Tier 2 Rugby

One of the most remarkable things over the last RWC cycle was the turnaround Japan managed to achieve at set piece especially in the scru...

One of the toughest challenges for any Tier 2 nation in the professional era has been developing homegrown high quality fly halves of the l...

A country by country breakdown of the 380+ players from nations outside Tier 1 currently playing for clubs in one of the 5 fully profess...

So far 42 players in international rugby history have reached the milestone of 100 caps for their country, but only one of those players (...

A brief look at the state of Samoan rugby following a disappointing 2016 which saw them finish down at 15th in the world rankings (5th a...

Georgia came into this November off the back of a record win over Romania and a successful tour of the Pacific Islands. The bubble was b...

Canada (vs Ireland, Romania & Samoa) Things have not gotten much easier for Canada under new coach Mark Anscombe. Injuries have cont...

Samoa (vs France, Georgia & Canada) The past 2 years have seen Samoa go from some of their all time highs of the professional era, w...

Tonga (vs Spain, USA & Italy) The Ikale Tahi had the oldest squad at the RWC, and under the guidance of Toutai Kefu 2016 has been a ...

USA (vs Maori All Blacks, Romania & Tonga) Like many Tier 2 squads, the USA under new coach John Mitchell have had a high turnover o...

Romania (vs USA, Canada & Uruguay) 2016 has been a low profile year so far for Romania, which for the most part of the ENC and Nati...

Japan (vs Argentina, Georgia, Wales & Fiji) One year on from their famous RWC campaign than won the hearts of many rugby fans, new co...

Georgia (vs Japan, Samoa & Scotland) The Lelos have been an exception amongst Tier 2 sides this year. Unlike most others they have a...

Fiji (vs Barbarians, England & Japan) Fiji are one of the few Tier 2 sides not to have had a major post-RWC overhaul, and the squad ...

A quick summary as to why Tonga haven't played a home test since 2009 and how much longer Tongans will have to wait to see internati...

A country by country breakdown of the 350+ players from nations outside Tier 1 currently playing for clubs in one of the 5 fully profess...

A brief summary on a highly positive month for Georgian rugby which saw them unexpectedly return home their Pacific Islands tour undefea...

As another year passes with Romania playing low profile competition, they are becoming increasingly the forgotten Tier 2 nation of world...

Referees from Tier 2 nations are rarely seen, but this weekend Shuhei Kubo will become the first Japanese to officiate in Super Rugby. ...

A look back at one of the most startling results in rugby history, when Namibia beat Ireland back in July 1991.