It was a tale of two halves as Samoa hung on to defeat the USA in the opening round of the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup. Coming off of their strong performance against the All Blacks, 9th ranked Samoa looked to get their tournament off on the right foot against an …
Read More »31 man Wallaby Squad named for Argentina
Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has announced a 31-man squad to travel to Mendoza for next weekend’s Rugby Championship fixture against Los Pumas. Missing to injury are Rob Horne and Will Genia who were both involved in Australia’s round one win over South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday. Four new players …
Read More »Canada shut down by Japan
Japan defeated Canada by a score of 20-6 at the Avaya Stadium in San Jose in the second game of the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup. It was a game filled with inaccuracy, with neither quite hitting their stride, but Japan finding far more success with their continuity. An early penalty …
Read More »Mexico Wins NACRA U19 Championships
Mexico has successfully defended their North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) U19 title with a 24-0 shutout of USA Rugby South Blue today in Orlando, Florida. Mexico won all three of their matches in the tournament, two by comfortable margins and a scare from Trinidad & Tobago in the semifinals. In the …
Read More »Agustín Creevy’s Double in Christchurch
Los Pumas captain Agustín Creevy went into Friday’s match against New Zealand as a player yet to score a test try. He came out of it with two and with his reputation as one of the leading hookers in world rugby intact. Creevy had a strong match in general play. He …
Read More »Australia edge South Africa in Rugby Championship
The Wallabies completed a come-from-behind victory to defeat South Africa 24-20 in the opening round match of the 2015 Rugby Championship. Played in Brisbane Australia appeared on course for a home defeat before Fijian-born centre Tevita Kuridrani crossed for a TMO confirmed try with time up on the clock. The turn-around …
Read More »Fiji beat Tonga to open PNC
Fiji defeated Tonga by a score of 30-22 as the Pacific Nations Cup kicked off at ANZ National Stadium in Suva early Saturday morning. The scrappy match saw both sides concede numerous penalties, and it was the boot of Ben Volavola that made the difference in the end. The new …
Read More »Remembering Mexico vs Jamaica two months before RWC
Rugby World Cup 2015 will get underway two months from today on September 18 2015 with England hosting Fiji at London’s Twickenham Stadium. As the countdown to the tournament continues take a look back at where the 2015 edition of the Rugby World Cup began with Mexico playing host to …
Read More »Teams set for Canada v Japan
The Canadian and Japanese teams are set for the opening round match of the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, on Saturday at Avaya Stadium in San Francisco, California. The fixture is to be one half of a double-header in which the USA will play against Samoa thereafter. Canadian Head Coach …
Read More »Japan break Canadian Hearts in Rugby World Cup 2007
Canadian hearts were broken by Japan in Bordeaux during Rugby World Cup 2007. The Asians completed a last-gasp comeback to snatch a 12-12 draw after Canada appeared to have secured victory. Japan led the low-scoring match 5-0 at half time through a try by Kosuke Endo before Canada struck back …
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