DTH van der Merwe is set to make a surprise return to Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season. The Canadian winger joined Aviva Premiership club Newcastle Falcons from Scarlets last summer but with little playing time will seek more success with the team he spent six seasons with …
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Pumas and Argentina XV Players Feature in Nacional de Clubes
Pumas and Argentina XV players feature in the Nacional de Clubes. Argentina’s national club competition starts this weekend. With it so does the battle to get to the top of the mountain in one of the world’s greatest amateur rugby competitions. In Buenos Aires Pucará and Newman are to play …
Read More »Super Rugby 2018 – Jaguares vs Waratahs Preview
Los Jaguares are at home this Saturday against the Waratahs. It is the fourth match for the Argentine franchise and the third for the team from New South Wales state. The home side enter as the only team in Super Rugby yet to register a competition point. Their opponents are …
Read More »The 50-Cap Club
Five players from the Americas have joined the 50-cap club already in 2018, and there are more who should reach that career milestone later this year. It remains a laudable achievement though its weight has slipped somewhat in the professional era when 10+ caps a year have become the norm …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 26 Preview
Week 26 of the Pro D2 starts today. The latest round of France’s second division sees matches played from Thursday to Sunday. There is a lot to look out for from an Americas perspective. To narrow it down the following preview is an overview of the players involved. In breaking …
Read More »Tomás Lezana Sidelined For a Month
Tomás Lezana is sidelined through injury and out of rugby for a month. The 24-year-old flanker turned no 8 started at the back of the scrum against the Stormers in round one and the Hurricanes in round three of the current Super Rugby season. Starting in between rounds one and …
Read More »Padraic O’Shaughnessy Trains in Fiji
The Greatest Rugby Sevens player of all-time, Waisale Serevi, enabled young Bermuda player Padraic O’Shaughnessy to have the opportunity to train in Fiji. He would also play in the Coral Coast Sevens. The Coral Coast Sevens is Fiji’s most important Rugby Sevens tournament. It has unveiled many of the sport’s …
Read More »MLR reveals Finals Locations and Expansion Plans
Major League Rugby has confirmed the locations of its two playoff rounds and plans for expansion for 2019 and beyond. League commissioner Dean Howes revealed the news while speaking to media at a San Diego Legion launch event last week. The two Semi Finals are set to be a double …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
The Americas Rugby Championship is done and dusted, which means we have two tasks to get to. First up is our final weekly selection of the tournament. The USA’s enormous win over Uruguay means that a whopping eight Eagles are named, but a couple Teros stood out in the face …
Read More »Brazil likely to have Two Teams in South American Professional Rugby
Brazil is likely to have two Teams in South American Professional Rugby reports Victor Ramalho. Writing for Brazilian rugby specialist website Portal do Rugby, Ramalho notes the plans following a discussion with Agustín Danza, the CEO of the CBRu (Brazilian Rugby Confederation). The discussion confirms that the South American Professional …
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