The men’s Rugby World Cup expansion has pushed developing nations to pursue a semi-professionalisation of their club competitions, or, at least, arrange a deal for their top players to stay in the game for an extended period.
With 2025 just around the corner, it’s time to shed light on rugby's future rising stars, and we picked 22 promising U21s for you to follow – who were born at most on or before 2004.
Mosese Tuipulotu will get his first outing in a Scotland jersey when he starts for the Scotland A team in Saturday’s fixture against Chile at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium.
In another action-packed weekend, Netherlands has pulled off a massive upset as the European nation was able to defeat Chile in Amsterdam, while Romania kept their winning streak intact.
A packed action weekend with some surprising results over in the Tier 2 world, as Spain, Romania and the United States of America were able to defeat Uruguay, Tonga and Portugal, respectively.
Gregor Townsend's assistant Peter Horne will take charge of Scotland A when they host Chile on November 23 at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium.
Chile have secured home advantage in the semi-finals of Sudamerica 2025 following a 36-10 win over Brazil in Estadio Municipal de La Pintana on Sunday.
The Chile supremo talks stresses, joy, the South American masterplan and road to Rugby World Cup 2027.