WXV Global Series Challenger 2026: What to Know About Round One
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The other half of World Rugby’s new WXV structure gets underway Sunday. While the opening weekend of the main WXV Global Series features England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, France and New Zealand, six more nations are gathering in Hong Kong for the WXV Global Series Challenger 2026. Spain, Fiji, Hong Kong […]
WXV Global Series 2026 Begins: What to Know About Round One
By The Rugby Fan Central Team A new era of international women’s rugby begins this weekend. The WXV Global Series 2026 kicks off Saturday with three major matchups across Europe: world champions England host Australia, Scotland welcome 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup finalists Canada, and France renew their rivalry with New Zealand. It is the beginning of […]
USA vs. Japan: What the Eagles Are Playing For in the Pacific Nations Cup
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The USA Men’s Eagles face Japan at Hanazono Rugby Stadium on Saturday with a place in the Pacific Nations Cup final at stake. After sweeping Portugal, Zimbabwe and Spain during the opening stage of the 2026 World Rugby Nations Cup, the Eagles arrive in Japan with momentum. An Eagles-heavy […]
Could a Six Nations Match Be Played in the USA? World Rugby Opens the Door
By The Rugby Fan Central Team A Six Nations match in Boston or New York? Nothing has been agreed, but World Rugby says it would help a union take a championship fixture to the United States — and Saturday’s sold-out Springboks-All Blacks Test in Baltimore is showing why the idea is being discussed. One of […]
Rugby This Weekend September 11-13
RFC WEEKEND GUIDE THIS WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 11–13 2026 RFC WHAT TO WATCH · WHERE TO FOLLOW · WHY IT MATTERS RUGBY THIS WEEKEND The Springboks and All Blacks bring one of rugby’s greatest rivalries to Baltimore. The USA Men’s Eagles face Japan with a place in the Pacific Nations Cup final at stake, the new […]
USA Rugby Great Jen Crawford Named to World Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2026
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The 1991 world champion and former Women’s Eagles captain will become World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee No. 179, with her induction set for the USA–England match in New Jersey on October 30. One of the greatest players in the history of American rugby is receiving the sport’s highest […]
WXV Starts This Weekend With a New Size 4.5 Rugby Ball — Here’s What It Means
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The new WXV Global Series begins this weekend, but when some of the world’s best women’s rugby players take the field, they will be playing with something different. The ball. Beginning Saturday, September 12, World Rugby will extend its trial of a women’s-specific size 4.5 rugby ball into elite international 15s […]
Women’s Sports Revenue Will Top $3 Billion in 2026. Is Women’s Rugby Ready for Its Share?
By The Rugby Fan Central Team Women’s elite sports are no longer simply being discussed as an emerging commercial opportunity. The money is arriving. Deloitte Global projects women’s elite sports will generate at least $3 billion in revenue in 2026, up from $2.4 billion in 2025 and representing projected growth of 340% since 2022. For women’s […]
USA Club Rugby Weekend Roundup: Biggest Results, Standings Impact & What We Learned
By The Rugby Fan Central Team USA Club Rugby delivered one of the biggest Saturdays of the young fall season on September 5, with a 64-point statement from Chicago Blaze, a two-point Men’s D1 finish in Pittsburgh and an immediate surprise in the opening round of Midwest Women’s D1. RFC highlighted the USA club slate […]
Rugby Week in Review: Springboks Take Series Lead, Wallabies Make History and NIRA Comes Alive
RFC reviews August 31–6, 2026: Japan 12–15 Fiji and the results, performances and moments that defined the rugby week.