Despite reaching the Semi Finals stage of the Rugby World Cup Argentina finish their international competition for the year 2015 ranked 5th. Ahead of Argentina in 4th place is Wales, a team who won three and lost two matches at the World Cup. Argentina had been in 4th last week …
Read More »Cudmore and Capó Ortega to meet in Top 14
Canadian Jamie Cudmore will start in the second-row for Clermont Auvergne who take on Castres at 8:45pm on Saturday. The seventh round fixture is to be Cudmore’s first match in club colors this season. He was unavailable in earlier rounds due to his involvement in the Rugby World Cup. The …
Read More »Balmy Beach win McCormick Cup
For the second consecutive year, Balmy Beach have been crowned Ontario provincial champions, with the Beaches-based club defeating Toronto Scottish 27-15 to capture Ontario men’s rugby’s top prize – the McCormick Cup – in front of 1000+ rain-soaked spectators at Fletcher’s Fields (Markham, Ont.) on Saturday afternoon. Overcoming adverse playing …
Read More »Up and Under
The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Daniel Hourcade A World Cup Semi Final loss left the Argentine coach in tears. He, however, had no reason to feel …
Read More »DTH van der Merwe helps Scarlets go top
Canadian winger DTH van der Merwe crossed for a try in the Scarlets 25-22 win over Munster on Friday. The win puts the Scarlets joined top of the table together with Irish province Connacht. Munster went in as leaders but now sit in third position. For van der Merwe it was …
Read More »DTH van der Merwe World Cup 2015 Highlights
Canadian international DTH van der Merwe is widely considered to have been one of the leading wingers in the pool phase of Rugby World Cup 2015 and with good reason – he scored against all opponents. He also performed well in general play as he created opportunities for his teammates. Aged …
Read More »Sinclair starts for London Irish
Canadian international forward Jebb Sinclair will start in the back-row for London Irish this weekend. The Reading based club will play away to the Exeter Chiefs in a round 2 league match. Neither team won their opening round fixtures. Also involved are Scottish internationals Blair Cowan and Sean Maitland, both …
Read More »Maple Leafs head for Central Coast
Canada’s men and women will both be in sevens action this weekend in the Central Coast in Australia. Each group contains a mix of senior and development players under the Maple Leafs banner as the groups prepare for the upcoming World Sevens Series and ultimately the Olympic Games in Brazil. …
Read More »How a For-Profit model might stop Canada’s slide
Patrick Johnson of The Province recently wrote his own autopsy of where Canada’s senior men’s rugby team stands after the 2015 Rugby World Cup; towards the end asking the incredibly important and disturbing question: “Why would they?” Why would a new generation of aspiring young athletes make enormous sacrifices, with no financial …
Read More »Chile Confirms Americas Rugby Cup Calendar
The governing body of Chilean rugby, Feruchi has announced Los Condores’ five fixtures for the 2016 Americas Rugby Cup. The soon to be launched competition will be the Americas version of the Six Nations with Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the USA being joined by Brazil …
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