The final round of the Americas Rugby Championship saw a one-sided win for Grand Slam champions Argentina, a heroic near-miss from Canada in Seattle, and an equally engrossing derby in Montevideo. This week was more about team efforts than individuals but we saw enough to put a team together, albeit …
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MLR Preview – Austin Elite vs Seattle Seawolves
It’s back to Dell Diamond for the Austin Elite, who host the Seattle Seawolves on Saturday in the last match at the stadium this season. This far it has yet to inspire an Austin victory and the Elite will need something extra if they are to earn their first win …
Read More »Cara Cup Preview – New England Free Jacks vs Connacht Eagles
The New England Free Jacks will play the Connacht Eagles at Union Point Sports Complex on Saturday in the first match of the six-game Cara Cup series. Hosted by the Free Jacks, the series includes development sides of Ireland’s four Guinness Pro franchises, with Leinster, Munster, and Ulster also participating. …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 19 Preview
The Six Nations will conclude on Saturday, crowning the annual European champion. The winner is not going to be France who have serious problems just months out from the RWC in Japan. Player numbers is not an issue at all as will be underlined on Saturday and Sunday in the …
Read More »South American Players in MLR – Week 8 Preview
With the Americas Rugby Championship having concluded all eyes in North America return to Major League Rugby. Yet with the competition involving no shortage of South American players there is great interest from below the Panama Canal. Week 8 of the MLR is to reflect this with Argentina, Chile, and …
Read More »Woeful Jaguares Beaten Badly by Stormers
A woeful second half performance from Los Jaguares saw the Argentine Super Rugby franchise badly beaten by the Stormers. In a rare Friday fixture Los Jaguares fell to a 35-8 defeat to have the season record now standing at 2-3. Despite the heavy loss the best early rugby was played …
Read More »Old Glory DC’s first signing is Josh Brown
Old Glory DC have announced the first ever player signing in the club’s history. Josh Brown has put pen to paper, the 31-year-old the first of many who will join the expansion franchise ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Old Glory is set to play their first exhibition …
Read More »Bosch Starts vs Northampton
Marcelo Bosch has been named to start for Saracens vs Northampton. The Sunday match is to be the only elite level English club match this weekend. It, however, is not part of the English Premiership. Instead the match is to be the final of the 2018-2019 Premiership Rugby Cup. Bosch …
Read More »Vilaseca Handed One Week Suspension
Andrés Vilaseca has been handed a one week suspension by World Rugby. The Uruguayan inside center was red carded for a high tackle against Brazil on Saturday. The incident was cited and determined to have been meriting a red card for foul play and an additional week out of playing …
Read More »MLR Preview – Rugby United New York vs Toronto Arrows
History tends to follow these two teams around and will again on Friday evening as Rugby United New York celebrates their first ever home match in Major League Rugby against the Toronto Arrows. The two sides have locked horns before, but this time it’s for real, and will be at …
Read More »Parisse To Become First Player To Captain Country in 50 Six Nations Matches
History will be written on Saturday. For the first time ever a players in the Six Nations Championship will have led by team on 50 occasions. Italian captain Sergio Parisse will reach the milestone in Rome as Italy play host to France in the final round of this year’s edition …
Read More »Austin Elite sign Argentine center JP Aguirre
Austin Elite have added another new player to their roster. Juan Pablo Aguirre makes the move to Major League Rugby following time spent at Lindenwood University. He is the sixth South American player to join the side, and the first from Argentina. Aguirre, 24, was born and raised in Buenos …
Read More »Connacht name touring squad for Cara Cup
Connacht have named a 26-man Eagles development squad to play two matches in the upcoming Cara Cup. The five-team tournament will see the New England Free Jacks playing host to development squads from Ireland’s four Guinness Pro 14 franchises. Former Munster utility back Mossy Lawler travels as coach of the …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 24 Preview
Week 24 of the Pro D2 season gets underway today. The latest round of the French second division is to be another with a range of involvement of players from the Americas. The following preview documents their involvement. The opening fixture is the only game today. It sees Mont de …
Read More »MLR Full Match – San Diego Legion vs Toronto Arrows
Major League Rugby saved the best for last on Sunday as the Legion took on the Arrows at Torero Stadium. Toronto were more than happy to see San Diego after their nightmarish episode at Glendale. The Legion were riding a four-match winning streak heading into what would be a titanic …
Read More »Ardron back at Eightman for Chiefs against Hurricanes
Tyler Ardron will start his fourth game of the Super Rugby season for the Chiefs, and for the third time he will be wearing the No8 shirt. The Canadian international played in the second row during last week’s loss to the Crusaders, but it’s back to his preferred position to …
Read More »MLR Full Match – Glendale Raptors vs Austin Elite
Saturday’s only Major League Rugby match saw the Glendale Raptors hosting Austin Elite. While still a bit chilly at Infinity Park, it was at least a marked improvement on the incredible scenes from the previous week that had the Raptors and Arrows playing in a blizzard. Glendale gave Casey Rock …
Read More »Super Rugby Preview – Stormers vs Jaguares
In the latest round of Super Rugby the Stormers play host to Los Jaguares on Friday. For the Argentine side it is the second of as many matches in the current tour of South Africa. It falls six days after their prior fixture which saw them losing a high scoring …
Read More »MLR Team of the Week
The results weren’t good for the teams at the bottom of the table, with the separation from the top six already widening. Sunday’s match at San Diego was the pick of the weekend with two quality teams showing their wares. Some new players impressed this week with six players earning …
Read More »Zebre Fly Marco Ciccioli In From Argentina
Zebre have acquired the services of an additional South American. Flying into Italy from Argentina is Marco Ciccioli. The 23-year-old joins the Pro 14 side on his first opportunity of playing in Europe as well as his first professional contract. His contract with Zebre is to be for the remainder …
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