Monthly Archives: January 2019

Pro D2 – Week 19 Preview

It’s all South America in the Pro D2 as numbers there are similarly thin with only a half-dozen players named and no more than one in any game. This week got underway on Thursday with Bayonne defeating Oyonnax. Chilean prop Ramón Ayarza has been used as an emergency hooker for …

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Guinness Pro 14 – Round 14 Preview

It’s a very quiet week as far as the Americas are concerned in the Guinness Pro 14. Only five players have been named and then only one starter. Four come from Argentina with one hailing from the USA. David Tameilau is the lone North American selection. He will be on …

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Pumas lean on experience for Hamilton 7s

Argentina have not been quite at their best over the first two rounds of the HSBC Men’s Sevens Series and they will be looking for more from a very experienced group in Hamilton. Unlike other teams, Los Pumas sent a near-full strength side to the Sudamerica Series but they did …

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Eagles aiming for Gold in Hamilton

For the first time ever the USA Men’s Eagles enter an HSBC Sevens Series as the highest ranked team in the world. After back-to-back silver finishes, the team has gold in their minds in Hamilton this weekend as they drive towards Olympic qualification. There are two notable returnees named in …

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MLR Season 2 Preview – New Orleans Gold

Of the seven returning teams from the inaugural Major League Rugby campaign it’s the New Orleans Gold who have arguably made the most significant upgrades to their roster during the off-season. Austin takes the prize for pure quantity but the Gold have brought in quality both in in the form …

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Road to RWC 2019: Argentina

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The countdown to RWC 2019 is on. This year’s RWC will be groundbreaking with the tournament being the first in Asia, the first outside of Tier 1 territories and the most unpredictable on record. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. The best …

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Jaguares crush Uruguay in Montevideo

The Jaguares had no trouble defeating a badly outgunned Uruguay side in Montevideo on Thursday evening. The finals core read 61-0 in favor of the Super Rugby franchise, Los Teros failing to tally even a single point. Of some consolation to the Uruguayan Rugby Union was the strong attendance figure …

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Brazil name extended squad for ARC

Rodolfo Ambrosio has named eight uncapped players in a squad of 37 to prepare for the Americas Rugby Championship. Otherwise the Tupis have collected their strongest possible side for the tournament with six players currently based abroad. Josh Reeves is the only Brazil international in Major League Rugby and he …

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