Zions Bank Stadium was the venue for Friday evening’s match between the Utah Warriors and the visiting Seattle Seawolves. It was an exciting match with fans treated to 80 minutes of end-to-end action. Making his Seawolves debut earlier than expected was Canadian prop Djustice Sears-Duru, who entered the match in …
Read More »World Rugby reveals new WRWC Qualification process
World Rugby has unveiled a new qualification process for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The new format sees more than half of the 12 spots already filled as seven countries have been awarded automatic spots based on their performance at WRWC 2017. Included are the two top teams from …
Read More »Pumitas power past Namibia XV
Los Pumitas opened their African tour in style, powering past the Namibia XV in a 64-8 victory. The match was played this morning in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The remaining matches will be against Georgia and the Junior Springboks. Most of Namibia’s players are expected to play in RWC 2019. As …
Read More »Marcelo Bosch calls time on professional career
One of Argentina’s greatest professionals has confirmed his retirement at season’s end. Marcelo Bosch will step away from the professional game after a glittering career that saw him play 13 seasons at the highest levels of European rugby starting with Biarritz and most notably with Saracens. It was at the …
Read More »Fixtures confirmed for 2019 Nations Cup
The schedule for the 2019 World Rugby Nations Cup has been confirmed. Uruguay will once again act as tournament hosts with all matches taking place at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Four teams will compete in a round-robin format with three games played over the course of 11 days. This …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Brazil Women’s Sevens Brazil will return as a core team on the 2019-20 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series after claiming victory at …
Read More »Santiago Cordero glides through against Leicester Tigers
Santiago Cordero continued his fine season for the Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The Argentine international glided through the defense vs the Leicester Tigers to score a superb individual try. In general play the outside back also had a strong match as he continues to look like playing for Los Pumas …
Read More »AJ MacGinty kicks Sale Sharks to victory over Harlequins
An outstanding performance from AJ MacGinty took the Sale Sharks to victory over Harlequins. Played on Friday in Northern England, the Sale Sharks were 28-17 winners with the USA Eagles fly half scoring 23 points. The win saw the Sale Sharks claiming four competition points to edge closer to the …
Read More »Legion overwhelm Elite in San Diego
It was déjà vu in San Diego as the Legion overwhelmed Austin Elite by a score of 45-15 at Torero Stadium on Sunday evening. The result was almost identical to that seen at Dell Diamond in the first meeting between the two sides in February. Austin were first on the …
Read More »Facundo Bosch scores for Agen against Montpellier
Argentine World Cup hopeful Facundo Bosch scored a well taken try on Saturday, barging over to score for Agen in their loss against Montpellier. The score was a classic hooker’s try yet came with him playing out of position at flanker. Bosch started the match at hooker but was moved …
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