Stefano Ambrosio has included five uncapped players in his 28-man travel roster for Brazil. The average age of the squad is just 24 with only flyhalf Josh Reeves over the age of 30. Os Tupis will play Germany, Belgium, and Spain on successive weekends starting on Saturday in Leipzig. The …
Read More »Ottawa Gee-Gees claim first ever national title
The Ottawa Gee-Gees are national champions for the first time. A 20-10 win over the Laval Rouge on Sunday saw them lift the Monilex Cup as Canada’s top university women’s side. The win was as much a battle of attrition as it was rugby, with the champions forced to play …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Rugby Canada Rugby Canada officials deserve a round of applause for succeeding in selling 29,480 tickets. This was the number in attendance …
Read More »USA take 2nd, Chile upset NZ at Silicon Valley 7s
The USA just fell short by 15-12 to Australia in the Cup Final at the Silicon Valley 7s on Sunday. It was a fitting contest at Avaya Stadium between two sides who were clearly ahead of the rest of the field. Other Americas participants were Canada and Chile, with the …
Read More »Argentina Training With Giant Pack to Face England
Daniel Hourcade’s Argentina are training with a giant pack to face England. The teams are set to lock horns on Saturday in London. Today marked the first training session in England and El Huevo fielded a lineup with several talking points. In the front-row there were no surprises. Captain Agustín …
Read More »Estelles Scores a Double in Losing Effort against Exeter
Juan Pablo Estelles scored a double in a losing effort on Saturday. The Northampton Saints winger went over for two tries against the Exeter Chiefs in an Anglo-Welsh Cup pool fixture. He also set up another. The 2017 English champions went on to win the match 43-28. For Estelles the …
Read More »Santiago Socino Scores Text Book Hooker’s Try
Santiago Socino scored a text book hooker’s try this past weekend. He did so for the Newcastle Falcons who played away against the Wasps in Coventry. The Falcons won the high-scoring match 53-41. The younger brother of center, Juan Pablo Socini, Santiago Socino made the move from the ‘A’ side …
Read More »MacGinty Helps Sale Get Past Worcester
Nine points from AJ MacGinty helped the Sale Sharks get past the Worcester Warriors. Played on Friday, the Sale Sharks completed a 24-21 victory in what was an away fixture in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. With the November Internationals officially underway the Eagles are to benefit from MacGinty. His form this …
Read More »Fernández Named Man of the Match for Clermont
Patricio Fernández was named Man of the Match for Clermont earlier today. The Argentine fly half received the accolade despite having played in a losing effort. Montpellier won the match 28-24. Fernández stared for Clermont, scoring 14 points. His efforts included scoring the game’s opening try, landing three conversions and …
Read More »Campeonato Argentino – Round 1 Results
The 2017 Campeonato Argentino is underway. Argentina’s national provincial championship started on Saturday with matches being played in the first, second and third divisions. CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO Playing at home the 2016 champions, Buenos Aires were pushed to the limit. Northern powerhouses, Tucumán helped make it a game to remember as …
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