The USA just fell short by 15-12 to Australia in the Cup Final at the Silicon Valley 7s on Sunday. It was a fitting contest at Avaya Stadium between two sides who were clearly ahead of the rest of the field. Other Americas participants were Canada and Chile, with the …
Read More »Argentina Training With Giant Pack to Face England
Daniel Hourcade’s Argentina are training with a giant pack to face England. The teams are set to lock horns on Saturday in London. Today marked the first training session in England and El Huevo fielded a lineup with several talking points. In the front-row there were no surprises. Captain Agustín …
Read More »Estelles Scores a Double in Losing Effort against Exeter
Juan Pablo Estelles scored a double in a losing effort on Saturday. The Northampton Saints winger went over for two tries against the Exeter Chiefs in an Anglo-Welsh Cup pool fixture. He also set up another. The 2017 English champions went on to win the match 43-28. For Estelles the …
Read More »Santiago Socino Scores Text Book Hooker’s Try
Santiago Socino scored a text book hooker’s try this past weekend. He did so for the Newcastle Falcons who played away against the Wasps in Coventry. The Falcons won the high-scoring match 53-41. The younger brother of center, Juan Pablo Socini, Santiago Socino made the move from the ‘A’ side …
Read More »MacGinty Helps Sale Get Past Worcester
Nine points from AJ MacGinty helped the Sale Sharks get past the Worcester Warriors. Played on Friday, the Sale Sharks completed a 24-21 victory in what was an away fixture in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. With the November Internationals officially underway the Eagles are to benefit from MacGinty. His form this …
Read More »Fernández Named Man of the Match for Clermont
Patricio Fernández was named Man of the Match for Clermont earlier today. The Argentine fly half received the accolade despite having played in a losing effort. Montpellier won the match 28-24. Fernández stared for Clermont, scoring 14 points. His efforts included scoring the game’s opening try, landing three conversions and …
Read More »Campeonato Argentino – Round 1 Results
The 2017 Campeonato Argentino is underway. Argentina’s national provincial championship started on Saturday with matches being played in the first, second and third divisions. CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO Playing at home the 2016 champions, Buenos Aires were pushed to the limit. Northern powerhouses, Tucumán helped make it a game to remember as …
Read More »Hindú and Alumni To Contest URBA Top 12 Final
Buenos Aires clubs Hindú and Alumni are to contest to URBA Top 12 Final. They earned the right to do so this weekend by winning their respective Semi Finals. Hindú booked the first spot in the 2017 Final on Saturday. The Don Torcuato side completed a 28-22 win over Pucará. …
Read More »Urdapilleta Powers Castres Home Over Oyonnax
A masterclass performance from Benjamín Urdapilleta powered Castres home in an away win over Oyonnax on Saturday. Castres won 32-19 with Urdapilleta scoring 22 points. He slotted six penalties and converted two tries. The result sees Castres climbing up the standings. The win takes the club to 8th position. Oyonnax …
Read More »Chile Make History, Defeating New Zealand in California
History was made on Saturday by Chile. For the first time ever Los Cóndores 7’s defeated New Zealand. They did so on day one of the Silicon Valley 7s in Northern California. Chile ran-out 7-0 winners over the team which has historically been the best in the business. The 7-0 …
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