Goal-kicking flyhalf Will Hooley will be staying in the Greene King IPA Championship for another year. The new Eagles cap has signed a one-year contract extension with Bedford Blues, who he joined from Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2017-18 season. A former England u20 international, Hooley qualifies …
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What a weekend for Americas players! The Jaguares in fine form, Major Leauge Rugby preseason action, and many players enjoying strong games in Europe. It’s been a while since we’ve seen so much competition for places, in fact this might be the best weekend on record with enough players to …
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World Rugby has appointed referees for he 2018 June Internationals. In total have been made, including the matches involving Argentina, Canada and the USA. Yet to be confirmed are the officials for the Nations Cup in Uruguay. Appointed for the matches are 29 referees and assistant referees as well as …
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Mike Friday has named 15 players in an extended squad to travel to the Hong Kong Sevens. The most notable changes are the returns of Stephen Tomasin and Maka Unufe from injury. Tomasin has missed the last three tournaments with a knee injury while Unufe missed Vancouver with a badly …
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It’s been an extraordinarily eventful couple of weeks in the rugby world and as such we’ve collected a number of interesting stories from other online publications that are worth a gander. Professional rugby in New York, concerns in BC, American rugby, Pumas exiles, Canadian players, French interests in America, refereeing, …
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Psalm Wooching is officially a professional rugby player. The former Washington Huskies linebacker has signed a one-year deal with Italian club Viadana. He will join the team ahead of the 2018-19 Eccellenza season in June. Viadana are currently 6th on the table in the 2017-18 season. It’s been a rapid …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Americas Rugby Challenge The Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, Colombia will play host to the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge. Taking place from …
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Two more teams made their Major League Rugby debuts in a preseason tilt at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex on Sunday afternoon. The San Diego Legion got the edge on their hosts, defeating Austin Elite by 32-24. Ben Cima enjoyed a strong match from the kicking tee landing five from …
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Blaine Scully scored a try in the Cardiff Blues’ victory on Saturday. The USA Eagles captain went over for a first half try in the 35-17 win over Ulster. The win was the 10th of the season for the Welsh region in the Guinness Pro 14 Championship. Scully’s try was …
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AJ MacGinty and the Sale Sharks hammered the Worcester Warriors on Saturday. The USA Eagles fly half kicked a penalty and converted five tries to score 15 points. Sale would win the match in convincing fashion, doing so by 58-25. MacGinth was joined by St. Lucia winger Marland Yarde in the …
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