Matías Moroni has handed Los Jaguares a problem. The center left play against the Lions on Saturday, complaining of pain in his hand. Having undergone tests it has now been confirmed that he is to be out of action for at least three weeks. The injury is yet to be …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Vancouver 7s For the second consecutive week North America has presented a world class sevens tournament with Vancouver arguably even more impressive …
Read More »Parisian Clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 in Shock Merger
Parisian clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 are set to confirm their merger. The move will see the two clubs from Paris unite to form one new super-club in the French capital. An official announcement is due out this afternoon. The two clubs will hold a press conference at 4pm local time, …
Read More »England claim Vancouver 7s title
England have won the 2017 Vancouver 7s after defeating South Africa 19-7 in the Cup Final. It was the second meeting of the two sides at the tournament, with their Pool A clash ending in a 12-all draw. It’s the second tournament win of the season for England who remain …
Read More »Chile earns first HSBC Sevens win since 2010
Chile can look back at their Vancouver 7s experience with pride after defeating Russia 10-0 in the Trophy Quarter Finals. It was their first HSBC Sevens Series win since the 19-7 Bowl Quarter Final result over Japan at Las Vegas in 2010 and first shutout victory in 15 years. An …
Read More »Video: Axel Müller stars as Toulon hammer Bayonne
Axel Müller starred as Toulon hammered Bayonne on Saturday. Playing at home Toulon sent a warning sign to opposition sides both in the Top 14 and Champions Cup. The 82-14 win was easily the biggest of the Top 14 season. The 2016 Olympian played right wing, scoring two tries. Müller …
Read More »Sánchez Cited by SANZAAR
Nicolás Sánchez has been cited for alleged foul play from yesterday’s Super Rugby match. The Jaguares fly half is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent during the match against the Lions. Referee Nick Briant awarded a penalty for the incident which occurred in the 38th minute. Upon …
Read More »Canada Up, Uruguay Down in World Rankings
Canada are up and Uruguay down in World Rankings. The official rankings are to be updated by World Rugby at midday GMT on Monday. They are to show a number of changes following the completion of international competition this weekend in Europe. As a result of Spain winning away to …
Read More »USA, Canada into Cup Quarters at BC Place
Two Americas teams have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals of the HSBC Sevens Series event at BC Place in Vancouver. Hosts Canada and the USA won each of their first two pool matches to qualify, and they could be joined by a third team though Argentina will need to …
Read More »Jaguares Complete Resounding Victory over Lions
Los Jaguares made it 2 wins from 3 matches this season, downing the Lions 36-24. The win was the first home fixture for the Buenos Aires based Super Rugby franchise. It is a result for teams to take note of as it was against the 2016 beaten finalists. The Argentine …
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