Tier 2 Rugby

Team news ahead of the internationals that are taking place the week before the November international window starts, involving big gam...

Recently Japan coach Eddie Jones was asked during a talk at the Japan National Press Club about the remarkable improvements of his side’...

A quick roundup looking at the squad news ahead of the upcoming November window of international friendlies.

Whilst the JRFU have managed to secure a spot in an expanded Super Rugby format, there is a considerable amount of both cost and risk att...

It’s become increasingly common to attach a ridiculous amount of importance to the IRB rankings. With some using them falsely to back up p...

The alteration to the much reported Olympic loophole was met with anger from by Tongan officials who were hoping to benefit. However their...

There is now confirmation of USA Rugby's agreement with PRL for out of window release of players for the All Blacks test in Chicago, h...

For the 2014/15 season there are around 350 players from 29 nations outside the Tier 1 clique playing in the European professional leagu...

Team news for the Rugby World Cup qualifying playoff match between Russia and Uruguay for the final place up for at the 2015 Rugby World...

Since SANZAR's confirmation of Super Rugby expansion from 15 to 18 teams from 2016, alongside the addition of the Southern Kings and an...

With the Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fixtures announced, confirmation of the September playoffs involving teams from Eastern Eu...

After a recent winning run and a top 10 world ranking has finally made the rugby media more aware of Japan's improvements, the former...

USA back rower Danny Barrett showed a just an early glimpse of his raw talent in his first international tests last June.

The importance of the incredible improvements of the Japanese scrum under coach Marc dal Maso simply cannot be overstated and are making ...

The Pacific Island trio of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa have now all talked about their positions and views on the new Olympic 7's eligibili...

The IRB have announced a complete list of fixtures involving the top 18 ranked sides in the world for the November Test window later this...

Japan will be hoping to cause an upset at the next World Cup, but the scheduling of their opening 2 matches leaves them a bit of a dilemm...

The Samoan Prime Minister has now confirmed the date of Wednesday July 8 that the All Blacks will travel to Samoa for a historic test mat...

Japan now have a November schedule set with 2 home games against the Maori All Blacks followed by a trip to Europe to face Romania and G...

The PNC trophy looks like it will have no holder this year with the proposed final unlikely to be scheduled.