World Rugby Hall of Fame 2017 - The five inductees (with induction number and country) are:  Felipe Contepomi (133, Argentina), Al Charron (134, Canada), Rob Andrew (135, England), Fabien Pelous (136, France) and Phaidra Knight (137, USA).

Autumn Test Internationals - The fall Test and Tour matches commence this Saturday as follows:

Barbarians vs Tonga at Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland

French Barbarians vs Maori All Blacks at Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux, France

Germany vs Brazil at Bruno-Lache Stadion, Leipzig, Germany

Georgia vs. Canada at Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia

Italy vs. Fiji at Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catana, Italy

England vs Argentina at Twickenham

Scotland vs Samoa at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Wales vs Australia at Principality Stadium, Cardiff

France vs New Zealand at Stade de France, Paris

Ireland vs South Africa, Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Women's Professional League Playoffs - This weekend at the Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Arizona, the four finalists in 2017's WPL championship will meet in the playoffs. The teams are Berkeley, New York, Beantown, and Glendale.

Rugby Channel November Schedule - The internationals offerings are:

Date    Host                Visitors                        Time

11/11   England           Argentina                    9:30 a.m.

11/11   France             New Zealand               2:45 p.m.

11/18   Germany        USA                            11:00 a.m.

11/18   England           Australia                     9:30 a.m.

11/18   France             South Africa                2:45 p.m.

11/25   Georgia          USA                            9:00 a.m.