England Counties have departed Canada with three wins out of three, and all in convincing fashion. The final tally reads a sobering 181 points for, 10 against. It makes for dreadful reading considering these were supposed to be the best regional sides from the Canadian Rugby Championship, but in truth they were …
Read More »Team of the Week
International rugby is back in full force with the June tours, Nations Cup, and World Rugby u20 Championship all proving eventful over the past week. There were still a few domestic players to watch in the PRO match in Ohio and the Top 14 knockouts, but most eyes were on …
Read More »Pumitas Defeat Japan to Reach Semi Finals
Argentina’s under 20 side, Los Pumitas are into the Semi Finals of the 2016 World Rugby Junior World Championship. The Pumitas defeated Japan 39-20 this afternoon to confirm themselves as Pool 3 winners after previously having defeated both France and South Africa. The Nicolás Fernández Lobbe coached side came out …
Read More »Jules Plisson to Captain France vs Argentina
Stade Français fly half Jules Plisson is to captain France vs Argentina in Tucumán, the French press has confirmed. The 24 year old will lead his country in the absence of regular captain Guilhem Guirado who is involved in the Top 14 Semi Finals with Toulon. In being named captain …
Read More »Barbieri Starts for Italy vs USA
Canadian product Robert Barbieri has been named to start for Italy vs the USA on Saturday. The Toronto-born back-rower is the only change to the side that started against Argentina in Santa Fé this past weekend. Italian Head Coach Conor O’Shea will be looking for the opening win over his tenure. …
Read More »Eagles selected for Women’s Super Series
Head coach Pete Steinberg has named 26 players to represent the USA at the 2016 Women’s Super Series to be held in Salt Lake City and the Regional Athletic Complex from July 1-9. The tournament will include matches against France, Canada, and England. Included are seven uncapped players amidst a …
Read More »Rafael Torres is the New Sporting Director of Peru Rugby
Rafael Torres is the new Sporting Director of Peru Rugby, Sudamérica Rugby has confirmed. From the northern Argentine province of Tucumán Torres enters the newly established position following the establishment of a strong relationship between the Federación Peruana de Rugby (FPR) and the Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR). Torres has a detailed history including vast …
Read More »Romania blast Uruguay in Teros’ worst performance of the year
Los Teros were handed their biggest loss of the year this morning, going down 40-0 against Romania in Bucharest. In what was Los Teros’ worst performance of the year the South Americans were no match for the Eastern Europeans who won the postponed fixture with ease. The match kicked-off on Monday afternoon …
Read More »Argentine Women’s Roster for Sevens Repechage
Daniel Villén, the Head Coach of Argentina’s Women’s Rugby Sevens team has confirmed the twelve players who will travel to Dublin, Ireland to take part in the repechage qualifying tournament. On the line is the final place in the Olympic Games with Argentina looking to join Brazil and Colombia to …
Read More »Pumitas Face Japan with an Eye on Top Spot
Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández has his team ready for Wednesday’s World Rugby Junior World Championship fixture. The South Americans will take on Japan with a win seeing them top the pool which also includes France and South Africa. Having beaten both pool opponents in matches this past week …
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