El Salvador’s  leading women’s Rugby Sevens teams will come together this Saturday, July 04 for the third round of the 2015 National Rugby Sevens Championship. Involved will be Cuscatlan Rugby Club, Maquilishuat Rugby Club, San Salvador Rugby Club and Santa Tecla Rugby Club. San Salvador Rugby Club enter as the tournament leaders …

In an effort to continue encouraging the growth of rugby in Guatemala the Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby has acquired the services of Adrian Horrell. He is to work as an assistant coach with all of Guatemala’s national rugby teams. Not yet a full member of World Rugby Guatemala is a …

An Impressive month in June for Roberto Oyarzún has seen the former Old Navy Club front-rower being called up by New Zealand provincial side Northland for the upcoming Championship Division  of the ITM Cup, New Zealand’s domestic professional competition. Having performed well for Waipu in a local club competition the Chilean …

The officials for the pool stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup have been named. The appointments for the Americas teams are as follows: ARGENTINA Sept 20 – v New Zealand – Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistants: J.P. Doyle (RFU) & Angus Gardner (ARU) TMO: George Ayoub …

The recent controversy of Rodrigo Capó Ortega pulling out of playing for his native Uruguay in the Rugby World Cup has seen French club Castres criticized by members of the press. Calls of the Top 14 harming the global game and for the club to be punished were made on …

After being a fixture on the USA 7s team for years, Shalom Suniula successfully made the jump to the Eagles’ 15s roster in 2014. Born in American Samoa, Suniula has been capped six times for the Eagles and has made 42 appearances on the USA 7s team. One of the players that has sights …

The teams have been announced for Day 2 of the CRC, with the third place match up first followed by the final, with the winner hoisting the MacTier Cup. All games are being played at the Calgary Rugby Park, and will be streamed live at the link below:   http://livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial …

The teams for Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series have been named, with the tournament continuing at Red Deer Rugby Club on Wednesday, July 1. All games will be streamed live at the link below:   http://www.livestream.com/rugbycanadaofficial   ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND 16:00 local, 22:00 UTC England have …

Ok, it’s a stretch. A bit of poetic license granted. But it’s a catchy title and had Evan Olmstead gone in a different direction, it might not have been far from reality. The 6’6″ second row lives in Australia, plays for Parramatta in Sydney’s Shute Shield competition, and has that unmistakable …

USA 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has announced his training camp squad ahead of the Pan Am Games which is set to take place July 11-12th in Toronto, Canada. With five key USA 7s players in camp with the Eagles vying for spots on the Rugby World Cup side and …

The two finalists in the biggest domestic game of the year on the Canadian calendar are set to square off on Wednesday in Calgary. Both the Blues and the Wolf Pack recorded convincing victories on Sunday, and as expected the pair will be hammer and tongs at each other with …

French second division champions Pau have confirmed the arrival of Argentine Santiago Fernández on a two-year deal. The 32 time capped former Puma is to join the club from Bayonne who finished 13th this past season in the Top 14 and were consequently relegated. The 29 year old Fernández has …

World Rugby has released the locations and dates for the 2015/2016 Men’s World Series season. Coming off an exciting season in which Fiji took home the overall crown and the USA won their first-ever tournament, the HSBC World Series preps for their most important season to date. The 2015/2016 season …

Japan head coach Eddie Jones has selected a 39-man squad for the Rugby World Cup, with 37 set to take part in the Pacific Nations Cup. Dynamic no8 Amanaki Mafi and classy midfielder Male Sa’u will miss the PNC due to injury, but are expected to return in time for …

Manu Samoa have sprung a surprise by including Toulouse prop Census Johnston in their list of 27 players to prepare for the All Blacks test on July 8. The fan favorite had announced his international retirement in April amidst a stir of concern about the availability of Pacific Nations players …

The New Zealand Maori squad to face Fiji in Suva as a prelude to the Pacific Nations Cup has been named, with Chiefs centre Charlie Ngatai once again captain. The group includes 14 players who toured Japan in November, and three members of the New Zealand u20 team that emerged …

Uruguay’s return to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 ends a twelve year absence. Getting to the World Cup required intercontinental matches firstly against the USA and secondly against Hong Kong before reaching the final against Russia. The home and away series between Uruguay and Russia was, at the time, between …

The Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (Brazilian Rugby Confederation- CBRu), in combination with the High Performance Sporting Nucelus (NAR) and São Paulo City Hall’s Secretary of Sports, Leasure and Recreation (SEME) are to this Wednesday launch, July 1 a social rugby project focused on members of the youth aged above 15. The objective is …

Tiger Rugby made the trip south to Cancun, Mexico this past weekend to play in the Cancun Sevens. Played at the El Rey Polo Country Club, the Cancun Sevens has been in existence since 2008. The tournament brings in sides from all over the world to compete in a weekend …

Argentina’s first ever professional team continues to take shape with leading second-rower Tomás Lavanini having been the latest player to sign. The 22 year old joins the Argentine Super Rugby franchise from Racing 92 whom he started for in the Top 14 play-offs. Lavanini joins Matías Alemanno, Guido Petti and Juan …