PRO Week 11 kicks off at Memorial Field in Obetz on Sunday as the Aviators play host to the San Francisco Rush in what promises to be a lively match between the two hottest franchises in the league. Ohio are fresh off back-to-back demolition jobs against San Diego and Denver …

Eric Fry has signed on with the Sacramento Express for the rest of the season. The Eagles World Cup prop arrives from Newcastle Falcons of the Aviva Premiership, where he has spent the past two years after joining from London Scottish. Fry won the last of his 40 caps during …

Pumas Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff are French Champions. Having started for Racing 92 in this evening’s Top 14 Final against Toulon the Rosario natives contributed significantly in what was a well-earned victory as a 14-man Racing 92 side outlasted the 15-men Toulon. Racing 92 lost their scrum half in …

Powerhouse winger Denis Simplikevich will bolster the Russian lineup to face the Eagles at Bonney Field on Saturday. The 1.95m (6’5″) sevens star joins the team directly from the Monaco 7s, where his team failed to achieve their Olympic aspirations. Simplikevich is one of eight changes to the team that …

Long-time Eagles front man Todd Clever will become the USA’s most-capped international player when he takes the field against Russia at Bonney Field tomorrow evening. The 33-year-old will surpass Mike MacDonald with his 68th test appearance, 13 years after making his debut against Argentina. Clever and co-captain Blaine Scully head up …

With the men finishing up in Monaco last weekend, it’s now time for the women to put a bow on their Olympic offerings as they prepare for the final Olympic repechage qualifying tournament in Dublin. Three teams who took part with ‘core’ status in this year’s HSBC Sevens Series are …

Time for predictions! It’s the last week of the June international series, and there’s only three Americas games on tap. It’s Round 2 in Tucumán where Los Pumas host Les Bleus, the Eagles welcome the Bears to Sacramento, and Canada is at their spiritual home in Toronto against the Azzurri. Once …

Ciaran Hearn will win his 50th cap for Canada against Italy on Sunday. The London Irish centre replaces Mozac Samson in the only change to the starting lineup that overwhelmed Russia on Saturday. Hearn will become the 16th player in Canadian test history to reach that mark, nearly eight years …

Having lost against Ireland in the Semi Finals, Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has opted for seven changes for the Bronze Final against South Africa in Manchester, England on Saturday. The seven changes see four alterations to the backs. Martín Elías comes un at fullback for Bautista Delguy, …

Both South America and North America will have a starting forward taking to the field for Toulon on Friday. Former Argentine captain Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe will play at opened flanker while USA captain vs South Africa from Rugby World Cup 2015, Samu Manoa will start in the second-row. The …

Tomás Vallejos Cinalli will play for Nevers in the 2016/17 season. The former Pumas lock joins the French Fédérale 1 side from Aix-en-Provence in PRO D2, who he joined mid-season after a spell as a medical joker with Stade Français during the World Cup. At 31 years old Vallejos has …

Former Argentina u19 captain Leandro Pérez Galeone has signed for Bourgoin. The 29-year-old leaves Chambéry, where he was vice-captain and one of the best loose forwards in the French Federale 1 for the last three seasons. Chambéry lifted the Jean Prat Trophy as league champions this season but will not …

USA Eagles center Thretton Palamo is set to sign for newly-promoted Aviva Premiership club Bristol, according to multiple media outlets. The 27-year-old World Cup standout is currently part of both the Eagles 7s and XVs rosters, and is expected to play against Russia this weekend before returning to Chula Vista …

Pumas Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff have both been named to start the Top 14 Final in Barcelona against Toulon on Friday. The side named, including replacements, is unchanged from that which defeated Clermont last Friday in Rennes. In what was a staggering cliffhanger of a contest, Racing 92 defeated the …

Both Canada and the USA have called for backup for this weekend’s matches against Italy and Russia, respectively. The two sides have injuries and changes in availability to account for ahead of their final games in the June international series. After picking up Liam Underwood last week, Mark Anscombe has …

Italy coach Conor O’Shea has opted to change up his backline after the narrow victory over the Eagles on Saturday. Tommaso Allan will start at flyhalf in place of Carlo Canna in the most significant change, giving the Treviso-bound playmaker a chance to impress the new management. Tommaso Boni has …

Pumas enforcer Tomás Lavanini is back after serving a suspension. The giant lock replaces Tomás Lezana in the starting lineup, with Javier Ortega Desio shifting to the flank after filling in as an emergency second row on Sunday. No other changes are found up front. Two changes are found in …

Guy Novès has made sweeping changes to his France team that dropped the first test against Argentina in decisive fashion. Jules Plisson has been dumped not just as captain but also from the starting side, with Toulouse lock Yoann Maestri set to lead for the first time after joining the …

The Rugby Championship is to replicate the Super Rugby Bonus Point System, SANZAAR has confirmed. The system follows changes in prior years in the French Top 14 in which the four-try bonus point system was removed to, instead, award teams by scored three more tries than their opposition. Starting on …

It was a full weekend with tons of rugby to get through, but we’ve done it and come up with a decent team. We had to look through a multitude of candidates from the Top 14 semis, PRO Rugby, the Nations Cup, and of the course the June internationals. After …