Brazil Fell to Germany in Freezing Leipzig this afternoon. The Central Europeans completed a comprehensive win, outscoring the Brazilians by five tries to one. The 36-14 scoreline was notably more impressive than that of game one. Germany started the match in full control. Basic work from a lineout saw Jaco …

England exacted their revenge on Canada with a dominant 39-6 win at Twickenham on Saturday. Once again it was the breakdown that proved costly, with numerous turnovers allowing England to counter-attack with lethal consequences. While Canada were clearly affected by fatigue playing their third game in a span of only …

Romania completed the perfect November series, downing Uruguay this afternoon. The 36-10 win follows victories over the USA and Canada. In losing Los Teros return home winless. Esteban Meneses’ players fell to both Germany and Spain prior to losing in Bucharest. The team will rest up before preparing for the …

Argentina were outperformed by England in London this afternoon. The 27-14 loss sees Los Pumas end their U.K. tour winless. With it the South Americans are ranked 9th in the world and now rely on a poor Six Nations campaign by one or more of France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales …

In a match very reminiscent of the first test in Béziers, France defeated the USA Women’s Eagles by a score of 31-6 at Altrad Stadium in Montpellier on Friday. The story was the same – a close 12-6 game at halftime and then a one-sided second stanza with France scoring …

Los Pumas have been forced to make a change to their lineup to play England at Twickenham today. Joaquin Tuculet has failed a late fitness test and will be replaced in the starting lineup by Juan Pablo Estelles, who starts on the left wing. Santiago Cordero will shift to fullback. …

Germany has made three changes to their starting team to face Brazil at Bruno Place Stadion in Leipzig on Saturday. A victory would give them a perfect November campaign with last week’s 16-6 opening test win over Os Tupis at Heidelberg preceded by a surprise 24-21 upset of Uruguay in …

An incredible 20 points from the boot of 19-year-old D’Angelo Leuila propelled Samoa to another precarious win over Canada with the final score 25-23 at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble on Friday. Making his first international start, the left-footed Samoan flyhalf kicked four penalty goals and two drop goals …

Brazil has made three changes for the second test against Germany. The teams meet in Leipzig in Saturday to complete the two-match series. Having won 16-6 in game one it is the Germans who are favorites. For game two Head Coach Rodolfo Ambrosio has made changes to the pack. While the …

New US Eagles cap Nick Civetta is poised to make his Premiership debut on Friday evening. The tall second row has been named as a replacement for Newcastle Falcons when they travel to Franklin’s Gardens to take on Northampton Saints. It will be the second senior Falcons appearance for Civetta, …

Only one away from a clean sweep of the Americas in their November test series, Romania have made three changes to their team to face Uruguay on Saturday in Bucharest. Andrei Radoi rotates into the starting hooker role with Eugen Capatana switching to the bench, Valentin Poparlan replaces Marius Antonescu …

It was another traumatic week for our intrepid panel, with all six Americas teams beaten to the finish line and our so-called gurus left to retreat with their tails between their legs. With most of our friends from the USA camping out with family and big birds and others choosing …

Canada will look to shake off their only loss of the year against England on Saturday, but will have to do so at the most daunting of locations – the fortress of Twickenham. The match will be played immediately following the England men’s game against Argentina, setting the stage for …

Friday marks a big occasion for 21-year-old Texan export Christian Ostberg. The big USA Select XV forward makes his first competitive start in his Pro D2 career as he lines up on the blindside flank for Aurillac when they travel to Angoulême. Two Argentines will be opposite in the Charente …

It’s a slow week for Americas players in the Guinness Pro 12 with the entire Canadian contingent injured or on international duty, save for Luke McGrath who of course is only a token representative having won his first cap for Ireland against the country of his birth earlier this month. …

France has made nine changes to their run-on side to face the USA Women’s Eagles in their second test to be played at Altrad Stadium in Montpellier on Friday. Recalled to the team are several players who missed Tuesday’s match in Béziers that saw the French cruise to a 36-10 …

Childhood friends Agustín Ormaechea and Felipe Berchesi will reunite to face Romania. The French-based Montevideo players will start in the halves for Uruguay on Saturday. Esteban Meneses became Los Teros Head Coach ahead of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. This weekend’s match, though, will be his first with Ormaechea and …

The French Barbarians defeated Australia by a score of 19-11 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux on Thursday. Uruguayan lock Rodrigo Capo Ortega played for the best part of an hour in the second row for the Barbarians in a match that didn’t quite live up to the expectations of …

An extensive injury list has forced Manu Samoa to make seven changes to their starting lineup to face Canada. From the team that lost 20-16 to Georgia last weekend, ruled out are hooker Manu Leiataua, second row Filo Paulo, flanker Jack Lam, and centre Reynold Lee-Lo. Another second row, Chris …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has made three changes for England. In Argentina’s final test match of the year Tomás Cubelli, Santiago González Iglesias and Leonardo Senatore will all start. Cubelli replaces Martín Landajo for what is his third start of the year. Landajo has started ten of the …