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Eagles fly high over Russia

The USA Eagles flew high over Russia this evening, completing a record 62-13 win over the Bears in Colorado. The match was the opening game for the USA in their three match June Internationals series and has them well positioned to press for an upset next weekend against Scotland. The …

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Nations Cup 2018 – Uruguay vs Argentina XV Preview

The final fixture of the 2018 Nations Cup will determine the champion. Both hosts Uruguay and the Argentina XV won both of their prior matches, thereby setting-up a winner-takes-all final. Uruguay started their campaign very well. A 29-10 win over the Fiji Warriors showcased the dramatic improvement of both the skills …

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Canada and USA into Paris Cup Quarters

For a second consecutive HSBC Sevens Series tournament both Canada and the USA have qualified for the Cup Quarter Finals. The North American sides each advanced from the pool stages with two wins out of three, the Eagles finishing their opening day undefeated with only a draw with England standing …

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Wales Hand Hourcade’s Argentina a Reality Check

Wales handed Daniel Hourcade’s Argentina a reality check. With Mario Ledesma having taken Los Jaguares to six consecutive Super Rugby wins there was reason to believe Argentina would impress today. Instead an organized and smart Wales was no match for a poor Pumas side, winning 23-10. The result was salt …

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Seattle come from behind to edge Austin

The Seattle Seawolves came back from an early 13-0 deficit to defeat Austin Elite 20-19 at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex on Friday evening. It’s a result that may come back to haunt the Elite with only one game left in their regular season campaign and three teams who could leapfrog …

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Match Preview – USA vs Russia

The US Eagles roll out the welcome mat for the Russian Bears on Saturday with the Cold War Classic set to take place at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver, just 20 miles from the USA Rugby offices in Lafayette. Head coach Gary Gold will be keen for his charges …

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Glendale end Houston’s Semi Final hunt

The Glendale Raptors produced another convincing performance as they downed the Houston SaberCats 37-24 at Infinity Park on Friday evening. In doing so their inevitable qualification for the Major League Rugby Semi Finals is now official, while Houston’s dreams of a miracle recovery are now over. Within a dozen minutes …

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Final Men’s Squads for Paris 7s

The final round of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series is at hand and the overall title is still up for grabs. Fiji currently enjoy a seven-point lead over South Africa which will be difficult but not impossible to overcome. Key personnel changes to both teams will make things interesting. It’s …

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Best of the Rest

It’s Friday afternoon, which means there’s lots of people sitting at work waiting for the weekend to arrive. Here’s a few rugby articles that might help pass the time, touching on: Scotland’s arrival, a Chilean lock and a couple Canadian ones, Major League Rugby, Argentine rugby development, coaching commentary, and …

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Match Preview – Canada vs Scotland

International rugby returns to Edmonton once again, just a year removed from Canada‘s match against Romania last June at Ellerslie Park. This time it’s a bigger fish in Scotland and a bigger bowl with Commonwealth Stadium hosting test rugby for the first time since 2006. The two sides last faced …

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Match Preview – Argentina vs Wales

The official opening weekend of the June Internationals sees Argentina at home to Wales in San Juan. For Los Pumas it is a new beginning, a first test match for the year 2018 and an opportunity at build on the form of Los Jaguares in Super Rugby. The match is …

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Final Women’s Squads for Paris 7s

The final stop on the 2017-18 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series kicks off in Paris on Friday morning. A dozen teams will be vying to lift the Cup though only a a couple are still in contention for the overall Series title. For all this also represents the last major outing …

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