The final match of the Major League Rugby weekend saw the San Diego Legion hosting the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at Torero Stadium. Rain poured down from start to finish and while that put a damper on expansive rugby, it made for some big collisions in the middle of the …
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The draw for what will reportedly be the last edition of the Las Vegas event on the HSBC Sevens Series has been confirmed. Next year’s USA Sevens event is set to take place in a new venue as World Rugby looks to freshen up the circuit. Four Americas teams will …
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The opening round of the 2019 ARC saw the Argentina XV coming out convincing winners over Brazil. The victory saw the home side scoring impressive tries while also not conceding any. Brazil had opportunities but was unable to come away with more points than a solitary penalty strike. The attention …
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The Utah Warriors began their 2019 Major League Rugby campaign on the road against Austin Elite on Friday evening. A number of players made their MLR debut for the side, including starters Franco van den Berg, Logan Daniels, Ian Luciano, James Semple, Tim O’Malley, and Sione Ika. Other debutants included …
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The Glendale Raptors traveled to New Orleans to face the Gold on Saturday in Week 2 of the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Glendale were arriving on the back of a tough loss to the Seattle Seawolves in the season opener and were without star halfback duo Shaun Davies and …
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The feature match of round one of the 2019 ARC was Uruguay vs Canada. The two sides fought it out tooth-and-nail in Montevideo in a match decided in the final play. Uruguay’s last-gasp win sees Los Teros having a four match winning-streak over Canada. For both countries the test match …
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SANZAAR have trimmed their number of referees from 17 to 15 for the 2019 Super Rugby season. The officials included include six from New Zealand; five from South Africa; three from Australia; and one from Argentina. Included are newcomers AJ Jacobs (South Africa), and Damon Murphy (Australia). They join Egon …
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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. UP Uruguay Few would have dared suggest that the creation of the Americas Rugby Championship would see Uruguay mounting a four-test winning …
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Two Men’s Eagles have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Sydney Sevens. Team captain Madison Hughes has been rewarded for leading his team to their fourth consecutive Cup Final appearance, while starting hooker Stephen Tomasin has also been selected. Hughes would finish second in overall points …
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One week after earning his first ever HSBC Dream Team selection in Hamilton, Folau Niua has reached another career milestone. Sydney marked the 63rd HSBC Sevens Series tournament in his career, which sees Niua overtaking Zack Test as the most-capped Men’s Eagles Sevens player of all-time. Niua’s international sevens career …
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