A new addition to our annual awards is the Emerging Nation Player of the Year. This category was created to acknowledge excellence from the best players from nations outside the Americas Rugby Championship. It hasn’t always been easy to find video at this level of competition but thankfully the ease …
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US Eagles lock Nick Civetta has been handed a three week suspension by an RFU disciplinary panel after receiving a red card for an incident in the Doncaster Knights match against Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend. He is free to play again on January 29. It’s bad news for Doncaster, where …
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Chile have claimed another famous victory as they defeated South Africa on Day One at the Sudamérica Sevens in Punta del Este. Los Cóndores earned an historic win over New Zealand at the Silicon Valley tournament in November, and while both teams were made up of development players they remain …
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Adam Zaruba isn’t headed back to the HSBC Sevens Series, and he won’t be signing with a Major League Rugby franchise either. At least not for a while. The Canada Sevens star has signed a futures contract with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a deal that will keep him …
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Pat Blair will captain the USA Falcons on their two-week South American tour as they take part in the Sudamérica Sevens series. The 27-year-old Old Aztecs forward has represented the senior Eagles in both 7s and XVs, most recently during the North American leg of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series. …
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The Utah Warriors have announced the signing of Tongan World Cup winger Fetu’u Vainikolo for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. At 32 years of age Vainikolo arrives with an extensive resume at both club and international level with more than a decade of professional rugby under his belt. Vainikolo …
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A little bit of history will be made at Constellation Field tomorrow when the Houston SaberCats play the Seattle Saracens in the first official match of the 2018 Major League Rugby preseason. The SaberCats have already played a few friendlies against local club sides prior to the holiday break but …
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The French Top 14 roars into its 15th week with five matches on Saturday and two more on Sunday. From an Americas point of view it’s about average, perhaps slightly underwhelming with seven representatives suiting up, eight if you count Agen’s US-eligible prop Dave Ryan. Joining Ryan as a front …
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It’s a decent week for Americas fans of the Aviva Premiership. As ever there are some compelling match-ups and a total of eight players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA will take part. Friday’s weekend kick-starter sees Bath travel to Worcester. Lucas Noguera Paz is on the bench this week …
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It’s another dreadful week of the Guinness Pro 14 as far as Americas fans are concerned. A paltry three players from this side of the Atlantic will take part. It’s not without irony that the professional division eyeing expansion to the USA is the one with the least amount of …
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