Morning Round Up
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Edinburgh Rugby bring in Calum MacRae as Defence Coach
Edinburgh have confirmed that Calum MacRae will become their defence coach after successfully leading Scotland 7s to continued success on the Sevens World Series.
Major League Rugby Launches
Major League Rugby(MLR) will formally launch as a new professional rugby competition in North America in the start of 2018. (Read more)
Ireland confirm November Tests
Ireland’s fixtures for November Test series:
Sunday 12 November 2017: Ireland v South Africa
Saturday 18 November 2017: Ireland v Fiji
Saturday 25 November 2017: Ireland v Argentina
Stormers start for Treeby in Wellington
Centre Shaun Treeby will make his first start for the Stormers in the clash against the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium in Wellington today.
He will wear the No.12 jersey in Wellington, having traded places with Dan Kriel.
Combrinck back for Rugby Challenge match against the Welwitschias
Springbok wing Ruan Combrinck will make his long-awaited return from injury playing in Alberton on Saturday.
5 months after a massive Shoulder operation it feels soooo good to be back!! Cant wait to run on & enjoy this beautiful game tomorrow🙌🏻🙏🏻
— Ruan Combrinck (@R_Combrinck15) May 5, 2017