Tag Archives: RFU Championship

One of Europe’s most high profile clubs has been dumped from the English Premiership. In an unprecedented decision, Premiership Rugby today confirmed that Saracens will be relegated at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 season due to continual breaches in the salary cap. The club had already been hit with a …

Former Eagles back row Andrew Durutalo has left English Championship club Ealing Trailfinders with immediate effect. The 32-year-old has decided to return home to his family in Fiji. He is taking a break from the sport entirely, possibly signalling the end of his professional career. Durutalo announced his retirement from …

Will Magie will make his London Scottish debut against Yorkshire Carnegie on Friday. The US Eagles flyhalf has been named on the bench for their RFU Championship clash at the Athletic Ground. He signed for the club earlier this month after spending two seasons with the Glendale Raptors in Major …

Head Coach Steve Jackson has announced Samoa’s roster to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019. All but one player are contracted to professional teams outside of Samoa with the majority not having been raised in the country. Called-up are players from rugby’s elite leagues including the English Premiership, Pro 14, …

Newly-promoted Ampthill have signed a pair of Argentines for their first ever campaign in the RFU Championship. Flyhalf Serafin Bordoli and No8 Facundo Domínguez, both Pumitas caps at u20 level, will get their first tastes of professional rugby in England. Bordoli, 24, has spent the past three seasons in Italy. …

Javier Rojas will be staying with Cornish Pirates after all. The RFU Championship club announced the Argentine Olympian as one of the departures, bringing back countryman Nicolás de Battista from Zebre as a replacement. Instead of returning home to Rosario, however, Rojas has signed a new one-year deal to stay …

Dan Faleafa’s latest rugby adventure will be in the USA. The 30-year-old Tongan international is set to join Austin Elite for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He is slated to start on the blindside flank for the Ikale Tahi against Japan in the second round of the Pacific Nations …

As the European club season reaches a close and Super Rugby leans towards the playoffs, it’s time to look back and see how Canada’s overseas contingent fared in the 2018-19 campaign. Only a handful of Canadian internationals are currently based in the Southern Hemisphere – Tyler Ardron the most prominent. …

Just a week after confirming the signing of Jeff Hassler, the Seattle Seawolves have announced the addition of another Canadian international. Tighthead prop Jake Ilnicki has joined the club for the remainder of the 2019 Major League Rugby season and is set to debut in Saturday’s match against the Glendale …

The NOLA Gold have added another front row player to their stable for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. Having recently signed USA international Alex Maughan, the Gold have now acquired veteran Welsh prop Ross Davies from the Dallas Reds. At 35 years old, Davies is in the …