The Quarter Finals are now booked for the European Champions and Challenge Cup tournaments. Confirmation of who plays who confirms which clubs containing Argentine players will be a part of the Quarter Finals. The final eight in the Challenge Cup are Gloucester, Ospreys, Clermont, Ulster, Sharks, Edinburgh, Benetton and Connacht. …
Read More »USA Women claim Silver in Hong Kong
The USA Women’s Eagles won Silver at the Hong Kong Sevens. The North Americans fell to New Zealand in the final. The 36-7 win underlined what was an impressive campaign from the tournament winners. Michaela Blyde scored a hat-trick in the final for New Zealand. I gave the champions a …
Read More »Americas Men fall short at Hong Kong Sevens
The Americas Men’s teams fell short at the Hong Kong Sevens. The USA, Argentina, and Canada were among the twelve competitors. The trio finished 7th, 9th and 12th respectively. Argentina lead the series overall yet Los Pumas 7’s failed to secure a place in the the quarter-finals in Hong Kong. …
Read More »Shorthanded LA scrap to draw with DC
RFC Los Angeles fought back from a 12-point second half deficit to earn a 22-all draw against Old Glory DC on Saturday. While it wasn’t quite a victory on paper, the visitors earned a four-try bonus point and did so despite playing half of the game shorthanded with five cards …
Read More »Free Jacks shut down Sharks in drizzly Quincy
The Free Jacks shut down the Sharks on a drizzly afternoon at Fort Quincy on Saturday, denying the visitors any tries at all with the final score reading 25-3 to the home time. New England won the tactical kicking battle while their defense repeatedly took away time and space from …
Read More »Hounds maul ill-disciplined Gold in New Orleans
The Hounds scored a resounding 38-21 road win over the Gold on Saturday. While NOLA held the lead until early in the second half, two cards – one of them red – in a span of three minutes killed their momentum and allowed Chicago to dominate the final half-hour of …
Read More »SRA 2024 – American Raptors vs Selknam – ARN Guide
Infinity Park will be the setting for a pivotal Super Rugby Americas match. The winner of Sunday’s clash between the Americas Raptors and Selknam will rise in the standings. Peñarol’s home defeat against Los Dogos on Friday means dark territory for the Uruguayans and certain changes to the standings. CURRENT …
Read More »Kotze try record not enough for Dallas against Seattle
Dewald Kotze scored five tries to set a new Major League Rugby single game mark, but it wasn’t quite enough to give Dallas the victory in the end. Instead it was a late penalty goal from Mack Mason that give the Seawolves a narrow 34-32 win at Starfire Stadium on …
Read More »Big second half sees Warriors past Anthem
A big second half performance saw the Utah Warriors take a 44-19 victory over Anthem Carolina on Friday night. It was the visitors who held the lead after 40 minutes but the home side recovered to score 29 unanswered points including four tries in the final quarter to secure the …
Read More »MLR 2024: Old Glory DC vs RFC Los Angeles – ARN Guide
Old Glory returns to Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday to take on a former Eastern Conference rival. DC were the final opponent for ATL last season before their West Coast move to Los Angeles. It’s the first time the two franchises will meet at DC’s new home in Germantown. CURRENT STANDINGS …
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