Chile’s dream of HSBC Sevens Series Core qualification ended as they fell to Hong Kong in a tense Semi Final by 7-5. Francisco Urroz put the Cóndores ahead with an early try but home town favorite Kam Shing Yiu replied with Russell Webb’s conversion proving the difference. Ireland’s outstanding duo of …
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Americas Rankings – April 07 2019
The Americas Rankings – April 07 2019 have been calculated to take into account the result of Barbados vs Curaçao. It was the one, and only, match involving test sides from the Americas over the past week. Barbados recovered from their heavy defeat against Martinique to claim a dominant 55-7 …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Bulls vs Jaguares
Los Jaguares returned to winning ways on Saturday, defeating the Bulls in Pretoria, South Africa. The win was just the third time that the Argentine franchise has won an away game against a South African team. The win was come-from-behind. Debutant Domingo Miotti stole the show as he came on …
Read More »Glendale earn remarkable comeback win over Houston
A 32-point deficit wasn’t enough for the Houston SaberCats as the Glendale Raptors completed a remarkable 52-44 win at Infinity Park on Saturday evening. It was the largest come-from-behind result in Major League Rugby history as the Raptors staved off what appeared to be certain defeat to earn a crucial …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Austin Elite
It’s back home for the San Diego Legion after their impressive road win over Seattle. On Sunday they’ll roll out the red carpet for Austin Elite at Torero Stadium but the pleasantries will end at the opening whistle as every point counts in what is quickly becoming a fascinating playoff …
Read More »Barbados Power Past Curaçao
Barbados powered past Curaçao today, winning 55-7 at the Garrison Savannah. The match was the third, and final, fixture in the 2019 Rugby Americas North (RAN) South Cup. In winning Barbados finish with a 1-1 record. In earlier matches in the RAN South Cup Martinique were dominant. They defeated Curaçao …
Read More »Argentina and USA advance to Hong Kong Quarter Finals
Both Argentina and the USA have advanced to the Cup Quarter Finals at the Hong Kong sevens, though neither have done so in decisive fashion. Los Pumas were beaten convincingly by France in their final pool match, while the USA somehow pushed through despite losing both of their games on …
Read More »Chile into Hong Kong Qualifier Semi Finals
Uruguay’s tournament has come to a close, but the Americas still have one hopeful in the Semi Finals of the Hong Kong Core Qualifiers. Chile have defeated Tonga to book their place opposite Tonga with a spot in the final on the line. It wasn’t smooth sailing for the Cóndores …
Read More »MLR Preview – Toronto Arrows vs NOLA Gold
Major League Rugby comes to Canada for the first time on Sunday when the Toronto Arrows host the NOLA Gold at York Alumni Field. It’s been a long road to this moment for the Arrows, and after eight consecutive road games to start their professional journey they will begin an …
Read More »Debutant Miotti inspires Jaguares to conquer Pretoria
Debutant Domingo Miotti inspired Los Jaguares to conquer Pretoria today. The replacement fly half came on in the 71st minute, doing so with the scores at 20-10 to the Bulls. His two late tries saw Los Jaguares completing a comeback to win 22-20. The win as the first for Los …
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