US Eagles lock Greg Peterson has left the Glasgow Warriors with immediate effect to take up a spot with Bordeaux Bègles. He joins the French Top 14 club as a medical joker for Jandré Marais. The South African lock is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a …
Read More »Pichot – No Solidarity between Big Countries and Small
Pushing forward with his move to establish a ‘League of Nations’ World Rugby Vice Chairman Agustín Pichot has further criticized the existing set-up. The former Pumas captain told L’Equipe that the big countries benefit from the small ones and that there is no solidarity. He seeks to change this by …
Read More »USA lose Cape Town final but move to top of Sevens Series
The USA finished the the year in their highest ever spot on the World Rugby Rankings in the 15-a-side game, and now the Men’s Eagles Sevens have followed suit. Despite dropping the Cup Final to Fiji at the Cape Town Sevens, the second overall finish vaults the Eagles into first …
Read More »Eagles leading the way in Cape Town
The USA Men’s Eagles are off to an ideal start in Cape Town after finishing the pool stage with a perfect three wins from three. They are the only Americas team to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals with both Canada and Argentina slipping into the Trophy draw. It couldn’t …
Read More »Draw and schedule confirmed for Cape Town Sevens
Argentina and the USA will collide in Pool B of the Cape Town Sevens this coming weekend. The two Americas teams will collide in their final match of the opening day on Saturday. The Eagles are the top seeds after their historic silver finish in Dubai, with Spain and Japan …
Read More »Men’s Eagles earn first ever Silver in Dubai
The USA Men’s Eagles earned their best-ever finish at the Dubai Sevens, taking Silver after reaching the Cup Final on Saturday. As they did in the women’s bracket, New Zealand proved the best team at the tournament and took home the top spot in the season opener. Argentina would finish …
Read More »Pumas and Eagles into Dubai Quarter Finals
It was a decent return for the Americas on Day One of the Dubai Sevens. Both the Pumas and Men’s Eagles finished with two wins from three, in doing so qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada managed one win and will now move into the Challenge Trophy bracket. After …
Read More »Canada hold on to edge Scotland in Glasgow thriller
It was far from easy but Canada ended their four-match European tour with a win over Scotland, the final score 28-25 to the visitors after an absorbing game at Scotstoun Stadium. Canada were heavy favorites going in to the Tuesday night fixture but in the end were well and truly …
Read More »Match Preview – Scotland vs Canada
Canada close out their four-match European tour with a Tuesday evening clash against Scotland at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. It’s been a long time since the two opponents last squared off, having not done so since they played twice at the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The 11th-ranked Scots were …
Read More »Ireland big winners at World Rugby Awards
Ireland took home three major awards at the 2018 World Rugby Awards event in Monte Carlo on Sunday. The Six Nations Grand Slam champions earned Team of the Year honors, with flyhalf Jonathan Sexton named Men’s Player of the Year and Joe Schmidt taking home Coach of the Year. Jessy …
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