USA Eagles Head Coach Mike Tolkin has named his lineup to face off against Samoa in their 2015 Pacific Nations Cup opening match tomorrow night at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. After not having played against each other since 2007, tomorrow’s test will be the first of two times that the USA …
Read More »Texas Select Side Tours Cayman Islands
At the beginning of July, a collegiate men’s select side from the LoneStar Rugby Conference toured the Cayman Islands for a week of training, games, and valuable experience for the players involved. A project that had been years in the making, the team, nicknamed the Rattlesnakes, hit the road on July 5th …
Read More »World Cup Promo
The clock is ticking as the Rugby World draws closer to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. If you weren’t already excited enough, here’s a great World Cup promo to get your blood boiling.
Read More »Teams set for Fiji v Tonga
The teams are set for the opening match of the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup, which kicks off in Suva on Saturday as Fiji face off against Pacific cousins Tonga. The home side will have a leg up on the visitors, as the Flying Fijians played against the Maori a week …
Read More »Honduras to Compete in CONSUR C
Rugby is growing throughout the Americas with the sport now been officially played in all nineteen Spanish Speaking countries in the region. The sport is new to the Central American republic of Honduras but with neighboring countries El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua all working together with CONSUR there is great …
Read More »Bronze Is Already Opening New Doors for Brazil
Following the history making Bronze Medal winning performance at the Pan American Games in Toronto the country’s rugby community is buzzing with excitement. Those close to the players themselves gathered to welcome them home from their return flight from Toronto while social media was red-hot with excitement. Those unfamiliar with …
Read More »All Blacks Named to Face Argentina
The New Zealand All Blacks have named their roster for the opening match of the Investec Rugby Championship that takes place Friday night at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hanson named an experienced side, but made room for wing Waisake Naholo who is making his test …
Read More »USA South & Mexico Advance to NACRA U19 Championship
USA Rugby South Blue and Mexico survived their semifinal opponents and the weather to advance to the NACRA U19 Championship game to be played this weekend. Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago will meet in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Mexico 15 Trinidad & Tobago 13 – Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago were …
Read More »NACRA U19 Championships Kick Off
The North American Caribbean Rugby Association U19 Championships kicked off this past weekend with four games on the slate. The tournament, played in Orlando, Florida, brings together eight teams from throughout the NACRA region for a week of games. On Saturday there were two matches played. Followed by two more …
Read More »Second string Samoa for PNC
Samoa will field a severely understrength side for the Pacific Nations Cup after their 30 man roster was released absent a number of first choice players. Nine of the starters from the match against the All Blacks will sit out, including the entire back row and halfback pair Kahn Fotuali’i …
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