Denver’s perfect start to the PRO Rugby season continued on Sunday as they departed Bonney Field with a 35-13 win over hosts Sacramento. Two tries by Max de Achaval and another big performance from the pack led the way. More details to come as they emerge… SACRAMENTO 13 Tries – …
Read More »Samoa rejoice after Paris win
Samoa came back from a 26-7 half-time deficit to score 22 unanswered points and steal an improbable victory over heavy favorites Fiji to take the title at the Paris 7s. It’s the first HSBC Sevens Series Cup win for the island nation since Dubai in 2012, and a monumental achievement …
Read More »USA & Canada Pooled Together in London
The draw has been made for the pool stages of the final round of the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series, to take place at Twickenham in London next weekend. Once again Americas teams will have to meet each other after being clumped in Pool D in Paris. With the completion of …
Read More »France hold off Eagles in Paris
Day Two of the HSBC Paris 7s offered little sympathy for the plight of North America’s representatives, both of whom suffered crushing defeats on Day One. The Eagles improved somewhat but were still decidedly second best to France, losing 24-12 before taking out their frustrations in a 33-12 win over …
Read More »Wyles, Bosch, Figallo Join Americas List of European Champions
Today’s European Rugby Champions Cup Final in Lyon, France saw the addition of three more players from the new world to the list of winners. Chris Wyles, Marcelo Bosch and Juan Figallo joined the Americas List of European Champions. The three players are all from vastly different locations and their arrival …
Read More »PRO Week 5 – San Diego vs Ohio
The battle to determine second place will be at Torero Stadium on Sunday, where San Diego host Ohio with each sporting a 2-1 record and hoping to stay close to early pace-setters Denver. San Diego have had no trouble putting points on the board with a stellar backline their most …
Read More »PRO Week 5 – Sacramento vs Denver
Denver return from a week’s vacation to take a short trip to Sacramento, where they look to continue their unbeaten start to the season at Bonney Field on Sunday. Despite several absentees their pack remains formidable, though they will come up against their toughest challenge to date in a Sacramento …
Read More »Canada and USA flounder on Paris Day One
Both Canada and the USA got off to the worst possible start at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Paris on Friday. Canada suffered a brutal 42-5 defeat to hosts France largely thanks to a dominant performance from star attacker Virimi Vakatawa. The Canadians at least managed a try from …
Read More »PRO Rugby Form Team – 1st Quarter
As there’s only two games each week and in some cases only one it doesn’t really make sense to choose an entirely PRO-centric weekly team (unless we have to!) so instead we’ve opted to take a quarterly approach. With a 16 week season we’ll select a form team after each …
Read More »Ontario Blues announce Alberta roster
The Ontario Blues have made their first roster announcement of the year, naming their traveling 23 to take on an Alberta Select XV next weekend in Edmonton. With the first match of the 2016 Canadian Rugby Championship just two weeks following, the game is an opportunity for some old faces …
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