Canada and the USA will play Pacific Nations Cup games in Fiji, World Rugby has confirmed. Taking place in late July and early to mid August the competition will see six Tier 2 countries having vital warm-up matches ahead of RWC 2019. World Rugby have also confirmed that the pools …
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Jaguares Coach Praises Players in Europe, Names Options for Pumas
Los Jaguares Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada praised Argentine players in Europe. On Argentina Scrum the man in charge of the Argentine Super Rugby franchise responded to a question asking for which player from Europe he would incorporate into Los Pumas? The answer given was not direct. Instead he responded by …
Read More »Jaguares Fly Halves Options Clarified by Quesada
With 2018 coming to a close the final touches are being put into place ahead of the 2019 Super Rugby pre-season. Los Jaguares new Head Coach, Gonzalo Quesada has pressing issues to resolve. At the top of this list is the position of fly half. The departure of Nicolás Sánchez …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. This week’s edition is the final for the year. Up and Under will return in January ahead of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. …
Read More »Scott Lawrence named Head Coach of MLR Atlanta
The new Major League Rugby franchise in Atlanta doesn’t have a name yet, but now they have a coach. US Eagles assistant Scott Lawrence has been appointed Head Coach of the team that will officially begin play in the 2020 MLR season. Lawrence won five caps as a flanker with …
Read More »Imhoff Scores Two as Racing 92 Remain Undefeated in Champions Cup
Racing 92 remain undefeated in the 2018-2019 European Champions Cup. Scoring two tries in today’s win was Juan Imhoff. The Argentine flier scored in both halves of the away match against the Leicester Tigers in England. Today’s 34-11 victory underlines the Top 14 side as Champions Cup title contenders. For …
Read More »Argentina Secure Titles in Ipanema
Argentina made history in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday by securing titles in both the men’s and women’s Beach Rugby competitions. The men successfully defended their title while the women ended Brazil’s hegemony in completing a first ever tournament victory in Ipanema. Played under the scorching heat of 40 degrees …
Read More »Urdapilleta Kicks Castres to Victory over Munster
Benjamín Urdapilleta kicked eight points for Castres who downed Munster 13-12 today in France. The match was a round four fixture in the European Champions Cup. Urdapilleta played the match in his usual position of fly half. He converted his team’s only try and also landed three penalties. Canadian Taylor …
Read More »Glendale Raptors secure flanker Dwayne Pienaar
The Glendale Raptors have signed South African flanker Dwayne Pienaar for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. A specialist openside, the 23-year-old suited up for Glendale in the exhibition match against the Americas Selects in October, scoring a try as a replacement. Pienaar joins from Johannesburg club Roodepoort, where he …
Read More »Referees for 2019 Americas Rugby Championship
The match officials for the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) bring new light to the growing importance of the tournament. For the fourth edition of the competition there are to be referees from all six countries, something that has never happened before. Representing Chile will be Frank Méndez. He joins …
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