With six games under their belt at Constellation Field the Houston SaberCats are now into the home stretch of their preseason schedule, with three tough matches in quick succession. First up is the New York Athletic Club, a team steeped in history with five national Division 1 championships to their …
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San Diego Legion confirm Coaches and Home Field
A young coaching staff will take charge of the San Diego Legion for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. The team confirmed on Friday that Rob Hoadley will be Head Coach for its inaugural campaign with Chris Cracknell named forwards coach and Zack Test taking charge of the backs. Test …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 17 Preview
With the Six Nations taking a break it is a return to club competition in France. This weekend sees week 17 of the Top 14, France’s premier league. Involved are to be a host of players from the Americas. The following is preview documenting the Americas’ representatives. Opening week 17 …
Read More »RFU Championship – Round 16 Preview
International players from the Americas will feature in four of the six Greene King IPA Championship matches this weekend. A few players remain on Americas Rugby Championship duty but a couple have returned to help out their employers. Friday will see four Americas players run out for the Cornish Pirates …
Read More »Guinness Pro 14 – Week 15 Preview
The Guinness Pro 14 season continues this weekend. In what is to be week 15 of the Celtic-Italian-South African league there are to be seven matches taking place from Friday to Sunday. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas. Below is a preview of those involved. …
Read More »Aviva Premiership – Week 15 Preview
The Aviva Premiership is back in full swing this weekend. In what is Week 15 of the English elite division’s season a number of Americas players are to feature. Below is a preview documenting those involved from the Western Hemisphere. On Friday evening the Newcastle Falcons host Bath. They are to …
Read More »ARC Preview – Canada vs Brazil
Canada face a tipping point in their Americas Rugby Championship campaign when they host Brazil at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday. It has not been a happy year for the men in red thus far, losing all three test matches including the World Cup Qualifiers to Uruguay which now …
Read More »ARC Preview – Uruguay vs Argentina XV
A match with huge implications for the title takes place in the eastern city of Maldonado on Saturday. As we reach the midpoint of the Americas Rugby Championship two sides with dreams of glory collide at the Estadio Domingo Burgueño where Uruguay host the Argentina XV. Not two months into …
Read More »ARC Preview – USA vs Chile
Round 3 of the Americas Rugby Championship begins in California where the USA host Chile at Fullerton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The trajectories of the two sides following their opening matches are almost exact opposites. Chile fell to Brazil in a close match in Santiago before being outclassed by the …
Read More »ARC Over For Tomás Granella
The ARC is over for Tomás Granella. Having been a replacement against both the USA and Chile, the Mendoza fly half will play no further part in the Argentina XV’s campaign. Granella dislocated his right thumb in Saturday’s match against Chile. He has been given a recovering time frame of one …
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