Canada will play their final home tune-up for the World Cup against Wales in Halifax on Saturday. It’s fifth time in five years they have collided, and the 13th all told. To date the Canadians have won eight of the dozen meetings including four straight, with two draws. Head Coach …
Read More »RWC Warmup – Scotland vs USA – ARN Guide
The USA begins their two-match World Cup warmup tour against Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday. This will be the sixth meeting between the two sides, though remarkably it’s been nearly 16 years since their last match. To date the USA have won four out of five tests. For Head Coach …
Read More »Canada u20 Tournament XV
It wasn’t a fully-loaded tournament, but a two-year wait for international under-20 competition finally ended over the past couple weeks at Guelph University. Uruguay emerged as the class of the series, followed by Zimbabwe, Canada, and Chile. For all it was a chance to get their top young talent meaningful …
Read More »LA prop Marco Fepulea’i joins Colomiers
Marco Fepulea’i has joined French Pro D2 club Colomiers on a one-year deal with an option. The 27-year-old tighthead prop departs the LA Giltinis having played in the last three Major League Rugby seasons, first with the Colorado Raptors in 2020. Though he appeared in just 7 games during the …
Read More »Unufe recalled as Eagles lose captain Williams for LA 7s
Kisi Unufe has been recalled to the USA squad for this weekend’s LA Sevens. He makes his returns to the World Sevens Series after a two-year hiatus, having most recently played for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby. The Eagles have been hit with the loss of captain Kevon …
Read More »Player Eligibility – Open Letter to World Rugby
OPEN LETTER TO WORLD RUGBY With more than 40 years closely linked to the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) in different relevant positions, and once detached from the institution since last July 31st, I believe I have enough knowledge and experience to give my opinion freely, without conditions, through this …
Read More »URC club set to sign Ignacio Mendy from Argentina
Ignacio Mendy is set to play in the United Rugby Championship (URC). The Argentine outside back is being recruited to play for Benetton in Italy. The move comes following a pre-season trial at the Treviso club. Mendy was not involved in Argentina’s or the Argentina XV’s July internationals. Instead, the …
Read More »Brazil withstand Paraguay fightback in Tri Nations
Brazil and Paraguay played what was a classic on Wednesday evening. Brazil were 31-28 winners at the Estadio Romelio Martínez in Barranquilla, Colombia. The win came after Brazil had dominated the first half, leading 24-7 at half-time. Brazil’s highly impressive start was in general play as well as on the …
Read More »Rugby Championship 2022 – New Zealand vs Argentina – ARN Guide
The Rugby Championship returns to New Zealand for the first time since Rugby World Cup 2019. The underfire All Blacks welcome a Puams side that is in fine form. The match-up will be the first of two between the countries in New Zealand as part of the 2022 Rugby Championship. …
Read More »Uruguay sweep u20 series with win over Canada
Uruguay completed a clean sweep of the u20 series at Guelph University on Tuesday. They cruised past hosts Canada by a final score of 45-28, though the result was all but wrapped up in a one-sided first half that saw Los Teritos running out to a 33-7 lead. It didn’t …
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