Most teams would feel uneasy about heading to San Diego to play the red-hot Legion in their own backyard on a Sunday evening. After last week’s horror show in Glendale, however, the Toronto Arrows will feel right at home in the balmy coastal air. On deck is a prime time …
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MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs Houston SaberCats
After two weeks of home cooking the Houston SaberCats take to the road to play the Seattle Seawolves on Sunday. While the defending champions haven’t quite been as dominant as they reputation just yet, their performances have been markedly superior to that of the struggling SaberCats. Houston squeaked by Austin …
Read More »Canada beat Fiji but miss out on Vancouver Quarters
BC Place continued its reputation as one of the premier events on the HSBC Sevens Series on Saturday. Unfortunately the packed house couldn’t quite inspire the home favorites to the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada won twice on Day One of the Vancouver Sevens including a handsome victory over Fiji but …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Lions vs Jaguares
The Lions played host to Los Jaguares in an entertaining attacking match earlier today. Thirteen tries were scored in all with the hosts outscoring the visitors by seven tries to six. The match was the first of two games for the Argentine side in South Africa on the current tour. …
Read More »Uruguay beat Brazil to finish 2nd in ARC
Uruguay overcome a combative Brazil in Montevideo to win their fourth match of the Americas Rugby Championship, in doing so claiming 2nd place in the competition for the first time since its new beginning in 2016. While the final score read 42-20 in favor of Los Teros, it was Os …
Read More »Argentina XV smash Chile to complete ARC Grand Slam
The Argentina XV entered the history books on Saturday afternoon as they pulverised Chile by a record score of 85-10 to claim their first ever Americas Rugby Championship Grand Slam. New ARC single game marks were set in points scored, winning margin, and tries scored, while overall tournament marks eclipsed …
Read More »Lions Overpower Substandard Jaguares
The Lions were 47-39 winners today in Johannesburg. The South Africans overpowered what was a substandard Jaguares’ performance with the scrum seeing the hosting having a notable advantage. In all there were thirteen tries scored with the Lions claiming seven and Los Jaguares six. Yet the total of tries and …
Read More »Eagles escape as Canada nearly earn upset
The USA needed a last-gasp try to escape Starfire Stadium with a 30-25 victory after a committed Canadian side pushed them to the brink. While the table will record a bonus point win for the Eagles, in reality their performance was below expectations as they struggled to break through Canada’s …
Read More »RUNY rolls over Warriors in Utah
Rugby United New York left no doubt as to who was the superior side as they rolled over the Utah Warriors by a final score of 47-21 at the snow-covered Zions Bank Stadium on Friday evening. The Warriors would score three tries but conceded seven and from the opening whistle …
Read More »MLR Preview – Glendale Raptors vs Austin Elite
The brisk Colorado air may greet Austin Elite when they arrive at Infinity Park but at least it won’t be the blizzard that Toronto encountered a week ago. Austin enter the house of the Glendale Raptors with a chance to start anew following a much-needed bye week at the end …
Read More »Bermuda Host Jamaica in RAN Promotion / Relegation on Saturday
Saturday sees Bermuda playing host to Jamaica in an international test match. The fixture is a RAN promotion / relegation match to determine who will play in this year’s RAN Championship division. Bermuda have home advantage for the fixture and new Head Coach Jamie Barnwell has fresh blood for the …
Read More »ARC Preview – Uruguay vs Brazil
A match with historic implications will appropriately close out the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. On the back of their superb win over the USA in Seattle, Uruguay will host Brazil at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Whichever team wins will celebrate their best-ever finish in the competition. With a one-point …
Read More »ARC Preview – Chile vs Argentina XV
In the final round of the 2019 ARC Chile play host to the Argentina XV. The winless Cóndores are up against this year’s champions, the Argentina XV. Having wrapped up the title last weekend away to Canada the Argentina XV are now a bonus point victory away from their first …
Read More »Final rosters confirmed for Vancouver Sevens
The second half of the HSBC Sevens Series’ North American leg begins in Vancouver tomorrow with the fourth running of the event at BC Place. Good news came this week with confirmation that the Vancouver event has been approved for another four seasons by World Rugby. Entering the tournament as …
Read More »RFU Championship – Week 17 Preview
It’s hard to believe but there’s only six games left in the RFU Championship season. Relegation is a very tight race but promotion less so as London Irish continue their push towards the Premiership. As with last week the Americas Rugby Championship is keeping several players preoccupied so there are …
Read More »Colombia High Performance Rugby Program Underway
New ground has been broken in South America as Colombia’s High Performance Rugby Program is underway. The most populated Spanish-speaking country in South America joins Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in investing in the future. Los Tucanes demonstrated their extensive progress in 2018 by winning the Americas Rugby Challenge …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 16 Preview
It is an odd time of the English rugby season. On the one hand the national test side is set to play at home against Italy this weekend while on the other the domestic professional league continues. The following preview details who will feature in the English Premiership this weekend …
Read More »San Diego adds Māori All Blacks forward Jordan Manihera
The San Diego Legion have added a formidable physical presence to their Major League Rugby roster in the form of Māori All Blacks international Jordan Manihera. Arriving from Waikato, where he has been a starter for the past three Mitre 10 Cup seasons, the 25-year-old also has two Super Rugby …
Read More »Petti Staying Put At Jaguares Until 2021
Guido Petti is staying put at Los Jaguares until 2021. The starting second-rower is the latest to agree to terms with the UAR to sign a new contract. The announcement came today just days after Mario Ledesma revealed he will be playing hard-ball with European clubs. Aged 24 Petti has …
Read More »MLR Preview – Utah Warriors vs Rugby United New York
It may not be a snowstorm, but the weather gods look set to play their part once again at Zions Bank Stadium on Friday evening. A last-gasp try for NOLA denied the Utah Warriors an upset win in their home opener. This week it’s Rugby United New York who will …
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