Canada came close but for the third consecutive tournament it was New Zealand’s Women who were the best. The home side put the cap on an unbeaten weekend in convincing fashion, claiming the Hamilton Sevens with a 24-7 Cup Final performance. Settling for 5th place was the USA, while Brazil …
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Match Highlights: Jaguares vs Georgia XV 2
Los Jaguares and the Georgia XV faced-off on Friday in what was the second of two friendly tour matches. The Argentine side used the series as preparation for the Super Rugby season while the Eastern Europeans fielded a developmental side. To access the complete match report click here. The following …
Read More »Matías Alemanno Ruled Out of First Round of Super Rugby
Los Jaguares Head Coach, Gonzalo Quesada faces some big calls for the season’s opening match against the Lions. He is already without regular captain, Jerónimo de la Fuente, a situation which saw the captaincy go to Tomás Cubelli or Julián Montoya against the Georgia XV. Options to cover the inside …
Read More »Lasike and Landajo Score as Harlequins Hammer Saracens
Paul Lasike and Martín Landajo scored tries for the Harlequins in the club’s win today of Saracens. The USA Eagles center and former Pumas scrum-half both crossed for second half tries as the Harlequins were 41-14 winners over their London rivals. Lasike touched don in the 49th minute and Landajo …
Read More »Cappiello, Muzzio and Ormaechea Win Against Pro D2 Leaders Perpignan
Argentine players Juan Cappiello and Carlos Muzzio; and Uruguay’s Agustín Ormaechea won today against Pro D2 leaders Perpignan. The 34-14 victory sees Mont de Marsan moving into 10th position in the French second division while Perpignan fall to 3rd. Capitol started the match at outside center and Muzzio did so …
Read More »Agen with Zafra Conquer Bayonne
With Andrés Zafra in the starting line-up, Agen were 23-22 winners got over Bayonne. The Colombian wore the number 4 shirt as he packed down in the second-row. He was joined by new recuit, Argentine prop Jerónimo Negrotto who was a 57th minute replacement. The result was a massive boost to …
Read More »Match Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Tasman Mako
The much-anticipated champion vs champion clash has arrived. Two-time defending MLR Shield winners Seattle host Mitre 10 Cup lifters Tasman at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. Both sides are coming off wins – the Seawolves stopped the Tide and the Mako tamed the SaberCats. A strong Seattle lineup awaits the …
Read More »Argentine trio departs for Major League Rugby
Three prominent Argentina XV players have begun their journey to the USA to join up with Major League Rugby sides. Nicolás Solveyra, Julián Domínguez, and Diego Fortuny have at last departed after waiting out visa delays that have also affected Seattle-bound countryman Juan Manuel Leguizamón. The arrivals of loosehead prop …
Read More »Seawolves announce signing of Andrew Durutalo
Andrew Durutalo’s hiatus from rugby was short-lived. The former Eagles back row was a surprise signing confirmed by the Seattle Seawolves on Saturday, the revelation coming just three weeks after Durutalo had announced he was leaving Ealing Trailfinders to return home to Fiji. It’s a major addition to the Seawolves …
Read More »Peñarol signs giant South African lock Louis Conradie
Peñarol have added South African lock Louis Conradie to their roster for the inaugural Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. The 23-year-old, who stands a towering 6’8″ (2.04m), has already arrived in Montevideo and begun training with his new team. The globe-trotting Conradie arrives from New Zealand where he started …
Read More »Match Preview – Old Glory DC vs Rugby ATL
A pair of Major League Rugby expansion sides will go head-to-head in Springfield on Sunday in their final tune-ups ahead of the regular season. Old Glory DC and Rugby ATL collide for the first time at The St. James in an indoor contest with both opting for near full-strength lineups. …
Read More »Rewind: Romania vs USA – 2018
Romania played host to the USA as part of the 2018 November Internationals. The match continued the long history between the Oaks and Eagles which dates back to the 1934 Paris Olympic Games. It was following RWC 1999 when regular competition began between the countries. Only three of the nine …
Read More »Canada tops pool, Argentina Men holding on in Hamilton
Canada’s Men are closing in on a Semi Final spot at the Hamilton Sevens after finishing Day One at the top of Pool C. Meanwhile Argentina are holding on in Pool D but the best the USA can now hope for is a 5th-place seeding match after losing to hosts …
Read More »USA and Canada Women unbeaten on Hamilton Day One
Both the USA and Canada came through unbeaten on Day One of the women’s bracket at the Hamilton Sevens. The controversial new format saw the teams playing only twice with their third pool match to be played on Day Two. Brazil meanwhile lost both of their games. It took nearly …
Read More »Jaguares crush Georgia XV at San Isidro
Los Jaguares completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Georgia XV on Friday evening with a near identical result to the first match. The final score at San Isidro Club read 66-7 in favor of the home side, with the Georgians managing to score their first try of the series …
Read More »Gabriel Ascárate named captain of Olimpia Lions
Olimpia Lions coach Raúl Pérez has named Gabriel Ascárate as captain for the 2020 Súper Liga campaign. The 32-year-old center from the Natación y Gimnasia club in his native San Miguel de Tucumán is one of two Pumas in the squad alongside winger Manuel Montero. The move is not unexpected. …
Read More »Match Preview – Austin Herd vs Colorado Raptors
After a couple weeks off to sharpen their skills the Austin Herd will host the Colorado Raptors in preseason action on Saturday. Colorado are fresh off a mini-camp held in Las Vegas that saw them defeating Rugby ATL in a scrimmage while the Herd last saw action against the Austin …
Read More »MLR Off-Season Update – Rugby United New York
The last team to get the update treatment ahead of the regular season is Rugby United New York. There is a method to the madness. It’s been an enormously eventful off-season for the team with big changes at the ownership, coaching, player, and even facility level. Even the supporters club …
Read More »Rewind: Scotland vs Argentina – 2001
Scotland played host to Argentina as part of the 2001 November Internationals. The South Americans played two matches in the UK before hosting New Zealand in Buenos Aires. In game one of the series Los Pumas were 30-16 winners over Wales in Cardiff. One week later Agustín Pichot’s side took …
Read More »Match Preview – Free Jacks vs Independents 2
The second leg of the ‘Battle of New England’ takes place on Friday evening when the Free Jacks take on the Independents. After braving the frost on Saturday afternoon, the two sides will happily move inside the all-weather bubble at Union Point Sports Complex for the rematch. Six changes have …
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