Tonga

Wales have announced their team to play Tonga on Friday early this morning as coach Robin McBryde handed out debut opportunities to Scarlets wing Steff Evans, Cardiff Blues lock Seb Davies and Wasps flanker Thomas Young with a total of nine uncapped players in the team.

Wales have suffered further injury setback as prop Samson Lee and uncapped fullback Phil Dollman have been ruled out of the upcoming summer tour of Tonga and Samoa due to knee injuries.

Wales scheduled summer Test against Tonga is set to be relocated from South Sea island.

Sonatane Takulua kicked a penalty in the final minute as Tonga registered their first victory over Italy since the 1999 World Cup on Saturday.

Tonga international Nafi Tuitavake has penned a deal with Aviva Premiership club Northampton Saints.

Tonga international Soane Tonga'uiha has signed a one-year deal with Bristol for the upcoming season.

England have displaced South Africa from the third position in the World Rugby Rankings after their historic 39-28 victory over Australia in Brisbane last weekend.

If defending champions Police are going to prevail at this year's Bayley's Fiji Coral Coast Sevens - held next week - then they are going to have their work cut out.

New Zealand concluded their World Cup pool campaign in style Friday night, crushing Tonga 47-9 in front of a crowd of over 50,000 at St. James Park

Tonga saw off Namibia, 35-21 in a thriller at Sandy Park.

Tonga coach Mana Otai has backed a much-changed team to "do the job" in Tuesday's World Cup clash against Namibia.

Tonga coach Mana Otai has likened Saturday's World Cup Pool C opener against Georgia at Gloucester to a boxing match.

Lewis Hughes looks at five players who impressed at this year's Pacific Nations Cup to keep an eye on at the World Cup.

The world watched last week as the All Blacks made the 2,000 mile journey to Apia, Samoa, where they took part in a historic test against a nation which has had such a prolific bearing on the fortunes of New Zealand rugby.

There is plenty of rugby union for fans around the world to debate this coming weekend. Talking Rugby Union have shared several articles this week, centred on Stuart Lancaster and his England team.

Lancashire has been the host of the Tonga Rugby Union team this week as they have been training at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston.

In stark contrast to Round 1, there are ten games in the November Internationals 2014 Round 2 and if you get through this round with a 100 per cent record then as Fitzy used to say, "full credit".

The November Autumn Rugby Internationals Round 4 features ten mouth-watering matches including the All Blacks vs Ireland match which is sure to see history made

Rugby is often referred to as a global game, implying its tentacles stretch into every continent. In fact, it is global in appeal but it is far from globally competitive.

So, the party's over for another 4 years and we can get back to the constant cycle of 'building for the World Cup' again.