Mike Friday has been forced to make one change to his squad ahead of the Cape Town Sevens. World Rugby Player of the Year Perry Baker will not be available after leaving the field concussed in the first match in Dubai last weekend. Taking his place is Denver Barbarians winger …
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After months of speculation World Rugby has confirmed that a new law book will be unveiled on January 1, 2018. The landmark reveal concludes nearly two years of development and will see the new law book drastically reduced in size. While the laws themselves will see no changes, simplification in …
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With several players rested after the November test window it wasn’t the best weekend for Americas players in the top European divisions. Instead we cast our eye on less prominent competitions, the Liga Heineken in Spain, the Eccellenza in Italy, the French Fédérale 1, and the Campeonato Argentino. 1 – Fernando …
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Chile, Uruguay and the USA are to open the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship by playing at home. All three are to take to the field on February 03. In what is to be a mouth-watering opening round the top two sides from 2016 and 2017 are to square-off in Los …
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As we emerge from the November test window the focus now switches to the HSBC Sevens Series, the Americas Rugby Championship, the inaugural Major League Rugby season, and perhaps most importantly the World Cup Qualification series between Canada and Uruguay. Major League Rugby nears kick-off – by Martin Pengelly …
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There will be no easy pathways to the Cup Finals for the Americas teams at the upcoming Cape Town Sevens. All three have drawn high caliber opposition in their pools for the second stage of the HSBC Sevens Series, a crucial event given the poor results in Dubai this past …
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The most famous collegiate rugby match in the world will feature two players of North American interest. USA u20 and Collegiate All-American standout Conor Kearns will captain Oxford University when they play Cambridge in the 2017 Varsity Match at Twickenham on Thursday. Lining up outside him will be Canadian international …
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The Utah Warriors have confirmed the signing of USA international John Cullen. While some Major League Rugby additions in recent days have come as a surprise, others have been more formalities. This certainly falls under the latter category. A high school rugby player, Cullen also excelled at football and after …
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The Seattle Seawolves have signed an Olympian. Eagles 7s forward Garrett Bender will join the team for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old has spent the last four seasons with the Eagles residency program in Chula Vista, playing in 24 tournaments on the HSBC Sevens Series while also …
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US Eagles prop Ben Tarr has signed with the New Orleans Gold for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. The former Denver Stampede starter in PRO Rugby moves from another club set to take part in the new competition next year, the Glendale Raptors. The 23-year-old Indianapolis attended the Southport …
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