Tailliferre Hauman van …

Quarter Final 2 of RWC 2019 sees the Pool B winners facing the Pool A runners-up. New Zealand were undefeated in their pool while Ireland won three and lost one match. The All Blacks did not play last weekend due to the cancellation of their match against Italy. Ireland Head …