Meanwhile the French Pro D2 is already two weeks past the mid-point. Thursday’s match saw 14-man Brive defeat Biarritz to keep their promotion hopes intact. Axel Müller started on the wing in a feisty game that saw Georgian international Otar Giorgadze sent off early in the first half. Six matches …

We reach the midpoint of the Greene King IPA Championship season with all teams in action on one weekend for the first time since October. It’s an unusual calendar this season and certainly one that requires revision ahead of next year. Two top-four teams will go head-to-head on Saturday as …

The final stages of the of Major League Rugby preseason are fast approaching and with the regular season a little over two weeks away communications departments could afford to pick up the pace a little bit. This past weekend saw three matches take place, and there are five scheduled for …

The Glendale Raptors have boosted their front row stocks with the signing of Marco Fepulea’i from New Zealand provincial champions Auckland. The tighthead prop played 10 matches during the Mitre 10 Cup campaign, including suiting up as a replacement in the Premiership Final win over Canterbury. Fepulea’i is Auckland-born but …

Despite being just ahead of a World Cup year, 2018 mimicked 2017 with 66 players capped for the first time by one of the Americas Rugby Championship nations. Some of these names may not appear again on senior international team sheets but others are certain to make their mark over …

Giant South African lock Paul Willemse is among five uncapped players named by France coach Jacques Brunel to prepare for the Six Nations Championship. The 26-year-old represented his home nation up to u20 level but received his French citizenship on November 30 and now qualifies for his adopted country on …

Canada’s opening opponents in the World Cup have named their squad for the Six Nations. Conor O’Shea has included just one uncapped player on his Italy roster as he looks to narrow in on his final 31 for the flagship event in Japan. Zebre lock David Sisi is the newcomer. …

The heavily rumored move of John Quill from Glendale to Rugby United New York is now official. The 28-year-old flanker will play the 2019 Major League Rugby season for the expansion franchise, departing the Raptors after helping them reach the 2018 final. It’s a significant addition for New York. The …

Argentina’s roster has been named with one change for the Viña del Mar 7’s. Maximiliano Fillizola replaces Marcos Elizagaray who had been named in the original roster which was released last month by the UAR. The 12-man roster for the Viña del Mar 7’s is entirely different to that from last …

The San Diego Legion will host the Glendale Raptors in a Major League Rugby preseason contest on Sunday, January 13 at Torero Stadium. Tickets are now available online for the 2pm fixture, which will be free of charge for season ticket holders. A live stream has not been confirmed at …

Today sees Uruguay’s preparations for international competition in 2019 officially underway. Uruguay Begin their 2019 regime today at the High Performance Training Center at the Estadio Charrúa with new names and a few surprises. The 33 players training today under coach Esteban Meneses include returnees Mario Sagario, Nicolás Freitas, and …

The pools have been confirmed for the 2019 Viña del Mar 7’s. The Chilean city will play host to the second leg of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Series competition on January 13-14. The 2019 Seven Viña falls one weekend after the 2019 Seven Punta. Played this weekend in the Uruguayan …

Unbeaten Chile have been crowned 2019 Seven Punta Champions. Los Cóndores 7’s defeated Argentina 7-5 in the tournament final inn Punta del Este, doing so with a try from Lucas Westcott with time up. The conversion saw Chile winning the match and securing the title. In being crowned champions Chile …

This weekend saw some key performances from Argentine players in Europe. Top of the list was Benjamín Urdapilleta. The Castres fly half scored 11 points to guide his team past Grenoble on Saturday. Urdapilleta converted the game’s only try and landed three penalties. The away victory sees Castres moving above Montpellier …

Rugby United New York have secured one of the standout newcomers in the Major League Rugby preseason. Seimou Smith has put pen to paper on a deal that will see him suit up for the expansion franchise in the 2019 season after impressing as an outside center in exhibition matches …

The Toronto Arrows will split their home games during the 2019 Major League Rugby season between two locations. Their first four home games will take place at York University, where they have played three matches so far, with their last four moving to Lamport Stadium. Arrows President Bill Webb confirmed …

Bordeaux have signed Argentine winger Santiago Cordero from the Exeter Chiefs. The 25-year-old will join the French club on a two-year-deal starting next season. Bordeaux will be Cordero’s third professional club following Los Jaguares (Argentina) and Exeter (England). Cordero left Los Jaguares for Exeter last January. It came after he …

Argentina, and Chile impressed on day one of the 2019 Seven Punta. Played today in Punta del Este, Uruguay the opening day of the two day competition saw some high quality rugby being played in what is the 30th edition of the annual tournament. In Pool A Chile went undefeated. …

Tevaughn Campbell won’t be suiting up for Canada on the HSBC Sevens Series any time soon. The 25-year-old speedster has signed a contract with the New York Jets of the NFL. It’s his second crack at the league, having previously had trials with Washington and the New York Giants in …

The Houston SaberCats have added three front row forwards for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Props Mateo Sanguinetti and Matt Almeida are joined by hooker Jason Harris-Wright, the first arriving from Uruguay and the last from England. Sanguinetti becomes the fourth Teros international to sign for the club following …