The final round of the 2017 South American C Championship was played on Saturday. Nicaragua faced Panama in the Bronze Final while Costa Rica took-on Guatemala in the championship decider. Following match results the Americas Rankings have been updated. The September 03 2017 rankings see changes. Nicaragua’s historic 46-36 win over …
Read More »Durutalo shines in Ealing debut
US Eagles flanker Andrew Durutalo had a dream day in his competitive debut for Ealing Trailfinders as they just held off a second-half comeback from Cornish Pirates to come away with a 29-28 victory at Vallis Way. Two tries, one in each half, and an outstanding overall contribution saw the …
Read More »RFU Championship – Week 1 Preview
The Greene King IPA Championship also gets underway this weekend as a dozen teams begin their quest for promotion to the Aviva Premiership. A significant change in the off-season has seen the troublesome playoff system dispensed with entirely and final league standings now the only barometer of success. While this …
Read More »Guinness Pro 14 Championship – Week 1 Preview
The expanded Guinness Pro 14 Championship kicks-off today. The league will have three Friday matches in week 1 with the remaining four being played on Saturday. Despite it now being a competition involving teams from five nations, only Ireland and Wales host matches in week 1. An explanation of the …
Read More »Aviva Premiership – Week 1 Preview
The Aviva Premiership is back in full swing this weekend for the start of a new season that looks set to build on the spectacular year that was in 2016-17. New stars set to shine in the Premiership this year include the likes of James O’Connor, Juan de Jongh, Napolioni …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 2 Preview
Week 2 of the Top 14 takes place this weekend. Six of the seven matches are to be played on Saturday with the remaining game being played on late Sunday afternoon. Having lost heavily in week 1, Agen are targeting a much improved performance in week 2. They will have …
Read More »2017-18 Guinness Pro 14 Season Preview
The Guinness Pro 12 is now more. Expansion has seen it become the Guinness pro 14 Championship. Two South African teams are now in the competition, joining two from Italy, four from Ireland, two from Scotland and four from Wales. The 2017-2018 Guinness Pro 14 season starts today, September 01. …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 31 2017
Round two of the South American C Championship saw further movement in the Americas Rankings. The updated rankings to close out August of 2017 see Costa Rica and Guatemala rising, doing so at the expense of Nicaragua and Panama. The second ever test match involving Nicaragua was against Costa Rica. …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 3 Preview
Week 3 of the Pro D2 is underway. The third round of the French second division season will have matches spread from Thursday through Sunday. Taking to the field are to be a range of players from the Americas. In game one Dax played host to Narbonne earlier this evening. …
Read More »2017-18 Aviva Premiership Season Preview
With the English summer coming to an end it is time for the rugby. The 2017-18 Aviva Premiership season gets underway on Friday, September 01. The season will come to an end on May 26 2018. The two winners of the Semi Finals will compete in the 2017-218 Aviva Premiership …
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