Yearly Archives: 2019

Eagles move one step closer to Olympics

The USA is one step closer to guaranteeing their spot in the 2020 Olympics after going unbeaten on Day One of the Singapore sevens. They advance to the Cup Quarter Finals along with Argentina as the two Americas sides look to press their title claims. A win in the Quarter …

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Jaguares too strong for Sharks

Los Jaguares were too good for the Sharks today, winning 51-17 in Durban, South Africa. The win takes the Argentine franchise up to second spot in the South African Super Rugby conference and sees them now with a 4-4 season record. The win was a team-effort in which collectively the …

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Top 14 – Week 22 Preview

Week 22 of the Top 14 season will take place over Saturday, and Sunday in France. With places in the play-off’s up for grabs teams have plenty to play for. This is added to by the relegation picture with survival very much the priority of many. Opening week 22 will …

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RFU Championship – Week 20 Preview

It’s the third-to-last week of the RFU Championship season and London Irish are so close to promotion they can taste it. Ealing are still mathematically capable of winning and in fact will face Irish in the final round but the Exiles will play the two lowest teams on the table …

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Houston SaberCats sign Thretton Palamo

The Houston SaberCats have made a sizable addition to their midfield in the form of Thretton Palamo. At 6’3″ (1.90m) and 116kg (255lbs) he is a menacing figure with ball in hand, a sight not seen in 18 months after he was forced to sit out the entirety of 2018 …

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Fuailefau and Douglas reach 50 for Canada

Mike Fuailefau and Justin Douglas will reach career milestones at the Singapore Sevens this weekend. The Canadian duo will each play in their 50th HSBC Sevens Series event for Canada, following in the footsteps of current teammates Nathan Hirayama and Harry Jones among others. After playing for Canada’s u20 side …

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Pro 14 – Week 20 Preview

Week 20 of the Pro14 will take place this weekend. The latest round of the Celtic-Italian-South African league will see matches being played in all five nations. Week 20 of the league is to be a quiet round of rugby for the Americas. Tennessee’s Tommy Seymour will start on the …

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English Premiership – Week 19 Preview

This weekend will see week 19 of the English Premiership taking place. With the regular season containing 22 rounds it is nervous times for many involved. The following previous takes a look into Americas players who will feature in week 19. The opening fixture is a relegation encounter. In Northern …

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