Defending Super Rugby Pacific champions, the Crusaders, suffered its first loss under new coach Rob Penny after going down 21-19 to Munster in Dublin this morning.

Winger Duhan van der Merwe scored two tries as Scotland claimed a dramatic first win in Cardiff for 22 years after withstanding a remarkable fightback from Wales to seal a 27-26 victory.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua faced a narrow defeat, losing 43-40 to the Brumbies in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific pre-season match last night.

The Western Force secured a solid start to their pre-season with a thrilling 21-19 victory over the Queensland Reds.

Women’s rugby have two big years ahead of them and having clear pathway and alignment through to the Fijiana 7’s and 15’s are vital.

11 players that were part of the World Cup campaign for the Flying Fijians will be in action tonight for the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua in their Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific warm-up against ACT Brumbies in Canberra.

Timoci Tavatavanawai scored one of the six Highlanders’ tries against his former team Moana Pasifika in their Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific warm-up last night.

Ireland ruthlessly capitalised on the absence of Antonie Dupont to launch their Six Nations title defence with a stunning 38-17 bonus-point demolition of 14-man France.

New revelations that two former Fiji Rugby Union executives preferred Senirusi Seruvakula as head coach before the job was given to Simon Raiwalui.

As the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua prepares for the upcoming season, Anchor has come on board as a sponsor, providing milk for the team.

The Gallagher Chiefs have picked their team for their first pre-season rugby match against the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in Tokyo this Sunday.

Ireland and France may have avoided at the Rugby World Cup, but tomorrow’s Six Nations meeting will surely launch this year’s competition in style.