Santiago Carreras and Mateo Carreras scored tries for opposing teams this weekend. They were scorers in Saturday evening’s match wherein Gloucester were 32-22 winners away to the Newcastle Falcons. Both Argentine players were playing on the wing. Santiago Carreras scored a first half try for Gloucester. Mateo Carreras matched it …
Read More »As Yaras superam Portugal e Polônia em Sevilha
As Yaras superam portuguesas e polonesas e encerram a etapa de Sevilha na nona colocação. Depois de não irem às quartas-de-finais por causa de um ponto no saldo, as Yaras comemoraram hoje os triunfos contra Portugal (47 x 5) e Polônia (17 x 5) e encerraram a etapa do Circuito …
Read More »Spain set to recall Mathieu Belie 4 years after RWC qualifying disqualification
Spain are set to select Mathieu Belie, according to Revista 22. In a remarkable series of events, a player officially not eligible for Spain in 2018 now is; yet, it is through ancestry and not residency. Spain were disqualified from the RWC 2019 qualifiers for fielding ineligible players. ARN was …
Read More »Los Pumas charge into Seville Men’s Semi Finals
Argentina will once again represent the Americas in the Cup Semi Final round. Los Pumas topped Pool B and edged France in the Quarter Final at the Seville Sevens, with Australia now standing in the way of a second consecutive Cup Final. Two tries each from skipper Santiago Álvarez and …
Read More »Brasil sofre derrotas mas seguem com chances em Sevilha
As Yaras começaram a etapa do Circuito Mundial de Sevens em Sevilha com derrotas para a Rússia (26 x 7) e a Irlanda (29 x 12). No primeiro confronto, as russas colocaram dois tries e duas conversões de vantagem no primeiro tempo e ainda ampliaram no segundo tempo. As Yaras …
Read More »Vannes sign Uruguay’s Nicolás Freitas from Peñarol
Nicolás Freitas is departing Uruguay to play professional rugby in France. The star back of Los Teros is joining Pro D2 side Vannes. The move will be his first taste of professional rugby outside of South America and his third overall. Vannes has previously been home to one other Uruguay; …
Read More »Final Men’s Rosters for Seville Sevens
South Africa will look to make it six tournament wins in a row this weekend as the World Sevens Series heads to Seville. The Blitzboks have won all three events to start the 2022 season but will have to carry on without injured captain Siviwe Soyizwapi. It’s another odd number …
Read More »Women’s World Cup to Expand from 12 to 16 Teams for RWC 2025
The Women’s Rugby World Cup will expand from 12 to 16 teams for RWC 2025. The change is the leading component of what will be different for that tournament when compared to RWC 2021 which will be played in 2022 in New Zealand. The host country of the 2025 Women’s …
Read More »Matt Giteau playing on with LA Giltinis in MLR 2022
Matt Giteau is playing on with the LA Giltinis in 2022 Major League Rugby (MLR). The veteran of 103 test caps for Australia will play for the Los Angeles side in the upcoming season. Giteau had a strong season with LA in 2021. He touched down twice in the try …
Read More »Up and Under
After a rest during the holiday season, Up and Under is back for 2022. Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP USA Women’s Eagles Conquer Málaga …
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