After no activity in 2020 the USA Eagles are ready to fly again. The USA play on the special date of the 4th of July against England. The Sunday fixture will be the first test match for the Eagles since RWC 2019. It comes with eyes firmly looking at RWC …
Read More »Canada adds four players to UK Tour roster
Four players have been added to Canada’s roster for their two-week UK tour but two others have dropped out. Joining the squad from Major League Rugby are Corey Thomas and Siaki Vikilani, with Cooper Coats switching from the national sevens squad and UBC supplying Don Carson. Thomas and Vikilani have …
Read More »Four changes to USA squad, Bryce Campbell named captain
Gary Gold has been forced to make four changes to his Men’s Eagles squad for the upcoming tests against England and Ireland. Most notably AJ MacGinty has withdrawn after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus, with midfielder Bryce Campbell nominated as captain. Also ruled out due to injury are Chance …
Read More »Tuilagi out, Slade in as England names final test squad
One World Cup center has replaced another in the England squad for the tests against the USA on July 4 and Canada on July 10. Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out by injury but Henry Slade adds his 38 caps worth of experience as Eddie Jones makes his final roster …
Read More »Andrew Durutalo to play in Varsity Match
Seattle Seawolves flanker and USA international Andrew Durutalo has been selected to play for Oxford University against Cambridge in the Varsity Match. Traditionally held in December, the prestigious contest returns on Sunday, July 4, after being cancelled last year due to the pandemic. This year was meant to celebrate the …
Read More »Saracens beat Ealing to make Premiership return official
Saracens are officially back in the English Premiership. The former European champions claimed a 57-15 home victory in the second leg of the RFU Championship final, making the aggregate score a woefully lopsided 117-15 after a 60-nil result in the first leg. So ends a one-year exile from the top …
Read More »Manu Tuilagi added to England squad to face USA and Canada
Manu Tuilagi has joined the England training group for the upcoming tests against the USA and Canada. The 30-year-old World Cup star is one of seven players called up to the squad from Premiership semi-finalists Bristol and Sale. Tuilagi is the most experienced player in the 36-man squad. The midfielder …
Read More »Argentines in Europe: 2021 All-Stars
The 2021 European club season is almost over. Teams are now either in the play-offs or turning their attention to the 2021-22 season. Argentine players featured across all of Europe’s elite leagues. There was also no shortage of names competing in the lower divisions. Those competing were included both established …
Read More »Eagles hit with injury blow to captain AJ MacGinty
The US Eagles are set to be without their star flyhalf and newly-appointed captain for the July internationals and beyond. AJ MacGinty was stretchered off with a knee injury in the 80th minute of Sale’s Premiership match against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday afternoon. Specifics of the injury are yet to …
Read More »Fresh faces feature in England training squad
Eddie Jones has named 21 uncapped players in his first training squad ahead of the July internationals against the USA and Canada. The group does not include the 12 players selected for the British & Irish Lions or any from the Premiership Semi Finalists – Bristol, Exeter, Harlequins, and Sale. …
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