The Americas is to have a number of players featuring in the Pro 12 this weekend. The round is to be one influenced by the Six Nations Championship. With the competition starting next weekend all teams are missing players. Canadian flier DTH van der Merwe is to start for the top …
Read More »Americas Players in Premiership Week 10
This weekend will see a number of Americas players taking to the field in the Premiership. It is to be Week 10 of the English domestic competition and the first full round of the year. The round will get underway with the Northampton Saints hosting the Wasps this evening. The presence …
Read More »Clever Returns as Eagles Name Mixed ARC Side
The USA’s roster for the Americas Rugby Championship has been named in the wake of the announcement regarding the Eagles’ Coaching Staff. The squad is highlighted by the availability of a number of overseas professionals and augmented by a mix of young prospects. With overseas professionals expected to not be …
Read More »Kansas City to get a PRO Rugby team?
Is Kansas City to get a PRO Rugby team? The mid-western U.S. city appears to be one of the two remaining locations for the inaugural PRO Rugby city, joining the Californian cities of Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Inside Rugby Pro Management has advertised opportunities for the recruitment of …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 Week 17
The Pro D2 slides a little further past halfway this weekend and the race towards promotion and away from relegation heats up. At least 15 Americas players are in action, with a couple more possibles for Sunday’s match in Lyon. Biarritz lost their home game against Bayonne last evening with …
Read More »Eagles add Wasps trio for ARC
New USA head coach John Mitchell has named his staff for the Americas Rugby Championship, with three former Wasps players added to the coaching roster. Rob Hoadley, Marty Veale, and Phil Greening will join the new-look staff that retains only two from the World Cup, strength & conditioning coach David …
Read More »Team of the Week
The last big weekend of European rugby pool play and the British & Irish Cup is now past us. It wasn’t the prettiest, as happens when you play rugby in January, but there are some bright spots as far as Americas players are concerned, so here’s our picks for this …
Read More »PRP Week 1 Preview: Here We Go
This weekend, the Pacific Rugby Premiership kicks off on their third season of play. The western based competition is made up of the Glendale Raptors, San Francisco Golden Gate, Belmont Shore, Old Mission Bay Athletic Club, Denver Barbarians, Olympic Club, and Santa Monica. The PRP came to being out in …
Read More »ARN International Player of the Year 2015
Our last award of the year is our top international player of 2015. With the success of the Pumas there were always going to be a couple Argentines in the running, but when initially considering the contenders we looked past team success. In the end there was no debate as …
Read More »ARN Dream Team 2015
And so we come to our final team selection of the year. While much of the side is similar to our World Cup XV, there are four players whose form prior to the tournament merited greater consideration when it came to selecting our Dream Team for the year as a …
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