Gary Gold has named 50 players in his extended US Eagles training group for Rugby World Cup 2019. An initial squad of 40 will prepare for the Pacific Nations Cup with an extra 10 players listed who may join the team at a later date. The team will assemble next …
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U20 Championship Highlights – Argentina vs France
Argentina completed a remarkable victory over France today in the U20 Championship. The result saw Los Pumitas finishing in top spot of their pool and with it they booked a place in the Semi Finals. The South Americans played running rugby, getting over the try line in an early blitz …
Read More »Jaguares XV Fixtures Confirmed for Currie Cup
The fixtures have been confirmed for the Currie Cup. Argentine side the Jaguares XV will play in the competition, doing so in the second division. All of the Jaguares XV’ matches will be played in South Africa. The Jaguares XV are to be coached by the same staff as that …
Read More »Host City Shizuoka Is Ready for RWC 2019
Host city Shizuoka is ready for RWC 2019. Japanese city has been allocated four pool matches, including one featuring the host country. Growth of Shizuoka has seen the city now officially the second largest in Japan both in terms of size, and population. Those visiting for matches will have the …
Read More »Awesome Argentina Stun France to Book Home Semi Final
An awesome first half performance from Argentina saw Los Pumitas stunning France to book a home Semi Final in the U20 Championship. Los Pumitas were the story of the day as they rebounded from their opening fixture loss against Wales to continue the solid work from their win against Fiji …
Read More »MLR Full Match – San Diego Legion vs Rugby United New York
The first of two Major League Rugby Semi Finals on Sunday was played in San Diego. A vocal Torero Stadium crowd was there to support the Legion as they faced Rugby United New York in what turned out to be an exciting and confrontational fixture between the two coastal representatives. …
Read More »Jaguares Home Quarter Final To Be Friday Fixture
Los Jaguares’ home Quarter Final is to be a Friday fixture. The Argentina Super Rugby franchise will have home advantage against a yet to be determined opponent on Friday June 21. The Quarter Final is to be historic, marking the first ever home Super Rugby play-off outside of the founding …
Read More »U20 Championship Preview – Argentina vs France
On Wednesday at the Hipódromo de Rosario Argentina need a victory over France to book a place in the 2019 U20 Championship Semi Finals. Their match is to be a final in itself as Los Pumitas take their 1-1 record against group leaders France who have a 2-0 record thus …
Read More »Canadian Overseas Pro Update
As the European club season reaches a close and Super Rugby leans towards the playoffs, it’s time to look back and see how Canada’s overseas contingent fared in the 2018-19 campaign. Only a handful of Canadian internationals are currently based in the Southern Hemisphere – Tyler Ardron the most prominent. …
Read More »RWC 2019 – The Competitors – Ireland
Ranked 3rd in the world, Ireland is a serious contender to win RWC 2019. Having won their pool in the previous two RWC tournaments the men in green are a definite team who have the potential to make history in Japan. It is fair to ask if this Irish side …
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