Major League Rugby will unveil its full schedule for 2021 season – its fourth – on Tuesday, December 8. As previously confirmed the season kicks off on March 20 with the Championship Final slated for August 1. Americas Rugby News has acquired a final draft copy of the 2021 schedule …
Read More »Schnauzers lead Ridgebacks in Golden Eagles Showdown
Five games of sevens were broadcast over the weekend by USA Rugby as both the Men’s and Women’s Eagles played intra-squad matches at Chula Vista. For the Women it was just a solo match to wrap up training camp, while the Men will play another series of four games starting …
Read More »Carrasco Polo and Old Christians win Uruguayan Semi Finals
Carrasco Polo and Old Christians Club will meet in the 2020 Uruguayan Final. The teams won their respective Uruguayo de Clubs Semi Finals on Saturday. Carrasco Polo defeated Paysandú Trébol 25-10 while Old Christians were 19-17 winners over Old Boys. The 2020 Uruguayo de Clubes Final will be played on …
Read More »Ledesma’s Pumas: 2018-2020
The 2020 Tri Nations was the third such competition in which Mario Ledesma was Argentina’s Head Coach. Bocha took over from Daniel Hourcade following the June 2018 home internationals. During this period Argentina have competed in three Rugby Championships, a November tour of Europe and a Rugby World Cup. During …
Read More »Tri Nations Highlights: Australia vs Argentina
Test match rugby in the Southern Hemisphere is over for 2020. In the final match the Wallabies hosted Los Pumas in this year’s modified Rugby Championship. With South Africa pulling-out it was the Tri Nations. Argentina finished the tournament with a 1-2-1 record. The outcome means that Australia and Argentina …
Read More »Americas Rankings: December 05, 2020
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It ranks the men’s test team from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The December 05, 2020 edition considers the …
Read More »LA confirms capture of Raptors captain Luke White
LA has confirmed the signing of former Colorado Raptors captain Luke White for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old Australian was a long-expected arrival, following teammates Blake Rogers, Nick Boyer, Mika Kruse, and John Ryberg to California. After initially playing as a loosehead prop for Glendale, White made …
Read More »Argentina and Australia draw; Pumas finish second in Tri Nations
There was no winner today in Sydney. In a repeat of the same outcome from two weeks ago, Argentina secured a draw on foreign soil against the Wallabies. Today’s result was a 16-16 draw with one try scored by the Wallabies and one by Los Pumas. There was a bright …
Read More »San Diego flyhalf Luke Burton moves to LA
Friday’s signing announcement from the LA Giltinis is confirmation of Luke Burton’s move from the San Diego Legion. The 26-year-old flyhalf is the latest Australian to join the expansion side, with further backline additions from the ‘land down under’ expected to follow. Burton made a significant impression in his first …
Read More »Four Canadians in featured Premier 15s Saturday broadcast
Four Canadian internationals will start for Loughborough Lightning against Wasps on Saturday in this weekend’s feature broadcast in the Premier 15s. Currently ranked 3rd and 4th respectively, the match takes on extra significance as two others have been postponed due to potential COVID exposure. Scheduled games that will not take …
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