Yearly Archives: 2019

ARC Team of the Week

The final round of the Americas Rugby Championship saw a one-sided win for Grand Slam champions Argentina, a heroic near-miss from Canada in Seattle, and an equally engrossing derby in Montevideo. This week was more about team efforts than individuals but we saw enough to put a team together, albeit …

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Top 14 – Week 19 Preview

The Six Nations will conclude on Saturday, crowning the annual European champion. The winner is not going to be France who have serious problems just months out from the RWC in Japan. Player numbers is not an issue at all as will be underlined on Saturday and Sunday in the …

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Woeful Jaguares Beaten Badly by Stormers

A woeful second half performance from Los Jaguares saw the Argentine Super Rugby franchise badly beaten by the Stormers. In a rare Friday fixture Los Jaguares fell to a 35-8 defeat to have the season record now standing at 2-3. Despite the heavy loss the best early rugby was played …

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Bosch Starts vs Northampton

Marcelo Bosch has been named to start for Saracens vs Northampton. The Sunday match is to be the only elite level English club match this weekend. It, however, is not part of the English Premiership. Instead the match is to be the final of the 2018-2019 Premiership Rugby Cup. Bosch …

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Vilaseca Handed One Week Suspension

Andrés Vilaseca has been handed a one week suspension by World Rugby. The Uruguayan inside center was red carded for a high tackle against Brazil on Saturday. The incident was cited and determined to have been meriting a red card for foul play and an additional week out of playing …

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