Three matches are scheduled for Stellenbosch: Ireland vs Georgia (kick-off 2pm local), France vs New Zealand (4:30pm) and South Africa vs Argentina (7pm). Over in Athlone, Wales vs Spain is the opening match (2pm) followed by England vs Fiji (4:30pm) and Australia vs Italy (7pm).
Eddie Jones is banking on a new Brave Blossoms generation who have come through the Japanese education system.
A hungry Melbourne Rebels outfit greeted the Hurricanes in Wellington to kick off the second night of Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals on Saturday, eager for the contest not to be the club's last showing.
Brisbane's Ballymore Stadium is all set to host the 2023 edition of the annual Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship on 10-12 November, with Olympic qualification on the line.
It’s been quite the week in the south of France, the repeated mantra from the England camp in Aix-en-Provence being how they have moved on and developed as a team from their Summer Nations Series loss seven weeks ago to Fiji at Twickenham.
Fiji have named their team to take on Portugal in Toulouse in what is the final match of Pool play in Rugby World Cup 2023.
The Hurricanes have named an overhauled side ahead of their rematch with Moana Pasifika in Wellington on Tuesday.
The Hurricanes will welcome the return of star halfback TJ Perenara from injury when they face Moana Pasifika in Auckland on Friday.
The squads are out for the Super Rugby franchises as the attention of Southern Hemisphere fans turns to a new era in the competition. The new competition sees the introduction of an eight-team finals series.
As far as unexpected bedfellows go, China teaming up with New Zealand's Bay of Plenty rugby union is one of the more unusual combinations you might come across. What's resulted is a Global Rapid Rugby team stacked with Kiwi players.