Yearly Archives: 2018

Team of the Week

With the Americas Rugby Championship over it’s back to our regularly scheduled programming. Where last week saw no Argentines selected, this week is a complete turnaround in fortunes with only two North Americans stopping the side from being a whitewash. It should be noted that the club schedule limited our …

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Ontario Arrows to play at York Lions Stadium

The Ontario Arrows have revealed their home base for the 2018 season. Canada’s newest high performance team will play two home games this spring at York Lions Stadium, located on the campus of York University in Toronto. The University will also provide training facilities with the neighboring Alumni Stadium used …

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Los Pumitas Travel to France

Argentina’s u20’s, Los Pumitas are to travel to France. Departing Buenos Aires on Sunday, the u20 team will play warm-up matches for the 2018 Junior World Championship. This year’s edition of the World Rugby tournament will also be played in France. Head Coach José Pellicena and his staff of Enrique …

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Seymour Returns To Start Against Italy

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Tennessee flier Tommy Seymour returns for Scotland to start against Italy. He is one of five changes made by Head Coach Gregor Townsend for Saturday’s final round Six Nations match in Rome. Seymour missed out on facing Ireland last weekend with a back injury. He picked up the injury in round …

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Perpignan Sign Former Pumas Hooker

Perpignan have signed a former Pumas hooker. The Pro D2 leaders have acquired Martín García Veiga on a short-term deal. The front-rower from Buenos Aires has begun training with the team who are on track for a return to the Top 14. For García Veiga the move to Perpignan marks …

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Tameilau signs for Utah Warriors

In a development that can only be described as comical, US Eagles forward David Tameilau has signed for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby. Numerous French media outlets had reported that the 28-year-old was to sign for Glasgow Warriors. Evidently they got the wrong Warriors. Tameilau is currently playing …

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2018 ARC Dream Team

The 2018 Americas Rugby Championship is now behind us. Sad days indeed as we must wait until next February for the next edition. This year’s tournament provided plenty of exciting rugby and several historic moments – Brazil’s first-ever victory in Chile, Uruguay’s World Cup qualifying heroics, and of course the …

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