Joe Pietersen

Gregor Townsend has named a 36-man Scotland squad for the opening round of the newly-established Nations Championship. The Scots will take on Los Pumas in Córdoba on July 4, followed by the Springboks in Pretoria on July 11, and finally the Flying Fijians at Murrayfield on July 18. Sione Tuipulotu …

A last-gasp try from Lucas Lacamp gave the Men’s Eagles a stunning 17-14 win over Fiji in the 5th place final at the Bordeaux Sevens on Sunday. The result earned the USA 8th place on the overall championship table, just one point ahead of Kenya, and secured their return to …

One conversion turned out to be the difference for Canada’s Women as they edged the USA 21-19 in the Bronze Final at the Bordeaux Sevens on Sunday. The victory not only claimed third at the season finale tournament, it also secured a podium finish at the end of the Championship …

Sunday night’s match in Seattle is a preview of next week’s Semi Final, but that doesn’t mean this contest is a dead rubber. Hosting rights are still up for grabs, and a win could be enough to give the Seawolves that honor. The Legion currently hold a three-point advantage and …

It’s all on the line for New England on Sunday afternoon. Old Glory’s win over Anthem on Saturday means that the Free Jacks will have to knock over the unbeaten Hounds to earn a Semi Final berth, and they’ll have to secure the four-try bonus as well. The three-time defending …

Selknam and ended their Super Rugby Americas (SRA) season with a strong showing at home on Saturday. The Chilean side was too strong for the Brazilian professional rugby team. The 45-14 was what the team needed to advance to the Semi Finals; that was so before Friday’s results with Los …

Led by Puma Francisco Gorrissen, Vannes successfully won promotion from the Pro D2 back to the Top 14. In what was a slobberknocker, Vannes were 18-14 winners in France’s second division final played in Toulouse on Saturday. The outcome means Vannes will trade places with Montauban who were relegated from …

History was made in Tucumán on Friday evening. Los Tarucas secured the final remaining vacancy in the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) Semi Finals. Los Tucumanos did so by completing a big win over Los Capibaras. The outcome means Selknam were eliminated from the SRA Semi Finals contention on the eve …

Los Dogos overcame Yacare on Friday to comfortably finish the regular season at the top of the standings. Los Cordobeses won with a bonus point while denying the visitors from Paraguay. The 48-20 result closes a regular season for Los Dogos who enter the play-offs as favorites. Despite the final …

Old Glory plays their final home game of the season on Saturday opposite Anthem, with a playoff spot potentially on offer. For the visitors it would take an extraordinary result – a bonus point win with no bonus points for DC or the Free Jacks. A win for the home …