Yearly Archives: 2018

English Premiership – Week 7 Preview

While test sides are busy with the November Internationals Week 7 of the English Premiership will be played. From Friday through Sunday the latest round of the domestic English competition will see six matches. The following preview covers the involvement of Americas players. On Friday Gloucester are at home against …

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Match Preview – Fiji vs Uruguay

In a preview of a RWC 2019 fixture, Fiji and Uruguay face off on Saturday. The teams do so at the humble surroundings of Gillman’s Ground, the home of Hartpury College on the outskirts of Gloucester. Fiji are coming off a 54-17 rout against Scotland. The heavy defeat came despite …

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Match Preview – Hong Kong vs Kenya

The second round of the World Cup Repechage begins with two defeated teams looking to revive their hopes. For Kenya, their fate now relies on Germany upsetting Canada. Hong Kong, on the other hand, still have a chance to win outright. To do so they will have to start with …

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Cóndores add six for Māori match

Chile coach Pablo Lemoine has added six players to his training camp for the match against the Māori All Blacks in Santiago. The reinforcements come after the Cóndores were defeated 38-21 by a Sudamérica XV last weekend. Loosehead prop Vittorio Lastra arrives from Italian club Verona, the only one of …

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Match Preview – Romania vs USA

Two years on from their previous meeting Romania and the USA face-off on Saturday in Bucharest. With  the RWC qualifying controversy impacting Romania tremendously this weekend’s fixture sees an understrength Oaks at home against the Eagles. The young Adrian Motoc will captain Romania on Saturday. The 22-year-old has just four caps …

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Uruguay flanker Lamanna heads to England

Uruguayan flanker Franco Lamanna has signed to play for Darlington Mowden Park. This sees him moving from SC Mazamétain in France to his new home in England. He will play for the club in the National League 1. The signing comes with Lamanna now back to fitness following an operation …

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Match Preview – France vs Argentina

After a two-year wait the rivalry between France and Argentina resumes. In the only match between the foes during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle in France the teams meet in Lille on Saturday. The fixture sees two new men at the helm. The teams last meet in Tucumán in June 2016, …

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Wyles answers Saracens SOS to come out of retirement

Chris Wyles has answered an SOS call to come out of retirement for Saracens. The 35-year-old former USA captain is in contention for Saturday’s English premiership match against the Sale Sharks. Chris Wyles has temporarily come out of retirement and goes straight into contention to face Sale Sharks on Saturday. …

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Pro D2 – Week 12 Preview

The Pro D2 rolls on with week 12 taking place over the coming days. France’s second division is to see a full round of matches spread from Thursday through Sunday. It is business as usual despite the November Internationals being into overdrive. The following preview documents the involvement from the …

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Team of the Week

The first full round of the November Internationals has come and gone. There were some notable performances from Americas players both in winning and losing efforts. Some tough calls have been made to finalize what is a line-up of players who played outstanding rugby for their countries. 1 – Lucas …

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