Americas participants are few and far between this week in the third round of the Aviva Premiership. Several, in fact, are stateside for the big match in Philadelphia but only four will play in that match, with another three slated elsewhere and one on Aviva ‘A’ League duty. USA fans …
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Round 3 of the Guinness Pro 14 kicks-off today. The Celtic, Italian and South African league will see three Friday fixtures and the remaining four being played on Saturday. The Americas will be represented in league matches on Saturday. Jeff Hassler will start again for the Ospreys. The Canadian flier will …
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The Americas Pacific Challenge will return for a second year in 2017. Once again the tournament will take place in Montevideo with all matches taking place at the Estadio Charrúa. Six teams of the second senior national (‘A’) level will take part with five returning from 2016. Argentina, Canada, Samoa, …
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Australia host Argentina in a fourth round Rugby Championship match on Saturday. For viewers in the Americas it is to be an early-morning start. Kick-off is scheduled for 7am, Argentine time. For the fixture Australia are set to add a Fijian to their ranks. Marika Koroibete will make his test debut …
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Chile has named a 12-man roster for the Oktoberfest 7’s. Los Cóndores 7’s will compete in the upcoming competition in the German city of Munich. Chile is to be one of two countries involved from the Americas, the other is Argentina. Chile will compete in Pool C, facing Australia, Fiji …
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The Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) has confirmed they they will host two test matches in November against Americas opposition. They will first face Canada on November 18 and then Brazil on November 25. Brazil (CBRu) have also confirmed the match but Rugby Canada are yet to publicly announce their November …
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The NOLA Gold have made a splash with their first official player signing by adding Ohio Aviators standout Sebastián Kalm to their roster for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. Since earning league MVP honors in the inaugural PRO Rugby season in 2016 the Lindenwood University graduate has been spotted …
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The Namibian Rugby Union have confirmed that they will host Uruguay in a two-match test series in November. Venues for the matches have yet to be confirmed but the dates will be November 18 and 25. The news officially confirms what was originally reported by Americas Rugby News in May. …
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The Brazilian Rugby Confederation (CBRu) has confirmed a three-match tour to Europe in November. With Germany and Spain already known, the third opponent will be Belgium, to be played in Brussels as the second match on the tour on November 18. The first stop will be in Leipzig on November …
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It was a forgettable week for Americas players in Europe. Despite a full compliment of club action across several divisions only a handful came away with noteworthy efforts. The Pumas continue to stutter in the Rugby Championship though there was room for one. Instead it’s the last two rounds of …
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