USA

AP Breaks A Million TV Viewers On First Weekend

The Aviva Premiership kicked off with a record-breaking weekend on television. For the first time in the history of the competition more than one million people watched the opening round in the UK and...

Alex Corbisiero takes front row seat as NBC shows English Premiership rugby

The England and Lions prop turned studio analyst is confident US audiences will love the club game – and could end his own time off in America’s new pro leagueThe England and Lions prop Alex Corbisiero...

Ryan Lochte, Paralympics, and the world's biggest scrum - Andy Zaltzman's Summer of Sport

Andy Zaltzman bids adieu to the sporting summer, reflecting on Ryan Lochte telling porkies; the controversy surrounding the Paralympics; and the world’s biggest scrumIn his valedictory dispatch, Andy...

Pro12 in talks over North American teams joining expanded league

• Sides from US and Canada could join 14-team league by end of decade• Pro12 boosted by Guinness’s decision to extend sponsorship until 2020The Guinness Pro12, the only professional cross-border...

Hugo Porta

Major teams: Banco Nacion Country: Argentina
 Test span: 1971-90 Argentina caps: 58 (58 starts) South America caps: 8 (8 starts) Test points: 651 (12T, 90C, 114P, 28DG)Has any player done more to elevate...

Player Movements: Newport Gwent Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons hasn't had impressive fixtures in the PRO12 this season, to change that, they have signed 8 new players to shuffle their squad for 2016/17.   Here are the new players joining...

A few of the best tries in rugby

Aviva Premiership extend broadcast coverage in America

The Aviva Premiership matches will now have an extended coverage in North and South America, and the Caribbean after the new television deals signed by the Premiership Rugby.

PRO Rugby delivers plenty of positives in the USA

PRO Rugby’s director of operations Steve Lewis reviews the inaugural season of America’s first professional leagueBreaking new ground: Denver and Ohio play in the first season of PRO Rugby. Photo:...

US PRO Rugby season comes down to Denver v Ohio title decider

America’s pro rugby union league ends its season on Sunday. For one of the men who made it happen it is time for reflection, rest … and getting ready to go again On Sunday afternoon in Obetz, just...