It’s been one heckuva busy week already and there’s so much more to get to, but we still have enough time to fit in our picks from the past weekend’s action. A couple big finals in the UK, two matches in the USA, Pro D2 semi-finals in France and a …
Read More »PRO Rugby announces Team Name shortlists
PRO Rugby has been running a fan-driven team name competition for the past couple weeks and has now revealed shortlists for each of the five franchises. Evidently thousands of team names have been submitted, and while it’s not entirely clear what the process has been or who has decided which …
Read More »Talking Rugby (Vol. 3, Iss. 4): PRO Hits Midway Point
This weekend PRO Rugby North America hit the midway point in their inaugural season. Can it be? Already? After years of waiting, it doesn’t seem possible that we’re already looking at the business end of the first season of professional rugby in the USA. The midway point gives us an excellent chance …
Read More »Eagles stars in Friday’s sights
While Mike Friday will enjoy a brief hiatus from the shortened game as he helps John Mitchell coach the Eagles XVs in their June tests, he is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to his Olympic preparations. Following the completion of the 2015/16 HSBC Sevens Series in London the USA supremo admitted …
Read More »Australia tops Women’s Sevens Series
Canada took the battle in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday, but Australia has won the war, having been officially crowned champions of the 2015/16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Their Cup final appearance was more than enough to maintain their overwhelming lead over runners-up New Zealand, over whom they enjoyed a 12-point lead …
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 Canada Women’s 7s A 29-19 win by Canada over Australia on Sunday saw the North Americans crowned champions of the French leg …
Read More »Canada lifts Cup in Clermont
The final day of the 2015/16 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series saw Canada defeat Australia in a classic match to lift the Cup at the Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand. It is the first Cup title for Canada on this year’s circuit and only their second ever, following up on last …
Read More »Major Turmoil in French Pro D2
A major story is emerging from France where the Pro D2 has made a sudden announcement that established clubs Biarritz, Bourgoin, and Narbonne are to be relegated to Fédérale 1 for financial reasons. The news has broken in the midst of the league’s finals to determine promotion to the Top …
Read More »PRO Week 7 – San Francisco vs Ohio
Former All Black great Mils Muliaina will make his San Francisco debut on Sunday as Ohio visit Boxer Stadium in the second PRO Rugby match of the weekend. It won’t be fullback where he starts out, however, it will be in the midfield alongside former New Zealand 7s rep Orene …
Read More »San Diego Outlast Short-handed Sacramento
San Diego continued their winning ways with a big win over a resilient Sacramento side at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening in an entertaining if at times reckless display of running rugby. While the 44-23 score looks convincing enough, in truth it was a much closer match with a very …
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