Following the announcement from Douglas Schoninger — CEO of PRO Rugby — that Sacramento, California, will be home to one of the six inaugural season teams there is a lot of speculation as to where the remaining five will be based. Many have indeed narrowed down the remaining five to include New …
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The king has called it quits. Long-time New Zealand All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has announced his retirement from professional rugby, ending a storied career on a winning note, with his final match coming in the World Cup final victory over Australia. With a list of records and accolades unmatched …
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Blaine Scully will make his home debut for Cardiff Blues on Thursday after being named at fullback to face Harlequins at the Arms Park. The versatile American outside back made his Blues debut in the wing against Zebre on October 31 in Guinness Pro 12 action, and celebrated his first …
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New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu has died at home in Auckland at the age of 40. The news was confirmed by former All Blacks doctor John Mayhew earlier this morning. Lomu had been battling nephrotic syndome, a severe kidney disorder, since he was diagnosed in mid-1995. He underwent a …
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Yesterday, PRO Rugby North America announced Sacramento as the first of six locations for teams in their upstart competition. Set to kick off this coming Spring, PRO Rugby plans to release the name of each host city over the course of the next week or so. Sacramento is expected to …
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The terrible events in Paris caused a number of games to be postponed, but we’ve still managed to put together a quality XV of players who were in action elsewhere. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) Good day at the office for the Tigers stalwart as he played a leading role in …
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The pools have been drawn for the opening round of the HSBC World Series in Dubai on December 4-5th, 2015. Coming off of their 2014/2015 Championship, Fiji heads up Pool A in the Men’s bracket. Women’s Champions, New Zealand, lead up Pool A in the Women’s bracket. The USA men have …
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The old and new of the Americas at Toulon will be in action this weekend as the European Champions face-off against last season’s Aviva Premiership Finalists Bath. Both Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe and Samu Manoa will start in the Toulon pack and hope to see the team off to a …
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In what is surely a first in professional rugby, two Canadian internationals will captain their clubs against each other in the first round of the British & Irish Cup this Saturday at Mennaye Field in Penzance. Richard Thorpe runs out for the first time since the World Cup to lead …
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Irish Pro 12 side Connecht opens up their European Challenge Cup campaign in Siberia as they take on Enisei-STM in a historic match in Russia. Enisei-STM is the first Russian side to ever qualify for the Challenge Cup. Connacht touched down in Siberia to frigid below zero temperatures and expect more …
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