USA Club Rugby Week in Review: South Buffalo Hits 118, Mudturtles Break 100 and Griffins Win a Thriller
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The USA club rugby season grew significantly this weekend as the Midwest moved deeper into its fall campaign and the Empire schedule began producing its first results of 2026–27. Across the 43 completed matches currently recorded by Rugby Fan Central for Saturday, August 29, teams combined for 2,923 points. There […]
Australia Beat Argentina 27–21 as Breakdown and Lineout Control Prove Decisive in Jujuy
By The Rugby Fan Central Team Australia continued its winning start under Les Kiss with a 27–21 victory over Argentina in San Salvador de Jujuy on Saturday, controlling possession, the breakdown and the lineout before surviving a determined second-half comeback from Los Pumas. The Wallabies scored four tries to three at Estadio 23 de Agosto […]
South Africa Beat New Zealand 33–26 as Kolbe Shines on Pieter-Steph du Toit’s 100th Cap
By The Rugby Fan Central Team South Africa responded to their opening defeat against New Zealand with a 33–26 victory at DHL Stadium in Cape Town, as Cheslin Kolbe delivered an 18-point performance and Pieter-Steph du Toit celebrated his 100th Springbok appearance with a win. The Springboks were out-carried, out-gained and forced to make considerably […]
Ultimate Sevens Launches With North American Club and USA Eagles Stars
By The Rugby Fan Central Team A new professional rugby sevens championship will launch in Europe this September with six newly created clubs, a radically shortened match format and several recognizable USA players among its inaugural participants. For American supporters, the clearest connection is Atlantic Novas, one of the six founding Ultimate Sevens clubs. The North […]
Women’s Rugby World Cup Injury Study: What 16 Years of Research Actually Found
By The Rugby Fan Central Team A headline number from a new Women’s Rugby World Cup study is difficult to ignore: 48.4 days lost for every recorded match injury. But that average does not describe the typical injury—and it is not evidence that women’s rugby became progressively more dangerous. Beneath the headline figure is a more […]
Uruguay XV Blend Experience and Youth for 2026 Americas Rugby Championship
By The Rugby Fan Central Team 📅 All six Americas Rugby Championship fixtures are now available on the Rugby Fan Central calendar .
NCR Adds High School Recruiting Showcase to 2027 All-Stars Weekend
By The Rugby Fan Central Team National Collegiate Rugby will bring high-school and collegiate rugby together in January with the addition of an eight-team recruiting showcase to its 2027 All-Stars weekend in Kissimmee, Florida. The inaugural High School Collegiate Showcase Kickoff Classic will be played January 16–17 at the Austin-Tindall Sports Complex. The tournament will run alongside […]
Rugby Week in Review: August 17–23, 2026
By The Rugby Fan Central Team Tsunami Wins in Glendale. New Zealand Delivers Twice. Club Rugby Returns. Tsunami Rugby completed an unbeaten weekend by winning the RugbyTown 7s Cup in Glendale. New Zealand’s men ended South Africa’s 12-Test winning streak at Ellis Park. Hours earlier, the Black Ferns scored 10 tries against Australia to retain […]
New Zealand End Springboks’ Winning Streak With 33–16 Ellis Park Victory
The All Blacks absorbed South Africa’s early scrum pressure, forced 14 turnovers and converted limited opportunities into five tries to take a 1–0 lead in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. By The Rugby Fan Central Team A packed Ellis Park arrived expecting South Africa to extend its dominance. Instead, New Zealand silenced Johannesburg with a 33–16 victory […]
Black Ferns Retain O’Reilly Cup with Dominant 66–19 Wallaroos Victory
By The Rugby Fan Central Team The Black Ferns retained the Laurie O’Reilly Cup with a commanding 66–19 victory over the Wallaroos at Go Media Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. New Zealand scored 10 tries, led 26–7 at halftime and extended its perfect Test record against Australia to 31 consecutive victories. The occasion marked the […]