Felipe Contepomi is no longer the Head Coach of the Argentina XV. The World Rugby Hall of Famer is instead returning to Leinster to take-up a position as assistant backs coach. The 40-year-old will take-up his new position in Ireland in July. As a player Contepomi wore the colors of …
Read More »Argentina vs Scotland – Match Highlights
Argentina and Scotland met in Resistencia, Chaco on Saturday. The match was the first of two between the countries in 2018, the second will be played in Edinburgh in November. For Argentina their home match marked their third of as many home matches in the June Internationals. Coming off a …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 24 2018
The June Internationals have come and gone for 2018. With this it is time to update the Americas Rankings for the final time following the end of the test season for those north of the equator. The June 24 edition of the Americas Rankings show further grow for the USA while …
Read More »San Diego snap Glendale’s unbeaten streak
The San Diego Legion sent shockwaves coursing through Major League Rugby as they upset the previously unbeaten Glendale Raptors 23-5 at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening. Favorites heading into the Semi Finals, the Raptors were completely shut out in the opening half and didn’t have so much as a shot …
Read More »Guatemala Claim Victory over El Salvador
Guatemala claimed victory over El Salvador on Sunday, winning 48-22 at the Estadio Parque Erick Barrondo. The fixture was a warm-up match for Los Jaguares who are to host the Sudamerica 4 Naciones B this year. The rebranded competition is the new South American B Championship with Guatemala being joined by …
Read More »Warriors outstrip SaberCats to claim Semi spot
The Utah Warriors recovered from an 8-point deficit late in the game to seal a 31-27 victory over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday, in doing so securing their spot in the Major League Rugby Semi Finals. It was a physical match with Houston intent on playing the spoiler role while …
Read More »Eagles overpower Canada in Halifax
A passionate crowd of more than 6,000 at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax did what they could to inspire Canada, but ultimately the men in fell by a convincing score of 42-17 to the USA on Saturday afternoon. The Canadians simply could not match the power of the Eagles ball …
Read More »Uninterested Argentina shamed by Scotland
An uninterested Argentina were shamed this evening by Scotland. In a truly embarrassing effort Argentina was lost on the field, playing with no structure in either attack or defense with Scotland effortlessly scoring points to win 44-15. The match was Daniel Hourcade’s official exit. He announced a week ago that …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Glendale Raptors
The last match of the inaugural Major League Rugby regular season takes place at Torero Stadium where the San Diego Legion host the Glendale Raptors on Saturday evening. It’s also the site of the MLR Final in a fortnight. These two sides could very well meet again soon pending Saturday’s …
Read More »MLR Preview – Utah Warriors vs Houston SaberCats
It’s do or die for the Utah Warriors as they host the Houston SaberCats at Zions Bank Stadium with a spot in the Major League Rugby Semi Finals up for grabs. A loss by less than 5 points might also be enough, but the task is simple – win or …
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