Brive have officially been relegated from the Top 14 to the Pro D2. The French club’s away defeat against Stade Français in Paris confirms the club cannot finish higher than 14th position. Brive will now trade places with the winner of the Pro D2. That team is to be either …

On Saturday Facundo Isa had an amazing match for Toulon against Castres. The Argentine forward was among the try scorers at the Stade Mayol in Toulon’s  59-13 home victory. Isa played that match in his regular club position of flanker. He has held down the 7 shirt all season for …

DTH van der Merwe scored two tries on Saturday. He was making his 100th appearance for the Glasgow Warriors. While his side fell to a 24-19 defeat the Canadian international had a memorable game and is in top form ahead of the upcoming June Internationals. van der Merwe’s scores accounted …

The first edition of Major League Rugby‘s ‘Battle of Texas’ has gone to Houston. Like a good old-fashioned Western, the SaberCats outscored Austin Elite by 50-38 in a match that saw an incredible nine tries scored in a wild second half. Houston got off to a rocking start with Connor …

Canadian flanker Justin Blanchet has extended his stay at Bedford Blues for another year. The 24-year-old has been a regular in the Blues lineup since joining the club from the Exeter Chiefs academy ahead of the 2014-15 season. Across all competitions he has played more than 60 games in his …

The third game of Major League Rugby‘s second weekend takes place at Torero Stadium on Sunday where the San Diego Legion will host the Utah Warriors. San Diego took a beating against Seattle in their season opener last weekend while the Warriors are making their regular season debut. Utah’s lineup …

Los Jaguares recorded their their consecutive Super Rugby victory this morning. The Argentine franchise made history in doing so as never before had they defeated a New Zealand side. Tries were scored by Agustín Creevy, Emiliano Boffelli and Tomás Lezana. All three scores were unique with there being nothing in …

A dominant second half performance saw Jamaica winning away today in Barbados. The Crocs went from leading 15-14 at half time to complete a 50-14 victory. Today’s match was the first of two between the countries this year. It was a Rugby Americas North (RAN) Mens 15’s fixture and part …

It is Semi Finals weekend in France’s second division. Competing in the final four of the Pro D2 are four traditional names in French rugby – Grenoble, Montauban, Mont de Marsan and Perpignan. All are chasing returns to the Top 14. This season has been a new format introduced. Rather …

Canadian age-grade international Sam Hayward has signed with Birmingham Moseley for the 2018-19 season. Born in Australia, the 23-year-old qualifies for Canada via his mother, a native of Alberta. Hayward represented Canada at the 2014 World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in Hong Kong. He was also part of the Canada …

It was not a good Day One for the three Americas teams at the Singapore Sevens. All have failed to reach the Cup Quarter Finals with only two wins spread between them, one of them Canada’s win over Argentina. After a promising start to the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series recent …

Los Jaguares have made history at Auckland’s Eden Park. The Argentine Super Rugby side claimed a 20-13 win over the Blues this morning. The victory marked the first time Los Jaguares have defeated a New Zealand side since they joined Super Rugby in 2016. Played in appalling weather conditions, Los …

It’s only Week 2 of the inaugural Major League Rugby season and fans are already being treated to heavyweight title belt. After their scrum drove the Legion back to San Diego with their tails between their legs, the Seattle Seawolves will face a step up in competition on Saturday evening …

The penultimate round of the Top 14 will be played this weekend in France. Featuring in week 25 are a number of players from the Americas. For some it is an opportunity to push towards a potential spot in the 2018 Final while for others their clubs need to avoid …

It’s an all-Texas derby at Dyer Stadium on Saturday when the Houston SaberCats host Austin Elite to kick off Week 2 of the Major League Rugby regular season. For both teams it’s also a chance for a reboot, with each tasting defeat in their season opener last weekend. The SaberCats …

It’s the final weekend of the Greene King IPA Championship season and all six games will be played on Saturday. Bristol have already secured the title and with it promotion to the Premiership, while Rotherham have long since been resigned to relegation to National One. Many of Bristol’s players have …

The Houston SaberCats have added former New England Patriots fullback Joey Iosefa to their Major League Rugby roster. At 245 lbs (112kg) the 26-year-old will cast an imposing figure in the midfield. Iosefa played college football at the University of Hawaii. Hailing from American Samoa, he is not new to …

The HSBC Sevens Series returns this weekend in Singapore. It’s the site of last year’s historic victory by Canada in an all-Americas final with the USA. The defending champions will begin life after John Moonlight after their talisman announced his retirement earlier this week. Argentina finished a disappointing 13th last …

The English Premiership resumes this weekend. In week 21 matches are to be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Taking to the field will be a number of Americas players. Below is a preview detailing those involved. Opening week 21 will be one Friday fixture. The Leicester Tigers are at …

The Pro 14 continues this weekend with week 21 of the season. In what is the penultimate round of the regular season all seven matches are to be played on Saturday. It is derby weekend with all team’s playing against a side from their same country. The derby weekend sees …