Romania and Spain will appeal their respective RWC disqualification verdicts at a special hearing on Friday, June 1. World Rugby confirmed that both European countries have officially made appeals to overturn the punishments handed down them on May 15. World Rugby appointed an independent Judicial and Disputes committee over the …
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2018 U20’s Championship: Argentina vs England Match Preview
The 2018 World Rugby U20’s Championship begins on Wednesday. Argentina open their campaign by facing England, a candidate to win the Junior World Championship. Los Pumitas will be up against a Ben Curry captained England. Twelve months ago Eddie Jones selected him for England’s tour to Argentina. Curry is one …
Read More »Argentina Add Barbarians Date to November Internationals
Argentina have added a Barbarians date to their 2018 November Internationals. The fixture sees Daniel Hourcade’s Pumas playing four matches in their end of year European tour. Scheduled for Saturday December 01, the match will follow tests against Ireland, France and Scotland. It is to be Argentina’s second four-match tour …
Read More »2018 Juegos Suramericanos – Day Two Results
Day two of the 2018 Juegos Suramericanos saw the medals picture taking shape. With one day left to play the competition in Bolivia is proving to be one with many results not going according to historical rankings. For a tournament preview click here. For Day One results click here. In …
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 Seattle Seawolves Coming off an impressive performance against the Utah Warriors, the Seawolves turned it up a notch against the New …
Read More »Scotland and Wales hit with tour withdrawals
Both Scotland and Wales have today confirmed that they will be without experienced players ahead of their June tours to the Americas. Scotland will undertake an all-Americas tour facing each of Canada, USA, and Argentina while Wales will begin with a neutral-venue clash against South Africa in Washington DC before …
Read More »Seawolves smash Gold to go Top of the Table
The Seattle Seawolves moved to the top of the Major League Rugby table on Sunday with a crushing 55-26 win over the New Orleans Gold. Three tries within 10 minutes of kickoff set the tone and but for a brief purple patch on either side of the break, the Seawolves …
Read More »Hindú and Newman Win Nacional de Clubes Semi Finals
Hindú and Newman won their respective Nacional de Clubes Semi Finals.Both were hard fought with Hindú winning 23-30 over San Luis and Newman downing Pucará 30-27. Involved in both Semi Finals were former Pumas. This in itself is a hallmark of URBA rugby and why professionalism in Argentina remains opposed …
Read More »2018 Juegos Suramericanos – Day One Results
Day one of the 2018 Juegos Suramericanos is in the record books. The opening day saw Bolivia officially joining the South American rugby community. Both Men’s and Women’s teams from the host nation competed for the first time in history. For a tournament preview click here. For Bolivia it was …
Read More »Canada Selects overwhelm Arrows in Langford
The Canada Selects got through their final tune-up before the June internationals in convincing fashion, scoring eight tries en route to a 58-28 win over the Ontario Arrows at Westhills Stadium on Saturday. Ontario proved difficult opponents with only six points between the two sides at the break, but the …
Read More »Big Names in Argentina XV Roster for Nations Cup
Big names have been included in the Argentina XV roster for the Nations Cup. The upcoming competition in Uruguay will see Argentina’s official ‘A’ side being notably stronger to that which played in the recent Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. Felipe Contepomi’s roster of 28 players will begin training on Monday …
Read More »Warriors too strong for SaberCats
The Utah Warriors dealt a hammer blow to the Semi Final chances of the Houston SaberCats as they took a 36-30 win over their hosts at Dyer Stadium on Saturday. Both teams struggled with continuity in the Texas heat with shorts bursts of excitement surrounded by large periods of inactivity. …
Read More »Fernández Lobbe Closes Career by Beating England at Twickenham
The great career of Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe has now closed. On November 11 2006 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe defeated England. He was a part of the historic 25-18 Pumas victory at Twickenham Stadium. Twelve years on and he defeated England today, doing so for the Barbarians and as captain. …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs New Orleans Gold
It’s the last home game of the season for the Seattle Seawolves as they welcome the NOLA Gold to Starfire Stadium on Sunday. Just two weeks ago the two sides were head-to-head in New Orleans with Seattle crawling back from an early deficit to win 31-29. Both teams were victorious …
Read More »Six Uncapped Players on Argentina Roster for June Internationals
Six uncapped players have been named on the Argentina roster for the June Internationals. Los Pumas will play host test matches against Wales and Scotland next month, doing so in San Juan, Santa Fé, and Resistencia. All 30 players selected by Daniel Hourcade play in Argentina. Not all, however, have …
Read More »Castres Down Racing 92 to Reach Top 14 Final
Castres downed Racing 92 in a thriller this afternoon to reach the Top 14 Final. The small-town side from France’s south-west defeated Racing 92 from Paris 19-14. With it they advance to meet Montpellier in the Top 14 Final next Saturday at the Stade de France. Castres is a shining …
Read More »Chris Wyles Retires in Glory
Chris Wyles retired in glory today. The former USA Eagles captain scored two tries for Saracens who defeated the Exeter Chiefs 27-10 to win the English Premiership. His tries came once in each half. The opening score was in the left corner with Wyles scoring a walk-over try. Try number …
Read More »Super Rugby 2018: Jaguares vs Sharks Match Highlights
Super Rugby history was made on Friday. For the first time Los Jaguares defeated the Sharks. The win came after Los Jaguares had been beaten twice in both 2017 and 2016 by the Durban-based franchise. The fixture was the final match before breaking for the June Internationals. Daniel Hourcade is …
Read More »Austin roll over sterile San Diego
Austin Elite flipped the switch on the Major League Rugby form guide as they rolled over the San Diego Legion by 31-5 at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex on Friday evening. It was a complete reversal of fortunes for the Elite who had been pummeled by the Warriors in their last …
Read More »Match Preview – Canada Selects vs Ontario Arrows
The second of the home-and-away exhibition series between the Canada Selects and the Ontario Arrows takes place on Saturday afternoon at Westhills Stadium in Langford. Last weekend’s match saw the Selects take a 19-0 victory but the scoreline flattered the winners somewhat with two Arrows tries waved off that might …
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