Tonga ‘A’ scored 17 points in the final minutes of the match to overcome an eight-point deficit and secure a 39-30 win over the USA Select XV in Montevideo on Saturday. It’s an impressive start to the Americas Pacific Challenge for the inexperienced Tongans. Discipline was a concern for Tonga …
Read More »Americas Pacific Challenge Round 1 Preview
The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge opens on Saturday with six senior ‘A’ teams on show at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Each team has taken a different approach for the competition with Uruguay and Canada sending their strongest available sides while others have sent traditional development sides. Argentina are undefeated …
Read More »Mitre 10 Cup – Week 8 Preview
Three results are already in as the Mitre 10 Cup works through the penultimate week of the regular season. Otago hosted Bay of Plenty in Dunedin on Wednesday. The home side took the 45-34 win meaning replacement lock Josh Larsen gets bragging rights over Tyler Ardron, the latter captaining the …
Read More »RFU Championship – Week 6 Preview
The Greene King IPA Championship has welcomed North American exports in record numbers this season. There are a dozen suiting up this weekend in six games split across Saturday and Sunday, including one league debut and a couple welcome returns to action. Ealing ended the Cornish Pirates’ winning streak last …
Read More »Pro 14 – Week 6 Preview
The Celtic-Italian-South African league continues this weekend. On Friday and Saturday Pro 14 matches will be played in Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. The following previews thew involvement of Americas’ players. Two of the three Friday matches in Week 6 will take place in Scotland. In the capital city Edinburgh …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 6 Preview
Week 6 of the English Premiership will be played this weekend. Fixtures are to be spread from Friday to Sunday in what is a special derby round. The following preview details the involvement of Americas’ players. Friday’s fixture sees Bath at home to the unbeaten Exeter Chiefs. Left out of …
Read More »Romania to host USA and Uruguay at Ghencea Stadium
Romania will play their November tests against both the USA and Uruguay at Ghencea Stadium in Bucharest. The name is somewhat misleading however as the actual site of the rebuilt Ghencea Stadium, also known as Steaua, is currently under construction for the 2020 European Soccer Championships. Also being renovated is …
Read More »NOLA sign Australian halfback Scott Gale
The New Orleans Gold have reached back into the Southern Hemisphere for their latest signing. Australian scrumhalf Scott Gale will join the team on a two-year deal ahead of the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old brings high level experience after spending three seasons with the Queensland Reds, making …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 7 Preview
Week 7 of the Pro D2 begins today. The latest round of France’s second division will be involvement from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, and the USA. The first player from the Americas to feature will be Leandro Mario Assi. The Argentine prop has been named on the bench for Aix …
Read More »Americas Rankings – October 04 2018
The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 04 2018. They have been recalculated following the completion of day two of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala. In their first test match of the year Peru made history. Their 36-14 victory over Costa Rica officially began international competition between …
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