Shane O’Leary will be moving bases once again next season. The Canadian international flyhalf will leave Ealing Trailfinders for another Greene King IPA Championship club. On Wednesday Nottingham confirmed they have signed O’Leary to a one-year deal. This will be the third professional club in three years for the 25-year-old, …
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Damian McGrath has named 14 players in his Canadian team for the Hong Kong Sevens, Commonwealth Games, and Singapore Sevens, all to take place in April. All 13 members of the side that finished 14th in Vancouver have been retained with the addition of dual-international Andrew Coe to the traveling …
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What a weekend for Americas players! The Jaguares in fine form, Major Leauge Rugby preseason action, and many players enjoying strong games in Europe. It’s been a while since we’ve seen so much competition for places, in fact this might be the best weekend on record with enough players to …
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World Rugby has appointed referees for he 2018 June Internationals. In total have been made, including the matches involving Argentina, Canada and the USA. Yet to be confirmed are the officials for the Nations Cup in Uruguay. Appointed for the matches are 29 referees and assistant referees as well as …
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Tyler Ardron will retain his spot in the second row when the Chiefs play the Highlanders on Friday. An outstanding run-on debut against the Sunwolves this past weekend saw him score his first Super Rugby try and earn a spot in the official SANZAAR Team of the Week. The Chiefs …
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It’s been an extraordinarily eventful couple of weeks in the rugby world and as such we’ve collected a number of interesting stories from other online publications that are worth a gander. Professional rugby in New York, concerns in BC, American rugby, Pumas exiles, Canadian players, French interests in America, refereeing, …
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The fallout from Belgium vs Spain continues. Now on record offering his opinion is Romania’s Head Coach for the World Cup qualifiers, Lynn Howells. The Welshman coached Romania from 2012-2018. Following the loss against Spain in Madrid last month he announced he would be standing down. He leaves at a …
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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 Americas Rugby Challenge The Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, Colombia will play host to the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge. Taking place from …
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DTH van der Merwe made a dream return to the Guinness Pro 14 Championship on Friday. Having departed the Newcastle Falcons to rejoin the Glasgow Warriors he ran riot, crossing for a brace of tries in the opening half. Aged 31, the record Canadian try scorer played for Glasgow for …
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Nine tries and 80 minutes of mayhem ended in a draw at Archbishop Shaw Field on Saturday as the New Orleans Gold and Houston SaberCats finished the game on 32 points apiece in Major League Rugby preseason action. With the pitch still under renovation a dusty surface made for interesting …
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