Los Jaguares XV are Argentina’s entry into the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. Los Jaguares XV will compete in this year’s competition in place of Ceibos. The roster will wear the same jerseys as those of Los Jaguares from 2020 Super Rugby. Moreover, the team will play …
Read More »Danny Giraldo boost for Cafeteros Pro
Having initially been out of the roster, Danny Giraldo is now in. The Colombian has been confirmed as one of 30 players to travel to Chile for the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The 2021 season will begin in Santiago on Wednesday, March 16. Giraldo is a big inclusion …
Read More »SLAR 2021– Peñarol Preview
Peñarol will be one of six competitors in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The Montevideo-based side is the one Uruguayan team. The 30-man roster is dominated by Uruguayans, although there are five Argentine players. The team is one of three returning teams from the inaugural season. …
Read More »Former Eagles prop Chris Baumann signs for San Diego
Chris Baumann will play in Major League Rugby for the first time in 2021. The 33-year-old tighthead prop has signed for the San Diego Legion after being conspicuously absent during the past three seasons. A fan-favorite with his signature mullet and moustache combination, Baumann made his test debut in 2015 …
Read More »Anthony Parry re-signs with Rugby United New York
Anthony Parry has re-signed with Rugby United New York for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old loosehead prop was an expected returnee having been part of the team since the 2018 exhibition campaign. He made his MLR debut later that year while on loan with NOLA. Parry is …
Read More »Javier Ortega Desio Dropped from Jaguares XV
Javier Ortega Desio has been dropped from Los Jaguares XV. The N8 / flanker will not play for the Argentine team in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). The decision came from the staff. Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe explained the decision by pointing to youth. The 30-year-old Ortega …
Read More »LA to host Olympic warm-up tourney in June
Los Angeles will be hosting an international sevens tournament this year after all. Having been left off the shortened World Sevens Series announced earlier today, Southern California will instead welcome both men’s and women’s teams to Dignity Health Sports Park on the weekend of June 25. The event is timely, …
Read More »ARN Player of the Week – Marcos Moneta
This past weekend saw a full slate of European club action with the Premier 15s joining the Premiership, Top 14, and Pro D2. We also had the second weekend of the Madrid 7s, and were given a sneak-peak into Rugby ATL’s squad for the upcoming season with their Silver vs …
Read More »Shortened Sevens Series unveiled by World Rugby
The World Sevens Series will return in May after a 14-month hiatus. It’s an unusual format with five tournaments in all plus the possibility of two additional events being added subject to the conditions of the pandemic. None of the confirmed events will take place in the Americas. Perhaps most …
Read More »Old Glory scraps Free Jacks preseason game
Old Glory DC has cancelled its preseason match against the New England Free Jacks scheduled for this coming Friday. The decision was made out of precaution after the Free Jacks experienced what has been described as a ‘COVID scare’. No further comment has been offered. The match was due to …
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