It was third place for the Men’s Eagles in London after falling to eventual champions Fiji in a tense Semi Final. The result means that Fiji moved ahead of the USA on the overall season standings but with just two points separating the side, the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series title …
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Americas Rankings – May 26 2019
The May 26 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings takes into account the final round of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A, the South American Championship. Played on Saturday were three matches yet only one counts towards rankings. In Belo Horizonte last year’s champions, Brazil played host to the Argentina XV. …
Read More »Bayonne Win Promotion to Top 14 via Bustos Moyano
Bayonne has won promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14. The Basque club succeeded in doing so today by defeating Brive 21-19. Former Argentine fullback Martín Bustos Moyano was not only a part of the winning effort but was instrumental as he scored the winning points. Remarkably for …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Waratahs vs Jaguares
Los Jaguares continued their impressive season on Saturday, downing the New South Waratahs in Sydney, Australia. The win sees the Argentine side remaining undefeated in Australia in Super Rugby. Crucially victory over the Waratahs sees Los Jaguares taking one step closer to the play-off’s. The Gonzalo Quesada coached side lead …
Read More »SaberCats earn convincing win over Elite
The Houston SaberCats made it two wins a row for the first time in franchise history as they took the all-Texas derby by a convincing 36-15 over Austin Elite on Saturday. It pushes Houston ahead of Utah into 7th place while Austin continue to stare down the barrel of a …
Read More »Uruguay XV pushed by spirited Colombia in Montevideo
The Uruguay XV were pushed by Colombia in Montevideo this evening. Los Tucanes put in a brave performance in going down to a 38-24 defeat, a far closer result than expected. The fixture was the first time that the teams had met in Uruguay, and just the second time overall. …
Read More »Chile power past Paraguay to claim First Win of 2019
In what was the 29th test match between Los Cóndores, and Los Yákares Chile powered past Paraguay to win 53-10, and in doing so claimed their first win of 2019. Paraguay’s one win over Chile was by 25-24 in Santiago. Today’s match-up was vastly different with Chile being the much …
Read More »USA qualify for Olympics at London Sevens
The Men’s Eagles are headed back to the Olympics. A perfect opening day at the London Sevens earned a spot in the Quarter Finals for the USA and with it a guaranteed place among the top four finishers on the overall 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series table. The distinction is accompanied …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Utah Warriors
Two teams travelling west from the mountains will meet at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. Of course for the Seattle Seawolves it’s a return to home base after a win over Glendale, while the Utah Warriors depart Salt Lake following a frustrating defeat against San Diego. Seattle can clinch their …
Read More »MLR Preview – Toronto Arrows vs Glendale Raptors
As the sun finally shows its face in the northern corners of Major League Rugby‘s reach, the pictures of Glendale’s win over Toronto in blizzard-like conditions seem even further detached from reality. The Raptors earned a shutout win in that calamitous affair but Sunday’s match against the Arrows is unlikely …
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