Americas players Chris Wyles, Marcelo Bosch and Juan Figallo are English champions, having been a part of Saracens’ 28-20 Aviva Premiership Final victory over the Exeter Chiefs this afternoon. As was the case in last weekend’s Semi Final former USA Eagles captain Chris Wyles was at the forefront of the …
Read More »Canada, USA into Clermont Cup finals
Canada and the USA are both into the Cup quarter finals after mixed results on Day One of the final HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Overall table toppers Australia were in fine form, coming through undefeated along with New Zealand and England to move through to Day …
Read More »PRO Week 7 – San Diego vs Sacramento
It’s hard to believe we’re almost at the mid-point of the inaugural PRO Rugby season, but here we are already in Week 7. The season seems to be flying by and if things don’t change in a hurry for Sacramento, they could be left to fight it out with San …
Read More »Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 25
This weekend sees week 25 of the French championship taking place and involved are to be a host of players from the Americas. Week 25’s opening fixture was that of La Rochelle vs Racing 92 earlier this evening. The match saw the visitors from suburban Paris claiming a minimum of …
Read More »Iongi to play for Tonga in June
San Francisco winger Pila Iongi has been recalled to Tonga’s national team for their June test series against Fiji, Samoa, and Georgia. The return to international rugby comes three years after his last cap, won against Fiji in June of 2013. Iongi joined PRO Rugby in April after departing from …
Read More »Italy change two for Americas tour
Conor O’Shea has made two changes to his Italian team headed to the Americas, one enforced. Veteran hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini has dropped out with a chest injury, while Benetton Treviso prop Matteo Zanusso has been told to stay home and work on his conditioning with new coach Kieran Crowley to …
Read More »Durutalo to Start in Canberra
New Yorker Andrew Durutalo will start Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies in Canberra. The USA Eagles back-rower retains his starting spot at opened flanker, the position he has been utilized at throughout the season. The Sunwolves opponents will be without Puma Tomás Cubelli. The Argentine scrum half has …
Read More »USA and Canada Present in Guinness Pro 12 Final
The Cinderella story of Connacht has reached its final chapter. The Western Irish province is now just 80 minutes away from an historic Guinness Pro 12 title. The path to the extremely unlikely position has been built on the province having lost significantly fewer players to international duty this season. One …
Read More »Americas Trio to Feature for Saracens in Premiership Final
After a long season the Aviva Premiership champions will be crowned at Twickenham Stadium this weekend. The final is to see the 2015 champions, Saracens, appearing in a third consecutive final. The English club champions will be up against a new opponent on Saturday. Never before have the Exeter Chiefs …
Read More »Teenager in Eagles Squad for Clermont 7s
Richie Walker has included 17-year-old prodigy Lilly Durbin in his Eagles side to travel to France for the final round of the 2015/16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The Fallbrook, California, High School student makes her senior debut less than a month after being named as a resident at the Chula …
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