It’s a special edition of the Up and Under. Following the completion of the June international series Americas Rugby News takes a look at the great and not-so-great from Americas teams last month. UP AJ MacGinty There is no need to beat around the bush, AJ MacGinty is on his way to …
Read More »Team of the Week
It’s a creative team this week, with players drawn largely from two domestic leagues – PRO Rugby and the Canadian Rugby Championship – but there was also the Jaguares to look at and even a couple players from the Rugby Americas North fixture between Mexico and the Cayman Islands. Below …
Read More »Canada win big over USA
Canada made it two from two with their second straight blowout victory of the Women’s Rugby Super Series, this time with hosts USA on the losing end of a 33-5 result. Andrea Burk led the way with 18 points including five successful kicks at goal as the Eagles struggled to …
Read More »England grab late win over France
England out-wrestled France in Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series, scoring on the last play to steal a 17-13 win in a hard-fought contest in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The first half was a near-deadlock, with neither side conceding much if anything in defense and the only …
Read More »Maple Leafs win first match against All-Americans
Canada’s Maple Leafs development side defeated the USA Women’s Collegiate All-Americans by a score of 15-10 on Tuesday afternoon. The match was the first of two set to take place in Salt Lake City giving some of the top young players from each country a chance to impress the national …
Read More »Dan Payne named CEO of USA Rugby
USA Rugby has a new Chief Executive Officer. Former Eagles international Dan Payne has been hired to succeed outgoing CEO Nigel Melville effective August 1. Jim Snyder will assume the role in an interim capacity until that time. Melville announced his departure from USA Rugby – and it’s commercial arm …
Read More »Teams for Women’s Super Series Round 2
The Super Series continues as Round 2 kicks off in Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon. England and France are up first, with the latter favorites after pushing past a physical Eagles side in Round 1. The hosts USA will try their luck against a massively impressive Canadian team who …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Mexico World Rugby’s off-the-record desire for heavily populated countries to emerge had a box ticked this weekend. The largest Caribbean country in both …
Read More »New Zealand Name Roster for Rio 2016
Heavyweights New Zealand have confirmed their roster for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Included is the well-travelled Sonny Bill Williams who is the biggest name unveiled by Sir Gordon Tietjens. Surprisingly Missing though is veteran Liam Messam. The roster features Rugby Sevens is dominated by specialists such as …
Read More »Express blow past the Rush
Sacramento pinched a vital bonus-point victory on Sunday as they overwhelmed a scrappy San Francisco side 43-19 at Boxer Stadium. There was plenty of endeavor from both sides but it came at a price with accuracy at a premium and a litany of handling errors marring an otherwise entertaining match. …
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