Chile have claimed another famous victory as they defeated South Africa on Day One at the Sudamérica Sevens in Punta del Este. Los Cóndores earned an historic win over New Zealand at the Silicon Valley tournament in November, and while both teams were made up of development players they remain …
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Adam Zaruba isn’t headed back to the HSBC Sevens Series, and he won’t be signing with a Major League Rugby franchise either. At least not for a while. The Canada Sevens star has signed a futures contract with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a deal that will keep him …
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Pat Blair will captain the USA Falcons on their two-week South American tour as they take part in the Sudamérica Sevens series. The 27-year-old Old Aztecs forward has represented the senior Eagles in both 7s and XVs, most recently during the North American leg of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series. …
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The Utah Warriors have announced the signing of Tongan World Cup winger Fetu’u Vainikolo for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. At 32 years of age Vainikolo arrives with an extensive resume at both club and international level with more than a decade of professional rugby under his belt. Vainikolo …
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A little bit of history will be made at Constellation Field tomorrow when the Houston SaberCats play the Seattle Saracens in the first official match of the 2018 Major League Rugby preseason. The SaberCats have already played a few friendlies against local club sides prior to the holiday break but …
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The French Top 14 roars into its 15th week with five matches on Saturday and two more on Sunday. From an Americas point of view it’s about average, perhaps slightly underwhelming with seven representatives suiting up, eight if you count Agen’s US-eligible prop Dave Ryan. Joining Ryan as a front …
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It’s a decent week for Americas fans of the Aviva Premiership. As ever there are some compelling match-ups and a total of eight players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA will take part. Friday’s weekend kick-starter sees Bath travel to Worcester. Lucas Noguera Paz is on the bench this week …
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It’s another dreadful week of the Guinness Pro 14 as far as Americas fans are concerned. A paltry three players from this side of the Atlantic will take part. It’s not without irony that the professional division eyeing expansion to the USA is the one with the least amount of …
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Utah Warriors winger Josh Whippy is one of 13 uncapped players included in Gary Gold’s 39-strong Eagles roster for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The 27-year-old was forced to withdraw from the European tour in November for personal reasons but is now set to make his test debut next month. …
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It’s another first for Americas Rugby News, our first individual women’s rugby award of any kind. We’ve had several winners in the past but never before have they had an individual category. With an ever-increasing level of competition we felt it was best to judge the women against their peers. We’ve …
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