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Germany brought their Repechage story to a close with a dominant 43-6 win over Kenya in Marseille on Friday. Sebastian Ferreira led the way with a hat trick bringing consolation smiles to the face of the Schwarze Adler though secretly they will wonder what might have been with a 20-minute …

Two evenly matched sides will close out their calendar year in Bucharest on Saturday when Romania play host to Uruguay at Ghencea Stadium. The two sides are neck-and-neck on the official World Rugby Rankings, with Romania just one spot ahead of Uruguay in 17th place. They have become familiar foes …

This week we hear from various people about all the past week’s internationals. Women’s Eagles captain Kate Zackary was kind enough to chat with us about their recent European tour, and ARN’s own Paul Tait breaks down what we saw last week and what’s ahead this weekend. Last call for …

It’s all to play for in Marseille on Friday evening, as Hong Kong and Canada will go head-to-head to determine the final spot at the 2019 World Cup. Canada enter with a clear advantage – if they hold Hong Kong to less than four tries or score four themselves it …

With both teams knocked out of World Cup contention Kenya and Germany will square off in their final match of the Repechage competition on Friday. While both would have wanted more out of their efforts they will each take something from the process. It might also be the end for …

This Saturday will see Tomás Lavanini completing 50th caps for Argentina. The world class second-rower from Buenos Aires will reach the milestone against Scotland and have the honor of leading the team out of the changing rooms onto Murrayfield. Aged 25, Lavanini debuted for Argentina in 2013. It came at …

The November Internationals conclude for both Ireland and the USA this weekend. Their meeting in Dublin is to be the Eagles’ toughest assignment since RWC 2015. With a challenging pool in RWC 2019 awaiting the USA it is a welcomed fixture. Ireland go into the match with a new captain. …

With a history dating back to 1969 Scotland and Argentina have a long and important rugby rivalry. On Saturday it will continue with Los Pumas being the visitors to the Scottish capital. Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made nine changes from last weekend. The northern Europeans were defeated 26-20 …

Canada ‘A’ scored a convincing 35-14 win over England Academy at Cobham RFC on Wednesday. Led by a dominant forward pack, the visitors outscored their hosts five tries to two with fullback Irene Patrinos a perfect five-from-five on conversions. An early England assault was asbsorbed by Canada, who managed to …

This past week we saw more international action with mixed fortunes for the Americas teams. Canada and the USA each performed very well and the entire XV could have justifiably been split between those two sides. Argentina’s scoreline wasn’t too bad but their second half showing was dreadful, while Uruguay …