Yearly Archives: 2019

SaberCats sign Tiaan Loots from Dragons

The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signature of South African midfielder Tiaan Loots for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Hailing from Cape Town, the 27-year-old signed for the Dragons of the Guinness Pro 14 in May 2018 and had one year remaining on his contract but has agreed an …

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Nate Augspurger extends San Diego contract

US Eagles scrumhalf Nate Augspurger has extended his contract with the San Diego Legion. The 29-year-old Minnesotan joined the Major League Rugby side from Old Blue in New York ahead of the inaugural 2018 campaign. Specific terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Augspurger made his international debut for …

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Fiji names star-studded World Cup squad

John McKee has named a star-studded Flying Fijian roster for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Included are all of the country’s top professionals with only five locally-based players, though two of those – Mesulame Dolokoto and Frank Lomani – have already been confirmed for top tier clubs post-Japan. There are …

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Sudamérica XV roster named to face Uruguay

The Sudamérica XV roster has been named for the upcoming international match against Uruguay. The composite South American team will consist of international players from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile and will face Los Teros in Montevideo on Saturday, August 24. For Uruguay, the fixture will be the first of three …

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Georgia trim squad for World Cup warm-ups

Georgia are one step closer to confirming their final 31 for Rugby World Cup 2019. Lelos coach Milton Haig has cut seven players from his training roster, naming a 36-strong party to prepare for the upcoming warm-up matches against the Southern Kings and Scotland. Left out from the original group …

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Match Preview – South Africa vs Argentina

In the final home match before RWC 2019 South Africa play host to Argentina on Saturday. The fixture is not a Rugby Championship match but, instead a RWC warm-up. For Los Pumas it is their final test match before facing France in Tokyo on Saturday, September 21. South African Head …

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Paraguay edge Colombia in ARCh u20s Classic

Paraguay edged out Colombia in an Americas Rugby Challenge u20s classic on Tuesday. Los Yakáres held on to be 21-19 winners in a match in which they had been leading 21-0. Paraguay opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Continuing his excellent form from the match against Mexico was goal-kicker …

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