It was an historic night in Seattle on Saturday but probably one the Eagles would like to forget. Uruguay stunned the USA by a score of 32-25 to secure their first ever win on US soil. In the wake of the ‘World League‘ controversy that came to light this week, …
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Feakes treble leads NOLA to win in snowy Utah
A 79th minute try gave Nick Feakes his hat trick and New Orleans the win as the Gold overcome the snows of Utah to beat the Warriors 21-19 on Saturday evening. Just as we saw in Glendale, Zions Bank Stadium was a winter wonderland with the players forced to front …
Read More »Toronto shut out in Glendale blizzard
The Toronto Arrows were shut out 22-0 by the Glendale Raptors at Infinity Park on Saturday. Horrendous conditions were endured by the players with temperatures well below freezing and blowing snow that got worse as the game progressed. That they took to the field at all was a victory in …
Read More »New York cruise to dominant win over Houston
Rugby United New York bounced back from their loss in Seattle with a dominant 35-8 win over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday evening. The visitors outscored their hosts by five tries to one and looked in complete control throughout though they never quite got out of cruise control. The first …
Read More »Eagles and Pumas make Vegas Semi Finals
The Americas have two title hopes at the Las Vegas Sevens as both the USA and Argentina won their Cup Quarter Final matches to book their place in the final four. Canada’s day ended in defeat but Chile conquered France to earn a shot at the Challenge Trophy. Martin Iosefo …
Read More »Jaguares Hold Out Blues
Los Jaguares completed a second consecutive home win today, defeating the Blues 23-19. The Argentine side were on top for the most part but were forced to hold out the Blues in the final minutes. The win was by three tries to one with the Blues try being highly fortunate …
Read More »Brazil defeat Chile but fail to impress in Jundiaí
Brazil defeated Chile 15-10 in their fourth-round Americas Rugby Championship match in Jundiaí on Saturday. While the win was compulsory for a Brazilian side on the rise, it was very far from an accomplished performance for the Tupis. Having beaten all comers in the scrum in the matches prior, Brazil …
Read More »Brazil Opposed To World League Without Promotion / Relegation
Brazil is opposed to the creation of a World League without promotion / relegation. The Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) released a statement declaring the leaked plans as being against the global expansion of rugby. It follows yesterday’s published letter from Uruguayan Rugby President Pablo Ferrari who raised concerns about …
Read More »Pumas perfect, Cóndores tie Blitzboks on Vegas Day One
North American sides Canada and the USA had rocky starts to their Las Vegas Sevens tournaments with neither booking their place in the Quarter Finals yet. Instead the day belonged to South America, as Argentina turned things around to win both matches while Chile went toe-to-toe with South Africa to …
Read More »Argentina XV battle past Canada to clinch ARC title
The Argentina XV battled past Canada in Langford to win the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). The 39-23 win sees the Argentina XV on 20 points with one round left to play and gives the team their second title in four years of the ARC. The match was a quintessential …
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