The LA Giltinis are Major League Rugby champions after defeating Rugby ATL 31-17 at the Memorial Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. It was a comprehensive performance from the home side, who left their opponents frustrated and took advantage of nearly every scoring opportunity. Matt Giteau turned down an early chance at …
Read More »MLR Championship Final Preview – LA Giltinis vs Rugby ATL
Major League Rugby will crown its second-ever champion on Sunday afternoon. Appropriately it’s the top two teams from the regular season who square off at the Memorial Coliseum, where the Western Conference-winning LA Giltinis play host to Eastern Conference representatives Rugby ATL. This will be the third time the MLR …
Read More »Rugby Canada axes Cudmore amid Women’s Sevens firestorm
Jamie Cudmore has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach of Rugby Canada’s National Development Program, the Pacific Pride, with immediate effect. The decision comes in the wake of social media comments by Cudmore, since deleted, that were aimed at members of the Women’s Sevens team. Cudmore, who is …
Read More »Uruguay y Chile esperan Estados Unidos y Canada
Los Teros ganaron el triangular de Sudamérica Rugby y van en busca de la clasificación directa a Rugby World Cup. ¿Cómo sigue el proceso de clasificación? Uruguay venció a Chile 15-10 y a Brasil 36-13 y obtuvo el primer puesto del triangular de Sudamérica Rugby. Esto le permitirá a Los …
Read More »Brasil disputa 11º lugar nos Jogos Olímpicos contra Japão
A seleção brasileira feminina de rugby sevens perdeu durante à noite de hoje (horário de Brasília) para Fiji por 41 a 5 e não avançou às quartas-de-finais dos Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio. Na manhã de hoje (30), no mesmo Estádio Olímpico, as Yaras voltaram a perder para o Canadá, por …
Read More »Canada and USA fall out of Medal contention
The Americas will have no medalists at the Women’s Sevens in Tokyo. North America’s hopefuls Canada and the USA have both fallen out of contention, the former joining Brazil in missing the Quarter Finals entirely while the Eagles can finish no higher than 5th after coming up short against Great …
Read More »USA off to a fast start in Tokyo, Canada fall to Fiji
So far so good for the USA to start the Women’s Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics. Two tries from Kristi Kirshe led the way in a strong performance against China in their opening match. It was a similarly impressive effort against hosts Japan in the second to clinch a spot …
Read More »Argentina win Bronze Medal, Fiji are Men’s Olympic Champions
Argentina have won Bronze in the Men’s Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics. Ignacio Mendy’s try four minutes into the second half sealed a 17-12 victory over Great Britain, with the Pumas defense again holding strong in the final minutes. Earlier in the day they were defeated by Fiji in a …
Read More »July 2021 Internationals: Americas Dream Team
There was no shortage of action in the July 2021 Internationals. The six competitors of the former Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) all competed. Paraguay also played, albeit on June 26 while Colombia’s RWC qualifier had to be called-off. Who then, were the best performers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Uruguay and …
Read More »Argentina into Olympic Semi Final, USA and Canada defeated
A remarkable victory by Argentina over South Africa in the Quarter Final sees Los Pumas within one victory of a medal. Gastón Revol’s red card just two minutes into the game looked to have ended all hope but two tries from Marcos Moneta helped secure a famous 19-14 victory. Argentina …
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