Inovation continues in the Americas. The latest project sees the South American U18’s 7’s set to debut in November. Santiago, Chile will play host to the new competition with five countries set to compete in the inaugural Sudamérica Rugby U18’s Men’s competition. Taking to the filed in Santiago will be …
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Central American Women’s in Costa Rica
This weekend sees the 2018 Central American Women’s tournament being played in Costa Rica. The Central American Republic will host the two day Women’s Rugby 7’s tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Taking part are the senior Women’s sides from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama. The fourth competitor is to be …
Read More »Two Pumas in World XV to face Japan
Two Pumas have been included in the World XV selection to face Japan. No8 Leonardo Senatore and inside center Santiago González Iglesias have been named in the squad to play against Japan in Osaka on Friday October 26. The fixture will be played at the Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium. The same …
Read More »Match Preview – Ontario Arrows vs New England Free Jacks
A little bit of history will be made on Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the Ontario Arrows will play the New England Free Jacks in a Major League Rugby exhibition match. This will be the first ever match for the Free Jacks, MLR’s Boston franchise, with the Toronto-based Arrows …
Read More »Teams ready for Glendale Sevens
All 12 participating teams have now assembled at Infinity Park for the Glendale Sevens, the first stop on the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The USA has previously held events on the circuit in Houston, Atlanta, and Las Vegas, but this will be the first time that Colorado has played …
Read More »Champions Cup – Round 2 Preview
It’s a three-day weekend for the Champions Cup, with games spread from Friday to Sunday. The first match sees Leicester looking to redeem their first-round loss to Ulster in a home battle against Scarlets on Friday. Argentine prop Facundo Gigena will be on the bench for the Tigers. Two of …
Read More »Challenge Cup – Round 2 Preview
The second week of the European Challenge Cup sees three games played on Friday and seven scheduled for Saturday. Half the matches will feature Americas player. Facundo Bosch will start at hooker for Agen against Benetton Treviso on Friday with Colombian lock Andrés Zafra named on the bench. Former Pumitas …
Read More »North American trio set for Mitre 10 Cup Semi Finals
Three North American internationals are set to play in the Mitre 10 Cup Semi Finals on Saturday. Canterbury defeated Tasman in the first Premiership final earlier today. The second will see Auckland hosting Wellington at Eden Park. Starting for the home side is Canada’s Evan Olmstead who will line up …
Read More »RFU Championship – Week 8 Preview
The 8th week of the RFU Championship kicks off on Friday with a match between Yorkshire Carnegie and London Scottish at Headingley. There will be two North American tighthead props on the respective benches. Jake Ilnicki suits up for Carnegie, and Dino Waldren makes his competitive return after recovering from …
Read More »Kenya’s World Cup Qualifier preparations hit snag
Kenya’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Marseille next month have hit a major snag. The team sat out training on Monday in protest as the Kenyan Rugby Union (KRU) struggles to pay them promised salary allowances. Each player was to receive 40,000 Kenya Shillings, roughly $400 USD, …
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