The Houston SaberCats have made a sizable addition to their midfield in the form of Thretton Palamo. At 6’3″ (1.90m) and 116kg (255lbs) he is a menacing figure with ball in hand, a sight not seen in 18 months after he was forced to sit out the entirety of 2018 …
Read More »Fuailefau and Douglas reach 50 for Canada
Mike Fuailefau and Justin Douglas will reach career milestones at the Singapore Sevens this weekend. The Canadian duo will each play in their 50th HSBC Sevens Series event for Canada, following in the footsteps of current teammates Nathan Hirayama and Harry Jones among others. After playing for Canada’s u20 side …
Read More »Pro 14 – Week 20 Preview
Week 20 of the Pro14 will take place this weekend. The latest round of the Celtic-Italian-South African league will see matches being played in all five nations. Week 20 of the league is to be a quiet round of rugby for the Americas. Tennessee’s Tommy Seymour will start on the …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 19 Preview
This weekend will see week 19 of the English Premiership taking place. With the regular season containing 22 rounds it is nervous times for many involved. The following previous takes a look into Americas players who will feature in week 19. The opening fixture is a relegation encounter. In Northern …
Read More »Dominican Republic Ready For Turks & Caicos Islands
The Rugby Americas North (RAN) Cup continues this weekend. Competing at Grace Bay will be the Dominican Republic who have traveled abroad to face the Turks & Caicos Islands. The fixture is to be the opening match in the 2019 RAN North Cup and follows the competition of the South …
Read More »Major League Rugby confirms 2020 format
Major League Rugby has confirmed their league structure for the 2020 season. As expected the competition will grow to 12 teams with the addition of Boston (New England Free Jacks), Washington (Old Glory DC), and Atlanta (Rugby ATL). The new format will see the creation of a two-conference system – …
Read More »Super Rugby Preview – Sharks vs Jaguares
Two winning teams from last weekend will battle-it-out on Saturday. In the latest round of Super Rugby the Sharks are at home to Los Jaguares in a match which sees many RWC hopefuls facing off on opposing teams. The South African side have made three changes from the team which …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 28 Preview
The business end of France’s second division has arrived. In week 28 of the Pro D2 teams are to compete for additional competition points as they seek to realize their dreams of earning promotion to the Top 14 or avoiding relegation to the Fédérale 1. Week 28 opens today in …
Read More »Uruguay’s RWC Opponent Set To Sack Star Fullback
Uruguay’s RWC opponent Australia is set to sack star fullback Israel Folau. The 30-year-old made a controversial social media post on instagram which has seen an outcry both from within Australia and from around the world. Los Teros are to face the Wallabies in Pool D of RWC 2019. They …
Read More »Ardron To Start For Chiefs in Northern New Zealand Derby
Canadian Tyler Ardron has been named to start for the Chiefs in their Northern New Zealand derby against the Blues on Saturday. The Chiefs will have home advantage in Hamilton against the Auckland-based franchise in the week 9 Super Rugby match. Ardron will join All Black and Chiefs captain Brodie …
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