There are to be a variety of Americas players in the Guinness Pro 12 this coming weekend. Week 3 of the Celtic-Italian League will have a Friday-Saturday split with three matches played on each day. Kicking off the week will be a match between the largest city sides of Wales and Scotland. …
Read More »Americas Players in Aviva Premiership – Week 3
Thretton Palamo will make his Aviva Premiership debut for Bristol in their away match to Wasps on Sunday. The US Eagles midfielder was previously on the books of Saracens but did not make a Premiership appearance while at the club. Joining him in the Bristol lineup is Argentine prop Gastón …
Read More »Americas Players in Mitre 10 Cup / NRC
We enter Week 5 of the Mitre 10 Cup and Round 4 of the National Rugby Championship with a couple American-born players back in action for the first time this season. Canadians are hard to find with only one eligible player taking the field between the two competitions. Toni Pulu …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 – Week 4
The fourth week of the French Pro D2 gets underway on Thursday evening with Agen hosting Biarritz at the Stade Armandie. Canadian wing Taylor Paris starts for the home team while Argentine tighthead Leandro Assi continues to anchor the front row for les Biarrots. Two more Argentines run out for Colomiers against …
Read More »Sean Duke announces retirement
Canadian winger Sean Duke has announced his retirement from rugby. The 28-year-old hangs up the boots to pursue a medical degree from the University of British Columbia. For the past several years he has split his time between his studies and elite rugby, earning a Masters degree in Kinesiology from …
Read More »Uruguay to face Chile in Junior South American Championship Final
Uruguay and Chile will meet in the Junior South American Championship Final on Saturday. They earned the right to do so after winning their respective matches in Santiago on Wednesday. Chile overcame a determined Paraguay while Uruguay had a strong first half to overcome Brazil. Los Teritos’ 37-25 win over Brazil …
Read More »Chile Defeat Paraguay in Junior South American Championship
Chile’s u’19’s set-up a final against Uruguay by beating Paraguay on Wednesday. Played at the Old Grangonian Club in Santiago the home side backed-up their opening round win over Brazil on Sunday. The home side enjoyed the better of play to win comfortably. With early pressure mounting Los Yacarés were down …
Read More »Argentina Make Four Changes for Australia
Argentine Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed his lineup for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against Australia. The South Americans will take-on the Wallabies in Perth at 7:05am Argentine time. Named to start are Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Santiago González Iglesias, Lucas González Amorosino and Tomás Cubelli. The first two of these …
Read More »Team of the Week
Despite the lopsided final score against the All Blacks, the Pumas gave a good account of themselves for nearly an hour before running out of steam. A few European pros put themselves in the frame with good form, and there was room for one American from the Mitre 10 Cup …
Read More »Leguizamón: Australia are Unpredictable
Having missed out on facing New Zealand last weekend Juan Manuel Leguizamón is fit again and ready. The veteran flanker from Santiago del Estero is expected to return to the starting lineup to face Australia in Perth on Saturday. With 70 caps Leguizamón has more tests to his name than all …
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