Los Jaguares Fell to the Sharks to Confirm an away Play-Off vs the Lions. The 2018 Quarter Finals will take place next weekend with the Sharks’ win seeing them into the play-off’s against the Crusaders. Today’s 20-10 defeat means Mario Ledesma’s team will remain in South Africa to prepare for …
Read More »Samoa Qualify for RWC 2019
Samoa have qualified for RWC 2019. The Pacific Islanders booked their place in next year’s World Cup in Japan by defeating Germany 42-28 today, winning 108-43 on aggregate in their two-match RWC qualifying series. In doing so Samoa maintain their proud record of having competed in every RWC aside from …
Read More »Guido Albertario Signs for Spanish Champions
Guido Albertario has signs to play for the reigning Spanish Champions. The Argentine second-rower joins VRAC Quesos Entrepinares from Buenos Aires club Pucará for the 2018-2019 season. Uncapped by Argentina, Albertario moves to Spain to follow in the footsteps of his brother Jerónimo Albertario. While Jerónimo Albertario played for AMPO Ordizia …
Read More »Ciencias Cajasol Signs Two Argentines
Spanish club Ciencias Cajasol has announced the signings of two Argentines who will play in the upcoming season. On his way to Ciencias Cajasol is Santiago Pando. The winger is the second new recruit ahead of the 2018-2019 season, following Mitchel MacCartney. Pando joins from Spanish club rivals Trcadero Marbella. The …
Read More »USA South Crowned 2018 Women’s 10’s Champions
The USA South have been crowned the 2018 Women’s 10’s Champions. They did so by building on their Day One victories to win as deserved champions. Played over two days in Mexico City, the 2018 Women’s 10’s were a part of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Super Week. The tournament …
Read More »Rugby Barbados World 7’s Coming in December
The 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Rugby Barbados World 7s (MERBW7s) Tournament was officially launched last month at the Radisson Aquatica Resort Barbados in St. Michael. Set to take place over the weekend of 8th and 9th December at the world-renowned Kensington Oval, the Tournament will see Barbados welcome some of the …
Read More »RWC Qualifier Preview – Germany vs Samoa
Samoa will look to secure their place at the 2019 Rugby World Cup as they travel to Heidelberg for the second leg of their Europe/Oceania Play-Off series against hosts Germany. The first leg went decidedly in the Manu’s favor, a 66-15 win at Apia Park two weeks ago. Facing a …
Read More »Rugby Canada reveals road map to the Repechage
Rugby Canada has laid out the road map to the last-chance World Cup Qualifiers to be held in France, in November. Canada will play in the round-robin Repechage tournament against three other nations with the winner qualifying as the 20th – and final – participant in RWC 2019. November’s tournament was …
Read More »Bosch Sidelined Following Surgery
Marcelo Bosch is sidelined following surgery. The Saracens outside center will miss the start of the English Premiership season after undergoing surgery on both of his shoulders. The 34-year-old Argentine mid-fielder has won both the European Champions Cup and English Premiership titles with Saracens. His quest to add further to …
Read More »Victor Damian Arias Signs for Bourg-en-Bresse
Argentine prop Victor Damian Arias has signed for Bourg-en-Bresse. He will make the move to the eastern French club for the upcoming Pro D2 season, completing the move from Montauban. The 28-year-old Arias is a former Pumita, playing for Argentina U20’s in 2010. In 2014 he would play for the …
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