The top two Americas seeds at the Rugby World Cup Sevens advanced to the Quarter Finals after dominant performances in the Round of 16 on Friday. Argentina ended Canada’s hopes of reaching the final eight while the USA started their tournament in style with a big win over Wales. Canada …
Read More »Women’s Eagles into Semis, Canada fall short
The USA have defeated Russia in convincing fashion to book their place in the Semi Final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. Two tries from Naya Tapper led the way as the Women’s Eagles proved too powerful for their opponents. They will now face tournament favorites New …
Read More »Canada survive scare, Chile left heartbroken
Canada survived a nail-biting match against Papua New Guinea to advance to the men’s Round of 16 at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After leading 24-7 thanks to a pair of tries from Justin Douglas Canada conceded two tries and needed a last minute score by Connor Braid to secure …
Read More »Rugby World Cup Sevens Rosters and Preview
The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens will kick off at San Francisco’s AT&T Park in just a few hours with 40 teams from 28 nations participating across two divisions. It’s the seventh rendition of the tournament for the men, but only the fourth time the women have been involved. This …
Read More »2018 Major League Rugby Dream Team
The inaugural season of Major League Rugby is in the books and that means it’s time to select our Dream Team for 2018. We deliberately did not name weekly MLR selections this year with only two matches on a couple weeks, but that may well change in 2019 with the …
Read More »Maori All Blacks Dates Set for November vs USA, Brazil and Chile
The Maori All Blacks dates are set for their November Internationals vs the USA, Brazil, and Chile. The three match tour will see the Maori All Blacks facing the USA Eagles in Chicago followed by a first-ever visit to South America to play against Os Tupis and Los Cóndores. The …
Read More »Ardron locked in for Chiefs against Brumbies
Tyler Ardron will make his 9th start of the Super Rugby season for the Chiefs when they host the Brumbies in Hamilton on Saturday. The Canadian has had a strong debut season in the top tier competition, earning a regular spot in the side with all but one start coming …
Read More »Scott Green to referee Major League Rugby Final
The honor of refereeing the first ever Major League Rugby Final has been awarded to Scott Green. A senior match official with the Texas Rugby Referee Association for several years, he achieved USA Rugby National Panel recognition in 2013. Green has refereed six regular season games, most recently taking charge …
Read More »Up and Under: Daniel Hourcade
In this special edition of Up and Under we look specifically at the coaching career of Daniel Hourcade for Argentina. El Huevo had a rollercoaster ride which included both remarkable results as well as dour performances. All told Hourcade was in charge of Argentina for 54 test matches. This covered …
Read More »Ireland Confirm Home November Internationals vs Argentina and USA
Ireland has confirmed home November Internationals vs Argentina and USA. Both teams from the Americas will play test matches in Dublin this coming November as will New Zealand. The first of Ireland’s three November Internationals will be against Los Pumas. Argentina are to play for the second time in as …
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