Los Jaguares third, and final, try against the Bulls has been named as the Super Rugby Try of the Week. The try was scored by Domingo Miotti who crossed for his second try in three minutes to see the Argentine side to their first ever away win over the Bulls. …
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Will Percillier signs 3-year deal with Stade Français
One of Canada’s brightest prospects has signed a long-term contract with French Top 14 club Stade Français. Will Percillier joined the team in January on a short-term deal and the scrumhalf has now earned a senior academy contract that will keep him in Paris until at least the end of …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
This past weekend saw 306 points go up on the board in only 4 Major League Rugby matches. Those numbers might make defensive coaches cringe but it certainly made for some compelling viewing. Consistency was the most difficult thing to find with every team bar San Diego going through large …
Read More »Pumas to play Rugby Championship games in Buenos Aires and Salta
Los Pumas are to play their home Rugby Championship matches this year in Buenos Aires, and Salta. They will do so against New Zealand, and South Africa respectively in what is to be a reduced tournament due to RWC 2019. The reduced Rugby Championship sees six rather than twelve matches. …
Read More »Nicolás De Battista returns to Cornish Pirates
After just one season with Zebre in the Guinness Pro 14, Nicolás De Battista will depart Italy and return to the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship on a two-year deal. The former Pumitas captain traded Penzance for Parma at the end of last season but will not take up …
Read More »MLR Full Match – San Diego Legion vs Austin Elite
Sunday evening’s match between the San Diego Legion and Austin Elite saw 9 tries and 60 points put up on the board between the two sides. It capped a wild weekend of Major League Rugby action that could have significant implications in the playoff race. San Diego started Olympic gold …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Toronto Arrows vs NOLA Gold
Major League Rugby arrived at last in Canada as the Toronto Arrows played their first ever regular season home game against the NOLA Gold on Sunday. A sold-out crowd of more than 3,000 showed up to watch the two sides battle it out with the game held in the balance …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Utah Warriors vs Seattle Seawolves
Zions Bank Stadium was the venue for Friday evening’s match between the Utah Warriors and the visiting Seattle Seawolves. It was an exciting match with fans treated to 80 minutes of end-to-end action. Making his Seawolves debut earlier than expected was Canadian prop Djustice Sears-Duru, who entered the match in …
Read More »World Rugby reveals new WRWC Qualification process
World Rugby has unveiled a new qualification process for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The new format sees more than half of the 12 spots already filled as seven countries have been awarded automatic spots based on their performance at WRWC 2017. Included are the two top teams from …
Read More »Pumitas power past Namibia XV
Los Pumitas opened their African tour in style, powering past the Namibia XV in a 64-8 victory. The match was played this morning in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The remaining matches will be against Georgia and the Junior Springboks. Most of Namibia’s players are expected to play in RWC 2019. As …
Read More »RWC 2019 – The Competitors – Namibia
Namibia have a demonstrated ability at qualifying for RWC tournaments. The South-West African country has competed at the past five RWCs and is back again for this year’s tournament in Japan. The goal of winning a match will be hot on the agenda and a more sporting fixture list this …
Read More »Marcelo Bosch calls time on professional career
One of Argentina’s greatest professionals has confirmed his retirement at season’s end. Marcelo Bosch will step away from the professional game after a glittering career that saw him play 13 seasons at the highest levels of European rugby starting with Biarritz and most notably with Saracens. It was at the …
Read More »Fixtures confirmed for 2019 Nations Cup
The schedule for the 2019 World Rugby Nations Cup has been confirmed. Uruguay will once again act as tournament hosts with all matches taking place at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Four teams will compete in a round-robin format with three games played over the course of 11 days. This …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Brazil Women’s Sevens Brazil will return as a core team on the 2019-20 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series after claiming victory at …
Read More »Santiago Cordero glides through against Leicester Tigers
Santiago Cordero continued his fine season for the Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The Argentine international glided through the defense vs the Leicester Tigers to score a superb individual try. In general play the outside back also had a strong match as he continues to look like playing for Los Pumas …
Read More »AJ MacGinty kicks Sale Sharks to victory over Harlequins
An outstanding performance from AJ MacGinty took the Sale Sharks to victory over Harlequins. Played on Friday in Northern England, the Sale Sharks were 28-17 winners with the USA Eagles fly half scoring 23 points. The win saw the Sale Sharks claiming four competition points to edge closer to the …
Read More »Legion overwhelm Elite in San Diego
It was déjà vu in San Diego as the Legion overwhelmed Austin Elite by a score of 45-15 at Torero Stadium on Sunday evening. The result was almost identical to that seen at Dell Diamond in the first meeting between the two sides in February. Austin were first on the …
Read More »Facundo Bosch scores for Agen against Montpellier
Argentine World Cup hopeful Facundo Bosch scored a well taken try on Saturday, barging over to score for Agen in their loss against Montpellier. The score was a classic hooker’s try yet came with him playing out of position at flanker. Bosch started the match at hooker but was moved …
Read More »Carlin Isles named in Hong Kong Dream Team
Carlin Isles has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Hong Kong Sevens. The Eagles flyer is the only Americas player included, earning his place after leading the tournament with an impressive haul of 9 tries in 6 games. He now holds a healthy 11-try lead over …
Read More »Urdapilleta shines for Castres in win over La Rochelle
Benjamín Urdapilleta impressed yet again for Castres, helping the team to a 25-11 home win over La Rochelle on Saturday. The Argentine fly half slotted 12 points from three penalties and a drop goal. The win takes Castres up to 58 competition points to tie Racing 92. Overall the defending …
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