In the opening weekend of the June Internationals Brazil played host to Spain. The fixture was the first between the two in South America, and just the second ever played. Both Brazil, and Spain are among the major markets World Rugby is interested in moving forward. Both have very large …
Read More »Canada and USA set to reach Tokyo in Biarritz
North America’s representatives on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series are both in line to achieve automatic qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games at this weekend’s final stop on the 2018-2019 season. It’s a formality for both at this stage. The USA will achieve their goal simply by walking on the …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Seattle Seawolves vs Toronto Arrows
The second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday took place at Starfire Stadium where the defending champion Seattle Seawolves played host to the Toronto Arrows. As the No2 and No3 seeds heading in, it was expected to be a game of fine margins and it proved to be the …
Read More »Super Rugby Preview – Jaguares vs Sunwolves
In the final round of the regular season of Super Rugby Los Jaguares play host to the Sunwolves on Friday evening. It is a fixture putting the two newest editions to Super Rugby together with one making global rugby headlines for performances and the other for having been shown the …
Read More »Eagles name PNC and World Cup training group
Gary Gold has named 50 players in his extended US Eagles training group for Rugby World Cup 2019. An initial squad of 40 will prepare for the Pacific Nations Cup with an extra 10 players listed who may join the team at a later date. The team will assemble next …
Read More »U20 Championship Highlights – Argentina vs France
Argentina completed a remarkable victory over France today in the U20 Championship. The result saw Los Pumitas finishing in top spot of their pool and with it they booked a place in the Semi Finals. The South Americans played running rugby, getting over the try line in an early blitz …
Read More »Jaguares XV Fixtures Confirmed for Currie Cup
The fixtures have been confirmed for the Currie Cup. Argentine side the Jaguares XV will play in the competition, doing so in the second division. All of the Jaguares XV’ matches will be played in South Africa. The Jaguares XV are to be coached by the same staff as that …
Read More »Host City Shizuoka Is Ready for RWC 2019
Host city Shizuoka is ready for RWC 2019. Japanese city has been allocated four pool matches, including one featuring the host country. Growth of Shizuoka has seen the city now officially the second largest in Japan both in terms of size, and population. Those visiting for matches will have the …
Read More »Awesome Argentina Stun France to Book Home Semi Final
An awesome first half performance from Argentina saw Los Pumitas stunning France to book a home Semi Final in the U20 Championship. Los Pumitas were the story of the day as they rebounded from their opening fixture loss against Wales to continue the solid work from their win against Fiji …
Read More »MLR Full Match – San Diego Legion vs Rugby United New York
The first of two Major League Rugby Semi Finals on Sunday was played in San Diego. A vocal Torero Stadium crowd was there to support the Legion as they faced Rugby United New York in what turned out to be an exciting and confrontational fixture between the two coastal representatives. …
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