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Impact from Chris Wyles contributed to Saracens conquering Dublin on Saturday. The London-based Aviva Premiership side defeated southern Irish province, Munster 26-10 in the first of two Semi Finals. Wyles was a replacement for Saracens. He came off the bench to score the second of two Saracens’ tries. In doing …

Who will be the club champion of Europe? Four remain in the hunt and this will be cut to two this weekend. Dublin and Lyon are to be the settings for compelling matches and matches involving players from the Americas. The home of Irish rugby, Aviva Stadium is to be …

It is crunch time in England. The 20th of 22 rounds will be played this weekend. Up for grabs are places in the play-offs and qualification for the 2017-2018 European Champions Cup. For Worcester and Bristol the focus is on avoiding relegation. Involved in the Aviva Premiership this weekend will …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Women Canada’s women’s team made it a perfect two-for-two as they ended the Can-Am Series in Chula Vista with a convincing 37-10 …

A second half try from Marcelo Bosch helped Saracens book a European Semi Final spot. The Argentine mid-fielder went over for a 58th minute try, stepping his way through Glasgow defenders in the process. The score was one of four Saracens tries in what was a comprehensive 38-8 victory. With …

In Europe it is all eyes on the Champions Cup this weekend. Contesting the Quarter Finals are to be clubs from England, France, Ireland and Scotland. The four winners will go on to compete in the Semi Finals on the weekend of April 21-23. The Quarter Finals have a Saturday-Sunday …

Encouraging news from France is that an Argentine fly half is back to fitness for Clermont. Patricio Fernández is ready to return to the playing field and is expected to do so this weekend for Clermont’s Champions Cup Quarter Final. The Central French side have home advantage against Toulon on …

Recent performances against Wales and Ireland saw the Italians coming off second best without meeting expectations. Yet the past provides insight into the present and also the future. There is reason to say ease up on Italy – progress is apparent. Failures A lot has been going wrong, this cannot …

Americas players have long been forced to balance their professional club careers with international availability, with test rugby often coming second in terms of priority, at least outside of the World Cup. Things have been further complicated with the UAR’s new policy of excluding European-based professionals from Pumas selection. There …

The final week of pool play in European competition and also a key week in the French Pro D2 provided some options, but it’s the grand finale of the California Cup that has earned several players their spot in our delayed selection. One more weekend of club rugby to keep …