A late come back by South Africa saw Argentina beaten at the death, 30-23 this afternoon in Nelspruit. Leading by ten points with as many minutes remaining the visitors lead disappeared as the Springboks scored 17 late points to complete the win. The three tries to two triumph gives South Africa …
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Canada ‘A’ suffered a narrow 20-16 defeat to Doncaster Knights in the first match of their tour to the United Kingdom on Saturday afternoon. Wet conditions made for a tight and physical affair, with late scores from both sides in driving rain leaving the result in doubt until the final …
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This afternoon Agustín Creevy became the 26th Puma to reach 50 caps. The Pumas captain led out his side against the might of the Springboks at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. Creevy joins an illustrious list of Pumas past and present to have achieved the career milestone. His predecessor Mario Ledesma remains the most …
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Juan Pablo Orlandi has returned home to Mendoza to play for Marista, the club has confirmed. His return comes at the same time when another product has departed. Marista winger Axel Muller has joined Toulon on a two-year-deal. The 33-year-old Orlandi has been away from Marista virtually non-stop since 2006. …
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The teams have been set for the first match of the Canada ‘A’ tour to the UK. Castle Park will host the match on Saturday with Greene King IPA Championship finalists Doncaster naming a nearly full strength side. Tongan dynamo Latu Maka’afi is on the flank and former Newcastle Falcons …
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All Blacks hooker Nathan Harris has suffered a cruel blow, suffering an ACL injury just hours before he was due to start against Australia in the opening round of the Rugby Championship. The 24-year-old will now miss the entirety of the competition and faces several months on the sidelines. It’s …
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Despite the French summer far from being over the country’s rugby season is set to start. Just 57 days after last season’s final Week 1 of the 2016-2017 Top 14 season gets underway on Saturday. With players have briefly rested before returning to training they are now set to play …
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US Eagles teammates Tony Lamborn and Chris Baumann will go head-to-head in the Mitre 10 Cup on Saturday. Lamborn starts at openside flanker for Hawke’s Bay Magpies who host the Wellington Lions at McLean Park in Napier. Baumann will make his Wellington debut at tighthead prop. The Magpies feature New …
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Eric Fry has making an immediate return to European club rugby. The US Eagles prop has signed for French club St. Nazaire and will arrive in camp this weekend. Located on the Atlantic coast, west of Nantes, the club plays in the elite pool of Fédérale 1, the third professional …
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The on-again, off-again Glasgow fixture will take place after all. Glasgow Warriors have confirmed that they will be hosting Canada ‘A’ on Tuesday, August 30 at Bridgehaugh Park in Stirling County. The match will be the third and final stop for Canada on their tour, and the last warm-up for …
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