Australia and South Africa claimed Gold Medals in the finals of the rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games. Both teams defeated Fiji in their respectively finals. Australia were 22-12 winners in the women’s final, and South Africa took the men’s final by 31-7. The two sides will be considered favorites …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced Players in 2022 Rugby Championship
The 2022 Rugby Championship is the 11th edition of the competition since expanding to include Argentina in 2012. It was originally the Tri Nations; an annual competition involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The first edition was played in 1996. This article documents players that qualify to represent a …
Read More »Tonga Qualify for 2023 World Cup as Asia / Pacific 1
Tonga booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2023 as Asia / Pacific 1. The Pacific Island country overcame Hong Kong, winning the deciding Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifier 44-22. The outcome is that Tonga will play in Pool B at RWC 2023 while Hong Kong now have the fourth, …
Read More »Lucas Mensa one of Pumas call-ups for Rugby Championship
In-form center Lucas Mensa has been called up to the Pumas squad for the start of the Rugby Championship. The 26-year-old impressed in recent matches against Georgia and Portugal. Tighthead prop Santiago Medrano and eightman Joaquín Oviedo are the other two players from the Argentina XV team added to Michael …
Read More »2022 Major League Rugby Dream Team
This was Major League Rugby’s biggest season yet with 13 teams and 109 games played. An extra round of playoffs was added and off-field controversy saw the top two teams in the Western Conference disqualified from contesting for the Shield. New England set a new standard for success in the …
Read More »Ryan Louwrens and Beaudein Waaka depart Major League Rugby
Ryan Louwrens and Beaudein Waaka will not be in Major League Rugby next season. The Austin scrumhalf and New England flyhalf were arguably the best at their positions during the 2022 campaign but have now signed contracts with overseas clubs. Louwrens will return to Super Rugby after agreeing a two-year …
Read More »MLR 2022 – ARN Team of the Week – Round 14
This past weekend saw pivotal results that have likely ended the playoff hopes of both Toronto and San Diego. New York’s place in the postseason is now almost secure, while Houston took a big step towards a first-ever playoff appearance to set up a titanic head-to-head clash against record setters …
Read More »MLR 2022 – ARN Team of the Week – Round 13
New England have now set a new record for consecutive victories and there’s no telling when they might slow down. LA and Austin also continued their winning runs and are set for a titanic battle this coming weekend. San Diego were runaway winners over Dallas though it came at a …
Read More »MLR 2022 – ARN Team of the Week – Round 12
There are now clear battle lines in the playoff race being drawn. New England and ATL are neck-and-neck at the top of the East with New York holding off Toronto for the third spot. In the West there are four teams within five points of each other. Three one-sided games …
Read More »Former Austin player-coach Pedrie Wannenburg dies in crash
Former Springbok and Austin Elite player-coach Pedrie Wannenburg has died. The 41-year-old was tragically struck while driving his vehicle by a speeding car involved in a police chase. His wife and two children were also in the vehicle, with his 8-year-old son hospitalized. Wannenburg won 20 caps for South Africa …
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