The second day of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco proved more fruitful than the first for the Americas teams knocked out of Championship contention. Canada, Chile, and Uruguay each earned victories while Jamaica put in a creditable performance in defeat to Hong Kong. Chile opened the day …
Read More »Jaguares Eliminated by Lions in Super Rugby Quarter Final
Los Jaguares were eliminated by the Lions in today’s fourth and final Super Rugby Quarter Final. The 40-23 defeat brings to an end the most successful season for the Argentine franchise which joined the competition in 2016. The Lions win saw the South Africans outscoring the Argentines by four tries …
Read More »Argentina knock out Canada, USA smash Wales
The top two Americas seeds at the Rugby World Cup Sevens advanced to the Quarter Finals after dominant performances in the Round of 16 on Friday. Argentina ended Canada’s hopes of reaching the final eight while the USA started their tournament in style with a big win over Wales. Canada …
Read More »Women’s Eagles into Semis, Canada fall short
The USA have defeated Russia in convincing fashion to book their place in the Semi Final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. Two tries from Naya Tapper led the way as the Women’s Eagles proved too powerful for their opponents. They will now face tournament favorites New …
Read More »Canada survive scare, Chile left heartbroken
Canada survived a nail-biting match against Papua New Guinea to advance to the men’s Round of 16 at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After leading 24-7 thanks to a pair of tries from Justin Douglas Canada conceded two tries and needed a last minute score by Connor Braid to secure …
Read More »Canada and USA into Quarters, England out
The Round of 16 is complete in the women’s bracket of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. North America’s best hopes Canada and the USA have each progressed but there has been one upset already with Ireland upsetting England 19-14, knocking them out of medal contention. Canada progressed …
Read More »Stockert ruled out of Rugby World Cup Sevens
Just days after being called up to replace the injured Alev Kelter in the Women’s Eagles squad for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, Kelsi Stockert has now been forced out of the tournament after suffering an upper-body injury in training. Kelly Griffin has been flown in as an immediate replacement. …
Read More »Rugby World Cup Sevens Rosters and Preview
The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens will kick off at San Francisco’s AT&T Park in just a few hours with 40 teams from 28 nations participating across two divisions. It’s the seventh rendition of the tournament for the men, but only the fourth time the women have been involved. This …
Read More »Australia Lose Second Star Center for Rugby Championship
Australia have suffered another major blow, losing a second star-center for the Rugby Championship. The Fijian-born Tevita Kuridrani has been ruled out of rugby for three months, making the November Internationals his next possible test match opportunity. Kuridrani went down injured in the Brumbies Super Rugby victory over the Waratahs last …
Read More »Super Rugby Quarter Final Preview – Lions vs Jaguares
The historic first ever Super Rugby Quarter Finals appearance of Los Jaguares will take place on Saturday. The Argentine franchise face South Africa’s best, the Lions in Johannesburg. The match is the third in as many weeks in South Africa for Los Jaguares. Having played the Bulls and Sharks they …
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