Austin Elite have entered the Canadian market for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. Loose forward Travis Larsen will head south to Texas to take part in the newest American professional competition, and he will find a familiar face when he gets there. Younger brother Josh has also signed up, …
Read More »England Women’s squad for November tests
England have named a 28-strong squad to prepare for their November international series that includes test matches against the USA, Canada, and Ireland. World Cup skipper Sarah Hunter returns and is set to be joined in the centurion club by Katy Daley-Mclean who is currently on 99 caps. Seven players …
Read More »Canadian prop Liam Murray heads to MLR Combine
Canadian prop Liam Murray will take part in the World Rugby combine at Glendale, Colorado, this week. The 21-year-old joins players from Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile as part of a joint effort with Major League Rugby. Professional contracts will be on offer following an intensive week of training and a …
Read More »NOLA snap up All-American prop duo
Make it two more signings for the New Orleans Gold. Joining the team for the 2019 Major League Rugby season are a pair of All-American props. Matt Harmon arrives from Life University with Kevin Sullivan heading east from the Cal Golden Bears. Both were named 2018 Collegiate All-Americans. Earning 1st …
Read More »Injera named in Kenya squad for World Cup Qualifiers
Kenya have sprung a surprise with the inclusion of World Sevens star Collins Injera in their 30-man squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers in Marseille. The second-leading try-scorer in HSBC circuit history, Injera has not played for the Simbas since 2014. He is joined by series regulars Andrew Amonde, …
Read More »Rugby’s Overdue Test Matches
Next month will see the final competitor for RWC 2019 confirmed. The month will also see widespread international competition involving all of of the 19 qualified countries and many others. Many will play in familiar rivalries. What though are rugby’s overdue test matches? 1 Australia vs Georgia In the Australian-hosted …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …
Read More »USA take Silver at Glendale, Canada wins Bronze
New Zealand were a step ahead of the rest at Infinity Park, wrapping up a perfect start to the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series with a dominant 33-7 win over the USA in the Cup Final. A hat trick from superstar Portia Woodman did the damage with the World Cup …
Read More »Landry the first Women’s 7s player to score 1000 points
Ghislaine Landry has etched her name into the history books. The Canadian captain became the first player in the history of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series to score 1,000 points. Her first conversion against France on Day One put her over the mark in the 150th series match of her …
Read More »van der Merwe and Glasgow Conquer Cardiff Blues
DTH van der Merwe and the Glasgow Warriors conquered the Cardiff Blues this afternoon. In what was a round two fixture of the Champions Cup the Scottish side downed the Welsh 29-12. Canada’s DTH van der Merwe scored the second try of the match for the winners. His try came …
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