Austin have announced the signing of South African hooker Robbie Coetzee for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 31-year-old arrives at the AG’s with nearly a decade of experience as a professional in his home country, most notably with the Lions in Super Rugby. Originally from Pretoria, Coetzee made …
Read More »Juan Imhoff try takes Racing 92 into Champions Cup Final
Juan Imhoff scored a match-wining try today for Racing 92. The Argentine winger scored the only try of the European Champions Cup Semi Final match against Saracens. His 75th minute try gave Racing 92 a 19-15 win. Racing 92 now await the result of the second Semi Final. It is …
Read More »Free Jacks and Legion among new USAR academy programs
USA Rugby has announced the approval of eight National Development Programs that will officially join the High Performance Pathways initiative. Among them are two Major League Rugby teams – the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion. Each program was required to submit a plan for verification with USAR …
Read More »Western Force re-sign Marcel Brache
The Western Force have re-signed Marcel Brache. The team’s website made the announcement, noting it as a new two-year-deal. Brache joins Kieran Longbottom, and Brynard Stander in committing to the Western Australian Super Rugby side. The 32-year-old Brache has over 50 appearances in Super Rugby. In addition to playing for …
Read More »Utah announce fall series for Warriors Selects
The Utah Warriors have confirmed a four-match fall series for their Warriors Selects side. Composed of local development players and fringe senior squad members, the Selects group has unearthed the likes of Puna Vuli, Thomas Tu’avao, and Dom Toluono who made their MLR debuts in 2020. Kick-starting the series on …
Read More »Match Preview: Chile vs Chile
Chile vs Chile will be played on Saturday. The match is both a trial and a warm-up match. It takes place before Chile’s roster is finalized for the South American 4 Nations. The two teams consist of players in consideration for the tournament in Uruguay. They are divided into Cóndores …
Read More »Spain confirm November tour of Uruguay
Spain has confirmed a two-match tour of Uruguay in November. Los Leones will play matches against Los Teros on November 01 and November 06. The two match tour was reported by ARN earlier this month. The tour will be Spain’s second second visit to Uruguay in as many years. Los …
Read More »Argentina XV lock Lucas Bur departs Uruguay injured
The Argentina XV have suffered an injury set-back. Second-rower Lucas Bur has left the camp in Uruguay to return to Argentina. He is one of four second-rowers on the Argentina XV’s 30-man roster for the South American 4 Nations. Bur suffered a torn calf. His recuperation time is estimated at …
Read More »On this day in 2019: David downed Goliath
History was made on this day in 2019. Quite simply David downed Goliath. Uruguay put in their most memorable rugby performance of all-time to defeat Fiji. The match was Los Teros’ first game of RWC 2019. The September 25, 2019 match was the second of two between the countries in …
Read More »Chile vs Chile as preparation for South American 4 Nations
COVID-19 has brought about changes. These continue tomorrow in Santiago del Chile. In a special warm-up match Los Cóndores will play vs Los Cóndores. The Chile vs Chile match will take place at the Estadio Nacional. Kick-off is scheduled for 4pm. In addition to preparing for the South American 4 …
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