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Americas Players in Premiership – Week 17

One could be forgiven for not knowing that there is to be a round of Aviva Premiership taking place in England this weekend. With attention firmly directed at Super Saturday and, specifically at Le Crunch the domestic competition will see week 17 taking place and a number of Americas players are to be involved. …

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Peterson starts for Glasgow against Leinster

US Eagles second row Greg Peterson will start for Glasgow Warriors as they host Leinster at Scotstoun Stadium in a rescheduled Guinness Pro 12 match on Friday. Originally a round 9 fixture set for December 5, the game was postponed due to severe weather conditions and an unplayable surface. Peterson …

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2016 ARC Dream Team

We’ve debated and arm wrestled and thrown names in a hat, but finally decided on our top XV from the Americas Rugby Championship. Because of the nature of the inaugural tournament we had to lay down a couple stipulations – players had to have started a minimum of two matches to …

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Leonardí to make Sunwolves Super Rugby debut

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Former Puma Tomás Leonardí is set to make his Sunwolves Super Rugby debut against there Melbourne Rebels in this weekend’s round four fixture. The Sunwolves will play host to the Australian franchise in Tokyo as they seek their first win. In round three the Japanese side lost by a single …

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World Rugby u20 Trophy fixtures announced

World Rugby has announced the fixture list for the 2016 u20 Trophy competition, to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, starting on April 19. Two sides from the Americas will be present, with Los Teritos representing Uruguay and the Junior All-Americans heading over from the USA after defeating Canada in Texas last …

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Team of the Week

After the excitement of the Americas Rugby Championship this week’s selection seems downright boring. Los Jaguares were on a bye, as was the whole of the Guinness Pro 12, and most of the top Americas exports were either not playing well or not at all. In some cases we’ve simply …

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Clever To Join Huns Management Team

USA Eagle and current Newcastle Falcon forward Todd Clever has joined forces with the Austin Huns in their quest to bring professional rugby to Texas. As of April 1st, Clever joins the Huns Management Group as a co-owner and strategic partner. Last month the Huns announced ambitious plans to professionalize …

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Ngwenya in PRO Rugby roster reveal

PRO Rugby has revealed their player rosters for the inaugural season – sort of. A list of five squads has been released, with a total of 98 players spread between teams comprised of between 15 and 22 each. Of course that means there are numerous players still to join up, …

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