Los Jaguares continued in their winning ways on Saturday afternoon, downing the Stormers 25-14 in Buenos Aires. The victory was the 7th consecutive win from the Argentine franchise. In defeating the Stormers Los Jaguares move to be three points behind the Africa conference leaders, the Lions. Should the Argentine side …
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Glendale beat Utah to earn Seattle showdown
The Glendale Raptors earned their spot in the Major League Rugby Final with a convincing 34-21 victory over the Utah Warriors at Infinity Park on Saturday. Glendale were second-best at the scrum but completely dismantled Utah’s lineout and for much of the match dictated tempo and territory. Sam Figg earned …
Read More »Hindú Win Nacional de Clubes Four Years Running
Hindú won the Nacional de Clubes Final today, making it four years running in which the Don Torcuato club is the national club champion of Argentina. Today’s victory was a one-sided affair with Hindú outclassing Newman 25-0. The match was played at Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires and followed the …
Read More »Historic win over Stormers sees Jaguares closing in on Play-off’s
An historic 25-14 win over the Stormers today sees Los Jaguares closing in on the play-off’s. In their third season of Super Rugby the Argentine franchise is now one win away from securing a place in the final eight. Against the Stormers in Buenos Aires, Los Jaguares played their final …
Read More »Seattle sink San Diego to book MLR Final spot
The Seattle Seawolves have booked their spot in the inaugural Major League Rugby Final by defeating the San Diego Legion by 38-24 at Infinity Park. For all the pre-match talk the result was almost identical to their 39-23 win in Week One, with Seawolves scrum every bit as dominant as …
Read More »Namibia outclass Morocco in Gold Cup
Namibia continued their march towards a spot in 2019 Rugby World Cup by defeating Morocco 63-7 in Casablanca on Saturday. It was a one-sided affair with the visitors vastly superior to their opponents in every category. The score might have been greater had the referee not called an end to …
Read More »Late scores lift Kenya over Zimbabwe
Kenya survived a scare in Nairobi to come away with a 45-36 win over Zimbabwe in Gold Cup action on Saturday. The score flatters the Simbas somewhat after the Sables had scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to take a 36-33 lead into the 76th minute. Two late …
Read More »Rampant Samoa take first leg over Germany
Samoa are set to become the next team etched into the Rugby World Cup schedule after completing a dominant 66-15 victory over Germany in Apia on Saturday. The rampant Manu chalked up 10 tries in all while conceding only two in a one-sided display of running rugby. It had been …
Read More »Full Match Video – Canada vs Scotland
Canada’s first of three home 2018 June Internationals was against Scotland. Playing at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton the hosts were outplayed with Scotland running in seven tries. Despite a slow start Scotland was the better side throughout, controlling possession to have few problems in the fixture. For the Scots is …
Read More »MLR Semi Final Preview – Glendale Raptors vs Utah Warriors
Once the Seawolves and Legion have sorted out their differences, it will be up to the Glendale Raptors and Utah Warriors to decide who will advance to the Major League Rugby Final as they contest the second Semi Final of a double header at Infinity Park on Saturday. Glendale were …
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