Thursday Evening Round Up

New Head of Athletic Performance appointed for Connacht

Connacht have signed up former Oklahoma City Thunder Athletic Performance Coordinator David Howarth as part of their new backroom team. Full story

Champions Cup Pools confirmed 

The pool draw for the 2017/18 Champions Cup Draw took place today at 1pm BST in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Champions Cup 2017/18 Pool Draw in Full

Challenge Cup Pools 2017/2018

The pool draw for the 2017/18 Challenge Cup Draw took place today at 1pm BST in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Challenge Cup Pools 2017/2018 in full

Springboks confirm squad to face France

The Springboks coach Allister Coetzee has named five debutants for their first Test match against France on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld.

France announce squad to face the Boks

Henry Chavancy of Racing 92 makes a first Test start for France at outside centre, with Maxime Machenaud and Jules Plisson forming the half-back pairing.

Canada prepares for massive June series

Canada's senior men have been in the gym as they prepare for test matches with Georgia and Romania as well as two Rugby World Cup qualifiers with the USA.

Scotland arrived in Singapore and jumped into a pool for a recovery session

6 Super Rugby Backs set to make their mark on Test Rugby

After 15 gruelling rounds of Super Rugby, the competition takes a backseat to the British and Irish Lions Tour and the June Internationals. Full article

Read rules himself out of Samoa clash, Tonga confirm their squad for June internationals, Michael Hooper will lead the Wallabies, with the bench being be announced on Friday and more