Canada overcame a slow start to come away with a 22-10 win over Australia in Auckland on Friday. Rain fell throughout, heavily in the first half, and resulted in several handling errors from both sides while a high penalty count also contributed to stop-start action. The Wallaroos shocked the Canucks …
Read More »Pacific Four – Australia vs Canada – ARN Guide
Canada will close out their Pacific Four tournament against Australia on Friday evening in Auckland. They’ll be looking to put their disappointing shutout loss to New Zealand behind them, the result dropping them to No4 in the World Rankings behind France. Kévin Rouet is beginning to show his hand for …
Read More »Eagles hold on to beat Australia and end losing streak
The USA ended an eight-game losing streak with a 16-14 win over Australia in Auckland on Saturday. Three penalties and a conversion from Gabby Cantorna pushed the Eagles to a 16-nil lead but two tries from the Wallaroos in the final quarter made for a nail-biting conclusion to the match. …
Read More »Pacific Four – Australia vs USA – ARN Guide
The USA will look to bounce back from their heavy defeat to Canada when they take on Australia at Trusts Arena in Auckland on Saturday. A victory would also bring an end to an eight-game losing streak that dates back to the 20-18 win over the Canadians in July 2019. …
Read More »Australia wins London 7s, Argentina the best Americas team
A Henry Paterson hat trick led Australia past New Zealand in the Cup Final at the London 7s. It’s the tournament victory of the season for Australia and pushes them up into second place on the overall World Sevens Series standings. Argentina were the best of the three Americas teams …
Read More »New Zealand claim Toulouse title, Brazil relegated
New Zealand claimed victory at Toulouse in the final women’s event of the 2022 World Sevens Series. They defeated Australia, who had already claimed the overall series title, in a Cup Final decided by one score. Canada, the USA, and Brazil finished in 6th, 7th, and 8th respectively. For Brazil …
Read More »San Diego signs former Eagles hooker James Hilterbrand
The San Diego Legion have announced the signing of James Hilterbrand for the remainder of the 2022 Major League Rugby season. This is the first domestic contract for the former Eagles hooker, who celebrates his 33rd birthday on Saturday. Hilterbrand was born and raised in Australia, qualifying for the USA …
Read More »Argentina, Fiji and New Zealand confirmed for Oceania Sevens in Australia
Argentina’s u20’s will compete in Australia next month. Los Pumitas will join Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand in the upcoming Oceania u20’s competition. The tournament will be played at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Queensland ftrom July 01 to July 10. The 2022 edition of the Oceania u20’s is the …
Read More »Evan Olmstead and Mike Sosene-Feagai sign for Agen
Evan Olmstead and Mike Sosene-Feagai will be staying in the south of France for the foreseeable future. The duo have signed for Pro D2 side Agen on two-year deals through the end of the 2023-2024 season. Both players competed in the Top 14 this past year with Biarritz and Toulon …
Read More »Australia to Host Men’s 2027 and Women’s 2029 Rugby World Cups
Australia will host Rugby World Cups in 2027 and 2029. A World Rugby vote in Dublin on Thursday morning determined awarded Australia hosting rights. RWC 2023 will be the Men’s Rugby World Cup and RWC 2029 will be the Women’s Rugby World Cup. RWC 2027 will be the third edition …
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