The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of hooker Tomás Baravalle for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He makes the move from Italy, where he has played for United Rugby Championship side Benetton Treviso for the past five seasons. Originally from Rosario, Baravalle represented Argentina at u20 level before …
Read More »Rugby Regional Progression, Regression and the World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup. Sixteen teams competed in four pools of four at the inaugural tournament in 1987. It was expanded to twenty teams competing in five pools of four for RWC 1999. It changed to four pools of five for RWC …
Read More »Brex scores in big Italian win over Samoa
Italy were handsome winners over Samoa on Saturday afternoon in Padua. Argentine Juan Ignacio Brex was among the try scorers in what was a dominant 49-17 home win for Italy. Brex scored the game’s first try. The Argentine center broke the line and stepped to beat a defender. The try …
Read More »Canada outmuscle Italy to clinch Quarter Final spot
Canada clinched their spot in the Quarter Finals with a 22-12 win over Italy at Waitakere Stadium in their second match of the World Cup. Once again it was the strength of the Canadian forwards which proved the difference with a dominant set piece providing the platform for victory. It …
Read More »RWC 2022 – Italy vs Canada – ARN Guide
Canada face a pivotal match in their World Cup campaign as they square off against Italy in Auckland. Whoever wins will guarantee their place in the Quarter Finals and mark them as favorites to reach the Semi Finals, and possibly beyond. The Azzurre weathered an early storm against the Eagles …
Read More »Italia con dos argentinos para la ventana de noviembre
Italia disputará tres paretidos en la ventana de noviembre. En la lista del DT, Kieran Crowley hay dos argentinos. La Azurra jugará ante tres países del sur – Samoa, Australia y Sudáfrica. Los argentinos dos argentinos son el centro Juan Ignacio Brex e el pilar Ivan Nemer. Los dos juegan …
Read More »Misfiring Eagles start World Cup with a loss to Italy
The USA’s first match of the World Cup ended in bitter disappointment as Italy pulled away to secure a 22-10 victory. Their first-ever win over the Eagles came despite conceding the vast majority of possession in the first half, and losing a starting forward while fans were still taking their …
Read More »RWC 2022 – USA vs Italy – ARN Guide
The USA will open their tournament with a pivotal match against Italy. It’s been five years since they last met at the 2017 World Cup in Dublin, with one previous outing coming in Rome. Both were competitive but ultimately won convincingly by the Eagles. Rob Cain has selected his strongest …
Read More »2022 Rugby World Cup – ARN Guide
After a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top women’s players in the world have finally gathered for their 9th edition of the Rugby World Cup. Despite the change World Rugby continue to call the tournament ‘RWC 2021’ for branding purposes. New Zealand will act as hosts for …
Read More »Dallas names Agustín Cavalieri as new Head Coach
Dallas have unveiled their new Head Coach for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. Agustín Cavalieri joins the Jackals from Italy, where he was Forwards Coach of the national men’s u20 side. Originally from Rosario in Argentina, this is the first leading role for the 39-year-old nicknamed ‘Cuca’. Cavalieri enjoyed …
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