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 …

Brazil has confirmed a three-match series of June Internationals. The Tupis will play twice at home and once on the road in what is unprecedented for the South American country. First up for Os Tupis will be a home match against Portugal. It is to be the second time that …

Gonzalo Quesada’s Stade Français have won again. The Top 14 club downed the Cardiff Blues in a Champions Cup qualifying fixture this evening in Paris. The result sets up a Qualifying Final against the winner of the Northampton Saints vs Connacht. Stade Français’ win was by a sizable margin. The Parisians …

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 …

Uruguay are taking no chances for their South American ‘A’ Championship match against Brazil on Saturday. With the Championship doubling as a World Cup Qualifier the stakes are high and Los Teros have opted for their strongest available lineup to face the Tupis, making four changes to the team that defeated …

Los Cóndores will look to continue their winning ways when they host Paraguay at the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Santiago on Saturday. They earned redemption for their Americas Rugby Championship loss with a 15-10 win over Brazil in the opening match of the South American ‘A’ Championship last …

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 …

The Top 14 barrage play-off’s take place today and tomorrow in France. The two winners of the Toulon vs Castres and Montpellier vs Racing 92 matches will join La Rochelle and Clermont in the Semi Finals. Toulon and Montpellier have home advantage this weekend based on how they finished the …

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 Argentina XV and Toulon are to meet in a friendly. The fixture has been confirmed by Argentina XV Head Coach, Felipe Contepomi. The match will go ahead in place of the proposed Argentina XV vs Georgia match. The date and venue are yet to be confirmed. The Argentina XV …

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 …

Joaquín Díaz Bonilla and Bautista Ezcurra are to start in the Nacional de Clubes Quarter Finals this weekend. Both return to Hindú for club duty from Jaguares. Hindú will play away to Urú Curé and are calling upon their strongest players. Joaquín Díaz Bonilla will plan fly half while Bautista Ezcurra is to …

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 …

The second round of the South American ‘A’ Championship will be played on Saturday. Chile will play host to Paraguay and Uruguay will receive Brazil. The fixtures double as Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers. The winner will advance to face the runner-up of next month’s Canada vs the USA home-and-away series. …

The Aviva Premiership is returning to the USA in September. Philadelphia’s Talen Energy Stadium will host two-time defending European champions Saracens and the rapid-rising Newcastle Falcons in a full-on regular season match on September 16 of this year. This will be the second time the Premiership has staged a match …

International rugby returned on the weekend with the South American ‘A’ and Rugby Americas North Championships both in full swing. Standouts from each of those games made it into the team, while there was also room for a couple European pros after the Champions Cup final and French knock-out matches. …

Barbados hosted Guyana at the Garrison Savannah in Bridgetown on Saturday. A muddy and entertaining Rugby Americas North Championship match featured nine tries in all and plenty of big hits. The full match video can now be seen below. A brief summary and scoring details can be seen here.   …

World Rugby have selected three players as nominees for the World Rugby Sevens Rookie of the Year award. The chosen players are New Zealand’s Vilimoni Koroi, Fiji’s Kalione Nasoko and Argentina’s Matías Osadczuk. All three finalists have had tremendous impacts in their inaugural season of playing Rugby Sevens at the elite level. …