Argentine flier Juan Imhoff has been shortlisted for the Best Player in Europe award, the European Player of the Year 2016. The Racing 92 winger is joined by clubmate Dan Carter in addition to thirteen others from the teams involved in the Quarter Finals of the European Champions Cup. The …
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What a week for rugby in the Americas! We had players involved across competitions in France, the UK, in Super Rugby, and in a world first the USA. Had the other PRO match been broadcast we might have had four American teams to choose from… sorry Denver, see you when …
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The official twitter account of Argentine Super Rugby franchise Los Jaguares has confirmed a change in the kick-off time to Los Jaguares vs the Sharks. The Buenos Aires based team will host the Durban franchise in a round 11 fixture on May 14. The match has been moved forward to …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP PRO Rugby What a way to get PRO Rugby off the ground! Denver won 16-13 against Ohio thanks to a Will Magie …
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On Saturday former Puma Benjamín Urdapilleta stared as Castres won in the Alps against Grenoble. The ten-time capped former Argentine international kicked seven goals for the visiting Castres and also had a hand in setting-up two of his team’s tries. Urdapilletta was one of three South Americans playing for Castres at …
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At least one Americas team is guaranteed for heartache following the pool stages of the next stop of the HSBC Sevens Series. USA, Canada, and Argentina have all been drawn in Pool D along with hosts France for the Paris event that kicks off on May 13. A fourth Americas …
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Hopes of London Irish avoiding relegation from the Aviva Premiership have taken a major blow as they fell to a critical 13-6 defeat to rivals Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park on Sunday. An intercept try to Marcus Watson in the first half combined with penalty kicks from Mike Delany and …
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Mendoza winger Axel Müller has been named to the official HSBC Dream team for the Singapore 7s. The 22-year-old winger was in fine form at the tournament, scoring three tries including one each in the quarter and semi final. His destructive running played a big role in Argentina’s success. The somewhat …
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Kenya stunned the field in Singapore as the 8th ranked side in the world crushed overall leaders Fiji 30-7 in the final to claim their first ever HSBC Sevens Series Cup title. A Collins Injera penalty goal in the dying moments of the semi final knocked out Argentina in dramatic …
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Buenos Aires have been crowned Argentino Juvenil Champions, defeating Cuyo 23-12 in the national junior final on Saturday in Tucumán. In doing so Buenos Aires are three-time reigning champions. In other results Mar del Plata finished in third position. The city’s 27-19 win sent the home side, Tucumán, into a fourth-place finish. …
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