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The Career of Juan Martín Hernández has come to an end. It has left a legacy which will be clear for generations to come. The ability and playing style of El Mago placed him among the Great Pumas. Yet off the field he was a humble man, one underlining rugby’s …

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, …

The pools for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens have been confirmed. A total of 28 teams will take part in seven pools split between the main draw and the HSBC Sevens Series core qualifier competition. Six teams from the Americas will be participating, three in each category. The three-day tournament …

Argentina’s u20’s, Los Pumitas are to travel to France. Departing Buenos Aires on Sunday, the u20 team will play warm-up matches for the 2018 Junior World Championship. This year’s edition of the World Rugby tournament will also be played in France. Head Coach José Pellicena and his staff of Enrique …

In a development that can only be described as comical, US Eagles forward David Tameilau has signed for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby. Numerous French media outlets had reported that the 28-year-old was to sign for Glasgow Warriors. Evidently they got the wrong Warriors. Tameilau is currently playing …

Fiji left no doubt as to who was the top team at the Vancouver Sevens after a thoroughly convincing 31-12 win over Kenya in the Cup Final. It closed a perfect tournament for the irrepressible Fijians who coasted past Argentina in the Quarter Finals and edged HSBC Sevens Series leaders …

A last-gasp win over Canada was just enough to see the USA through to the Cup Quarter Finals at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Vancouver on Saturday. John Moonlight tied the game after two Perry Baker scores had put the Eagles in front. With time up the Eagles won …

The final rosters for the Vancouver Sevens have been declared. Another weekend featuring some of the world’s biggest names looms though there are a few stars who did not survive Las Vegas. New Zealand have suffered a blow with skipper Tim Mikkelson and Vilimoni Koroi ruled out, but fortunately they …

Americas teams will be seeing plenty of each other in Vancouver this weekend as three of the four teams have been drawn together in Pool A. Uruguay, hosts Canada, and Las Vegas winners USA are joined by Australia in a group that should get plenty of attention from the fans …

A magnificent performance by the US Eagles on Day Three of the Las Vegas Sevens saw them winning their first ever HSBC Sevens Series stop on home soil. It’s just the second ever HSBC circuit victory for the team, nearly three years removed from their first at London in May …