Osea Kolinisau will captain the Barbarians at the RugbyX invitational tournament at the O2 Arena in London next week. The Houston SaberCats utility back is one of three Major League Rugby players named in the squad, the others San Diego Legion forward Jasa Veremalua and playmaker Vatemo Ravouvou, a late-season …
Read More »Api Naikatini signs for Old Glory DC
Old Glory DC have signed Fijian lock Api Naikatini for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 34-year-old joins the expansion side from the defending champion Seattle Seawolves. He has most recently been suiting up for Waikato in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup provincial competition. Naikatini won 18 caps for …
Read More »RWC Pool D Highlights – Fiji vs Wales
Game 33 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Oita. It was the final match of the tournament for Russia and the third for Scotland. In one of the most exciting matches of RWC 2019 thus far the Dragons were 4 tries to 3 winners over the …
Read More »Wales Qualify For Quarter Finals By Downing a Valiant Fiji
Wales completed a 29-17 win earlier today, downing a valiant Fiji. The victory sees the Dragons qualifying for the Quarter Finals where they will compete in an all-European showdown against either England, or France. The twelve point win was intense, a genuine tournament highlight. The hero was winger Josh Adams …
Read More »RWC Pool D Preview – Fiji vs Wales
The Pool D fixture between Fiji and Wales is certain to have some spectacular rugby. Their match at RWC 2015 was excellent while the game at RWC 2007 was even better. Both were close matches with one win going to either team. Following on from their impressive performance against Georgia …
Read More »USA start World Sevens Series with Glendale title
The USA got their 2019-2020 World Sevens Series campaign off to the best possible start as they claimed victory at the Glendale Sevens. While they made it look easy in their Cup Final victory over Australia, it was anything but along the way as they needed two dramatic wins in …
Read More »RWC Pool D Highlights – Fiji vs Georgia
Game 21 of RWC 2019 took place in Osaka. The Pool D clash saw Fiji looking for their opening win and Georgia their second. With ramifications for RWC 2023 qualifying the match had a lot riding on it for this reason alone. The winning side would also move into the …
Read More »Fiji run rampant in blowout win over Georgia
Fiji restored some pride to their Rugby World Cup campaign as they ran away with a 45-10 victory over Georgia on Thursday in Osaka. The rain was hardly a factor for the winners, who take the decisive Pool D result to all but guarantee the automatic qualification position for RWC …
Read More »RWC Pool D Preview – Fiji vs Georgia
A match with significant implications for future Rugby World Cup qualification takes place in Osaka on Thursday. Georgia will go head-to-head with Fiji at Hanazono Stadium, with the winner of the Pool D clash taking a big step closer to securing their spot in the 2023 tournament. Both sides have …
Read More »Up and Under – RWC Special Edition
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. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019. UP …
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