At last we come to the end of our comparison of Americas depth in terms of professionalism. We’ve looked at the forwards (front row / second row / back row), the halfbacks, and the midfield. Today it’s the speedsters who take centre stage – the outside backs. The South Americans …
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The HSBC World Sevens series continues on the weekend at the spectacular Cape Town Stadium in South Africa. Only one team of the 16 did not take part in Dubai, with Zimbabwe taking the place of Japan. Americas pace-setters USA look to continue their fine form as they find themselves …
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Los Mayuatos defeated Santa Fé by a single point on Saturday afternoon to avoid being relegated to the second division of the Torneo Argentino de Uniones. The 21-20 result means Santa Fé will remain in the second division in 2016 in Argentina’s National Provincial Championship. The game went down to …
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A position of frustration for many Americas fans is the midfield. Despite having reasonably capable athletes and several with international size, there remains a scarcity of dynamic attacking centres across the board. Argentina’s midfield has tended to be distributors and strong defenders, while the others have physically strong players but …
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Defending HSBC Sevens Series champions Fiji got their 2015/16 season off to a perfect start as they rolled through all comers topped off with a Cup final victory against England. An early try for Tom Bowen put the champions on alert, but Savenaca Rawaca burst through to draw it level …
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We’ve worked out way through the forwards (front row / second row / back row) and now it’s time for the backs. Traditionally the weakest position in Tier 2 nations and the Americas are certainly no exception, though once again Argentina seem to have a production line of quality playmakers …
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The second division of French professional rugby reaches their 11th week of league play this weekend, and a large number of Argentine players are involved, along with one each from Chile, Uruguay, and USA. Agustín Figuerola started at scrumhalf for Lyon in last night’s victory over Bayonne. Benjamín Macome was …
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Kicking-off round 10 of the Top 14 this evening will be Pau vs Racing 92. Former Puma Santiago Fernández will not feature but his 2013 Rugby Championship teammates Manuel Carizza and Juan Imhoff are both starting for the visitors. Toulon’s home match against Agen on Saturday is to feature both …
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Day 1 of play for the Men’s Division of the Dubai 7s has completed and the quarterfinals are set. The kickoff of the 2015/2016 HSBC World Series provided a fair share of drama as teams embark on the final season before the Olympics. Aside from a couple of teams that …
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The Greene King IPA Championship heads into the halfway point with a number of Americas players selected to take part in Round 11 of the English second division. Martín García Veiga returns at hooker to head up Jersey’s meeting with Ealing Trailfinders. Fellow Argentina Ignacio Saenz Lancuba is on the …
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