France’s next international assignment will be a two test tour of Argentina in June. Scheduled for June 18 and 25 the dates are to coincide with the Top 14’s play-off’s. Players from four Semi Finalists will not be considered for the tour, leaving an under pressure Guy Noves to find …
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Jamie Cudmore will be playing his rugby in France next year. Previously linked with Aviva Premiership club Gloucester and Welsh regional side Scarlets, the big second row – part of Canada’s coaching staff during the Americas Rugby Championship – will leave Clermont Auvergne in the off-season and head east not …
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Canadian captain John Moonlight scored the winning try with no time on the clock to send more than 30,000 screaming fans into rapture in a stunning finish to their Bowl final fixture against France at the historic inaugural Vancouver 7s on Sunday. Nathan Hirayama’s successful conversion gave the home team …
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The Americas will have at least 16 players in action over the weekend in the French Pro D2. With Mont-de-Marsan due to play on Sunday, both Agustín Ormaechea and Carlos Muzzio could feature and increase that total. Already done and dusted is Thursday’s game at Narbonne, where Takudzwa Ngwenya scored …
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North American rugby fans are set to receive some world stars as the HSBC Sevens Series arrives in Las Vegas this coming weekend, and Vancouver the next. With the Olympics now less than six months away, some of the biggest names in the game are throwing their hat in to …
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Today marks the fundamental change in international competition in the Americas. With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship beginning World Rankings are to be on the line for Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay in their matches. Argentina and the USA are to play too but with it being the Argentina XV …
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Leandro Assi will make his first ever start in the Pro D2 on Friday evening as his new club Provence face off against Beziers. The tighthead prop arrived from Argentina just two weeks ago as a medical joker for injured hooker Denis Fogarty. It looks to be a tough match …
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Following the popularity of Americas Rugby News’ Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece Americas Rugby News takes an in-depth look into the foreign-born players in each Six Nations squad, where they were born and how they …
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Canadian prop Andrew Tiedemann will make his debut for French club Bourgoin on Friday evening. The World Cup squad member runs out at tighthead prop against Montauban in his first taste of Pro D2 action since playing for Auch in the 2012-13 season. Tiedemann signed for the club in November …
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As usual it’s the French Pro D2 that sees the greatest number of Americas players in action. At least 16 will be on show over the weekend, as many as 19 including three possibles on Sunday. Uruguayan scrumhalf Agustín Ormaechea got the ball rolling last night with a try-scoring performance …
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