A try from Juan Pablo Socino lead Newcastle to victory over Gloucester on Friday. The former Puma scored the Newcastle Falcons’ one and only try as they ran-out 16-14 winners at Kingston Park. The Rugby World Cup 2015 center went over in the first half. His try saw him making …
Read More »Video: Taufete’e and MacGinty Score Points in Premiership Thriller
Eagles Joe Taufete’e and AJ MacGinty both scored points in an Aviva Premiership thriller on Friday. Both USA players started the match with Taufete’e playing hooker for the Worcester Warriors who played away to the Sale Sharks. MacGinty started in his preferred position of fly half. Taufete’e went over for …
Read More »Carnival Beach Rugby Coming to St. Lucia in July
Carnival Beach Rugby is coming to St. Lucia in July. The Caribbean island nation will play host to a summer competition and to encourage interest a cash prize is up for grabs. On the line will be EC$1000 while all competitors will have the opportunity of not only playing but also …
Read More »Bayonne Relegated to Pro D2
It is official: Bayonne have been Relegated to the Pro D2. The Basque club suffered a 32-16 home defeat this afternoon against Stade Français. The result keeps Bayonne rooted to bottom of the Top 14 on 26 competition points. The 12th placed Toulouse have 47, too many points for Bayonne …
Read More »Americas trio into Hong Kong Quarter Finals
All three Americas entries into the main bracket of the Hong Kong 7s have reached the Cup Quarter Finals. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each emerged with winning records through the pool stages with the USA leading the way by winning all three of their seeding matches. Canada earned their …
Read More »Chile into Qualifying Semi Finals in Hong Kong
Chile’s perfect run in Hong Kong continued on Day Two as they crushed Hong Kong and cruised past South American rivals Uruguay in the Quarter Finals to book their place against a tough German side in the Semi Finals of the Qualifying bracket of the Hong Kong 7s. The Cóndores …
Read More »Jaguares Come Off Second Best Against Sharks
In an extremely evenly fought contest the Jaguares came off second best against the Sharks. Played this afternoon in Durban, the home side completed an 18-13 victory. Central to Los Jaguares failing to get the win was errors. Handling mistakes combined with organization from the Sharks to see the Durban-based …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide: Top 14 – Week 23
Just four weeks remain the Top 14 regular season and two sides look a class apart with a swathe of teams sandwiched into a massively congested mid-table. La Rochelle are now 11 points clear of second place Clermont, who are themselves eight above Montpellier. Meanwhile the gap between 3rd place …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide: RFU Championship – Round 21
It’s the penultimate round of the Greene King IPA Championship regular season but truth be told it doesn’t mean much. With London Welsh already gone there is no relegation and London Irish have already clinched the top spot heading into the knock-outs. The only question now is seeding and the …
Read More »Perfect start for Americas in Hong Kong
All three Americas teams won their opening fixtures on Day One at the Hong Kong 7s. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each came away victorious though none were and their best and in each case there was significant opposition. With Chile also winning their two games in the qualifying bracket, …
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