The upcoming test match between Romania and Uruguay has been moved from Bucharest to Italy. The Oaks vs Teros fixture is the first of three matches for the Uruguayans in November. With the move to Verona, all three of Uruguay’s November Internationals will take place in Italy. Los Teros will …
Read More »NRL veteran Will Chambers to join LA Giltinis
National Rugby League veteran Will Chambers is set to join the LA Giltinis on a two-year deal, according to multiple reports from Australian media. The 33-year-old center has been targeted as a replacement for Adam Ashley-Cooper who confirmed his retirement after lifting the MLR Shield in 2021. Chambers has been …
Read More »Zach Pangelinan signs on for fifth year with SaberCats
Zach Pangelinan has signed on for a fifth Major League Rugby season with the SaberCats. The 33-year-old USA international is the first ‘original’ Houston player to commit for the 2022 campaign. Pangelinan captained the SaberCats in the first match of 2021 but injuries would restrict him to 9 appearances over …
Read More »Seawolves lock Taylor Krumrei signs for NOLA Gold
NOLA Gold have announced the signing of second row Taylor Krumrei for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old has been part of the Seattle Seawolves since their inception and helped the team win back-to-back titles, playing a starting role in the 2018 Championship Final. Krumrei missed the entirety …
Read More »Osea Kolinisau to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
Former Fiji Sevens captain Osea Kolinisau is one of six individuals to be inducted in World Rugby’s Hall of Fame. The 35-year-old will be joined by Kenya’s Humphrey Kayange, New Zealand’s Huriana Manuel-Carpenter, Australian Cheryl McAfee, England’s Will Carling, and Jim Telfer of Scotland. One of the world’s great international …
Read More »Greg McWilliams named Head Coach of Ireland Senior Women
Former US Eagles and Rugby United New York coach Greg McWilliams is to become the new Head Coach of Ireland’s Senior Women’s team. The IRFU have confirmed that current coach Adam Griggs will step down at the end of the November international series to move into an ID and development …
Read More »Pumas lose four to injury for November Tour
Argentina has been hit with the loss of four players for the November Internationals. Second-rower Matías Alemanno, No8 Rodrigo Bruni, loose head prop Facundo Gigena, and fullback Juan Cruz Mallía have all been ruled out of the tour due to injury. Changes have seen Lucas Paulos, Joaquín Oviedo, Rodrigo Martínez, …
Read More »Uruguay ‘A’ battle past Chile ‘A’ in Americas Pacific Challenge
Uruguay ‘A’ battled past Chile ‘A’ this evening. The home side were 24-17 winners in a round two match of the 2021 Americas Pacific Challenge. Uruguay ‘A’ outscored Chile by seven points in the second half. This enabled Uruguay ‘A’ to win by seven points after the teams were all …
Read More »Canada names Senior Men’s squad for European tour
Canada Senior Men’s Head Coach Kingsley Jones has named a squad of 28 players for their two-match tour to Europe next month. Currently ranked 23rd in the world, the team will face No19 Portugal in Lisbon on November 6 and No28 Belgium in Brussels on November 13. Jones remains in …
Read More »Argentina XV score 22 tries in huge win over Paraguay ‘A’
The Argentina XV showed no mercy against Paraguay ‘A’ today, scoring a whopping 22 tries with the final score reading 146-7. An unbalanced result was expected but it was a red card to Paraguayan lock Alejandro Montiel in the 8th minute for a head-on-head clearout of Argentine scrumhalf Joaquín Pellandini …
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