Chile coach Pablo Lemoine has added six players to his training camp for the match against the Māori All Blacks in Santiago. The reinforcements come after the Cóndores were defeated 38-21 by a Sudamérica XV last weekend. Loosehead prop Vittorio Lastra arrives from Italian club Verona, the only one of …
Read More »Match Preview – Romania vs USA
Two years on from their previous meeting Romania and the USA face-off on Saturday in Bucharest. With the RWC qualifying controversy impacting Romania tremendously this weekend’s fixture sees an understrength Oaks at home against the Eagles. The young Adrian Motoc will captain Romania on Saturday. The 22-year-old has just four caps …
Read More »Uruguay flanker Lamanna heads to England
Uruguayan flanker Franco Lamanna has signed to play for Darlington Mowden Park. This sees him moving from SC Mazamétain in France to his new home in England. He will play for the club in the National League 1. The signing comes with Lamanna now back to fitness following an operation …
Read More »Match Preview – France vs Argentina
After a two-year wait the rivalry between France and Argentina resumes. In the only match between the foes during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle in France the teams meet in Lille on Saturday. The fixture sees two new men at the helm. The teams last meet in Tucumán in June 2016, …
Read More »Wyles answers Saracens SOS to come out of retirement
Chris Wyles has answered an SOS call to come out of retirement for Saracens. The 35-year-old former USA captain is in contention for Saturday’s English premiership match against the Sale Sharks. Chris Wyles has temporarily come out of retirement and goes straight into contention to face Sale Sharks on Saturday. …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 12 Preview
The Pro D2 rolls on with week 12 taking place over the coming days. France’s second division is to see a full round of matches spread from Thursday through Sunday. It is business as usual despite the November Internationals being into overdrive. The following preview documents the involvement from the …
Read More »Team of the Week
The first full round of the November Internationals has come and gone. There were some notable performances from Americas players both in winning and losing efforts. Some tough calls have been made to finalize what is a line-up of players who played outstanding rugby for their countries. 1 – Lucas …
Read More »Full House Attendance Await Chile vs Maori All Blacks
A full house attendance await Chile vs Maori All Blacks. The international fixture will take place this coming Saturday, November 17 in Santiago. The special attraction is to be Chile’s second of two November Internationals. There first saw took place this past Saturday with Los Cóndores falling to a 38-21 …
Read More »Fiji and Samoa unanimously elected to World Rugby Council
Fiji and Samoa have unanimously been elected on the World Rugby council. The Pacific Island countries now having voting power as they join Georgia, Romania, and the USA on an expanded council. Both obtained the status after meeting new governance criteria. Both Fiji and Samoa will participate with the rest …
Read More »New Zealand awarded 2021 Women’s World Cup hosting rights
New Zealand have been awarded hosting rights to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The tournament is to be the ninth in history and the first ever outside of the Northern Hemisphere. The most recent edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup took place in 2017 in the Republic of …
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