Kassil Suspended for Canada’s Next Two WXV Matches; Nasilasila Gets One-Match Ban
Canada will be without Brittany Kassil for its next two WXV Global Series matches after the forward received a three-match suspension following her red card against Scotland. World Rugby also confirmed that Fiji’s Isoa Nasilasila has been suspended for one match following his red card against Canada in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup. […]
Rugby This Weekend: USA Eagles, WXV and College Rugby — September 18–20, 2026
Rugby fans in the United States have a packed weekend ahead, with both Eagles senior teams in action, the Pacific Nations Cup reaching its finale in Tokyo, the WXV Global Series continuing across Europe, and another full slate of college and USA club rugby. The biggest American storyline comes in two parts. The USA Men […]
USA Eagles Name Team for Canada as Cassh Maluia Set for Test Debut
Scott Lawrence has named the USA Men’s Eagles side to face Canada in Saturday’s Pacific Nations Cup third-place playoff in Tokyo, with Cassh Maluia’s Test debut among several changes following the semifinal loss to Japan. The USA Men’s Eagles will close their 2026 Pacific Nations Cup campaign against Canada on Saturday at Prince Chichibu Memorial […]
USA vs. Canada Preview: Five Things the Men’s Eagles Must Fix After Japan Defeat
The USA Men’s Eagles have an immediate opportunity to respond. One week after a 63–14 defeat to Japan exposed the gap between the Eagles and one of the teams they will face at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, the USA meets Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup third-place playoff on Saturday, September 19, at Prince […]
NIRA Rugby Week 3 Preview: Five Key Matchups to Watch
The first two weekends of the 2026 NIRA women’s rugby season produced close finishes, record scores and several early statements. Week 3 should begin showing which results represent lasting progress and which teams still have work to do. Five NIRA fixtures are currently listed by participating schools for Saturday, September 19. The schedule is led […]
Rugby Week in Review: Eagles Fall to Japan, Springboks Win in Baltimore and NIRA Scores Explode
RFC reviews September 7–13, 2026: Japan 63–14 USA and the results, performances and moments that defined the rugby week.
Is the Top 14 Trying to Become Rugby’s Fastest Competition?
By The Rugby Fan Central Team Something feels different about the Top 14 this season. A try is scored. The referee awards it. The kicker starts moving into position. And the clock is already disappearing. Forty-five seconds. But the new kicking limit isn’t the only change. During matches, referees can be heard encouraging players to […]
WXV Global Series Opening Weekend: Canada Fires a Warning as England and New Zealand Start With Wins
By The Rugby Fan Central Team Canada scored 64 points in Edinburgh, England turned a halftime deficit into a rout and New Zealand won on French soil as the new WXV Global Series opened with three very different statements. The first weekend of the new WXV Global Series gave us three winners, but not three […]
What the USA’s 63–14 Loss to Japan Really Told Us
By the Rugby Fan Central Team The score told us what happened in Osaka. After watching the match again and going through the numbers, the bigger story is why it happened — and what it tells us about where the Eagles stand. Japan’s 63–14 victory over the United States in Saturday’s Pacific Nations Cup semifinal […]
NIRA Rugby Results: Harvard, Lindenwood and Princeton Lead Big Weekend
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The second weekend of the 2026 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) women’s rugby season produced some enormous scorelines, a second-half comeback at West Point and a revealing non-conference test for Dartmouth. Six NIRA-related matches were played from September 11–13, including four league games, Dartmouth’s non-conference meeting with Life University […]