Following their team victories at the Rugby Americas North Sevens in Barbados on the weekend, Jamaica powerhouse Dyneal Fessal and Mexico captain Daniela Rosales have been earned Most Valuable Player honors in their respective divisions. The two were confirmed as RAN made their Dream Team selections public on Wednesday. Joining …
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There were no international fixtures on the weekend but there was a glut of domestic action spread across the globe. This week’s team reaches into eight different divisions to bring together a scratch side – the URBA Top 12, the French Fédérale 1 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and …
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Less than a year out from RWC 2019, the organizers have announced who will sing the anthem of the competition. It is to be Kiyoe Yoshioka, a Japanese pop-rock singer and leader of the Ikimono-gakari group. Yoshioka is a real star in Japan. RWC 2019 begins on Friday September 20 …
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Robbie Povey’s move to Coventry is now official. Having joined the club in recent weeks the Canadian international was confirmed as a new signing by the Greene King IPA Championship club on Tuesday. Povey has yet to play a league match for Coventry but made his second appearance on loan …
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Around 15 Uruguayans are to play in Major League Rugby. The players are to go to the USA in December following the completion of Los Teros’ European tour. The move is a part of a special agreement between the Union de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) and MLR. Pioneers Of the …
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The wait is over, the deal is done. Canada has its first professional rugby union team. Following months of negotiations the Ontario Arrows were officially welcomed to Major League Rugby by league commissioner Dean Howes at a meeting in New York on Friday. An announcement from the team and league …
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Clive Griffiths was back at Castle Park on Saturday for the first time since suffering a heart attack two weeks ago. The Director of Rugby at Doncaster Knights underwent an operation to have a stent fitted. He has since received a positive report that there has been no permanent damage …
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The Major League Rugby transfer season is now in full swing with several big names tipped for moves in recent days. USA Falcons Sevens international and Eagles extended training squad winger Alex Elkins has left the Houston SaberCats for another Texan team, Austin Elite. After struggling to find game time …
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Major League Rugby is set to see an influx of South American internationals, per multiple sources both state-side and from the southern Americas continent. Among them is outstanding Uruguayan scrumhalf Santiago Arata who is closing in on a move to Texas with the Houston SaberCats thought to be leading the …
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Peru has confirmed its roster for the Sudamérica 4 Naciones ‘B’. The rebranded competition is the new South American B Championship with Peru and Venezuela being joined, this year, by the Central American republics of Costa Rica, and Guatemala. The tournament will be played in Guatemala City from September 27 to …
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