Tyler Ardron scored today in a losing effort. The Chiefs fell 28-24 against the Sharks in Durban in a back-and-forth contest. The loss was the fourth of the 2018 season for the New Zealand franchise. The South Africans face Los Jaguares next weekend in Buenos Aires. Both the Chiefs and …
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Canada Selects grind out win over Arrows in Toronto
The fans showed up on a windy Friday evening before a long weekend in Toronto but unfortunately they didn’t quite get the game they were hoping for. What could have been a spectacle of running rugby was instead a largely dour affair that offered plenty of front-on clashes but little …
Read More »MLR Preview – New Orleans Gold vs Houston SaberCats
Only four teams will suit up in Week 5 of the inaugural Major League Rugby season. Saturday’s match is another first for the startup league, the first rematch. The New Orleans Gold host the Houston SaberCats in a repeat of the first game on opening day, a match won 35-26 by …
Read More »Match Preview – Brazil vs Colombia
Brazil and Colombia meet on Saturday. Their fixture is a final round fixture in the inaugural Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. Upon drawing up the match schedule little did the organizers know that this would be the pivotal game in the final round. Brazil’s stunning win over the Argentina XV last …
Read More »Match Preview – Chile vs Paraguay
Los Cóndores and Los Yacarés clash in Santiago on Saturday evening. The test sides of Chile and Paraguay do so after both winning last weekend. Chile upset the Uruguay XV in Montevideo while Paraguay completed a come-back to knock-over Colombia in Asunción. Chilean head Coach Mark Cross has named an …
Read More »Top 14 – Barrage Preview
The play-off’s in France’s Top 14 will begin this weekend. On Friday and Saturday the Top 14 Barrage fixture will see four clubs fighting for the two remaining places in the Semi Finals. In the opening match Toulon are at home against Lyon on Friday. The Mediterranean club enters as …
Read More »Herrera, MacGinty Named in Barbarians Roster To Face England
Ramiro Herrera and AJ MacGinty have been named in the Barbarians Roster to Face England later this month. England will warm-up for their tour to South Africa by playing at home at Twickenham Stadium on May 27. The Barbarians are to be capped by Ireland’s center Bundee Aki. The New …
Read More »Argentina Confirm Rosters for Bolivia
Argentina has confirmed its Men’s and Women’s rugby 7’s rosters for Bolivia. They are to compete at the upcoming Juegos Odesur (South American Games) in Cochabamba, Bolivia from May 27-29. Women’s Head Coach Daniel Villen has repeated the roster which competed at last month’s Hong Kong 7’s competition. At the …
Read More »English Premiership – Semi Finals Preview
The Semi Finals stage of the English Premiership season has arrived. On Saturday four teams will compete for the right to compete in the 2018 Aviva Premiership Final at London’s Twickenham Stadium. With RWC players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA all contracted to clubs involved in the final there is …
Read More »Match Preview – Ontario Arrows vs Canada Selects
In what could well be viewed as a ‘Probables vs Possibles’ trial ahead of the June test series, the Ontario Arrows will host the Canada Selects in Toronto on Friday evening in the first of a home-and-away series. It will also be a second ‘home opener’ of sorts for the …
Read More »Trinidad & Tobago Ready for Bermuda
International rugby continues this weekend in the Caribbean and Trinidad & Tobago is ready for Bermuda. The countries clash in a Rugby Americas North Championship match in the Port of Spain on Saturday. The fixture is to be Trinidad & Tobago’s first appearance in the 2018 Rugby Americas North Championship. …
Read More »Super Rugby 2018 – Jaguares vs Bulls Preview
The 2018 Super Rugby season continues this weekend. In Buenos Aires Los Jaguares will be looking for a strong turnout for their home fixture against the Bulls. Following a Bye last weekend a fresh Los Jaguares side are looking to win their fifth straight match. Their last match saw Mario …
Read More »Ardron back To Lock To Face Sharks
Having started at no 8 last week Tyler Ardron moves back to lock to face the Sharks. The Chiefs successfully defeated the Stormers last weekend in their first match in South Africa. Their tour continues on Saturday in Durban. Chiefs Had Coach Colin Cooper has made seven changes to the …
Read More »Pro 14 – Semi Finals Preview
This weekend sees the Semi Finals taking place in the Pro 14. The final four see three of the competition’s five nations represented with the Celts Ireland, Scotland and Wales all having teams involved. Not involved are Italian or South African sides though teams from both countries had admirable seasons. …
Read More »Ben Foden to join Rugby United New York
England international Ben Foden will play for New York in the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old fullback confirmed the news at a recent Northampton Saints season-end dinner event. Earlier this month he made his 250th appearance for Saints across all competitions having joined the club in 2008 from …
Read More »Team of the Week
What an interesting weekend! With Europe’s gaze squarely on the European finals our selections have come entirely from within the Americas this week – specifically via Major League Rugby and the Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’. Even those results, however, have left selection hazy. Brazil earned a famous win but were …
Read More »Argentine back row Volpi joins Ospreys
Argentine back row Guido Volpi has joined Ospreys. The Welsh regional side announced the recruitment of the 22-year-old on Wednesday. Volpi’s signature comes after he impressed the Swansea based region while on trial in April. In acquiring his services the Welsh region are to include him in their roster for …
Read More »Sánchez To Leave Jaguares for France
Nicolás Sánchez is to leave Los Jaguares to play in France. The rumor has not been a secret and now the move is official, confirmed by Stade Français. The 62-time capped Pumas fly half will follow in the footsteps of Diego Dominguez, Gonzalo Quesada, Juan Martín Hernández and Felipe Contepomi. …
Read More »Premiership Rugby Block Welsh Players from Opening Match in Americas
Premiership Rugby Limited have blocked Welsh players from the opening match of the upcoming tour to the Americas. The English based Tomas Francis, Luke Charteris, and Josh Adams are now to all be replaced by Welsh-based players. The trio will be unable to play Wales’ matches in Washington D.C., San …
Read More »Los Pumas 7’s Call in the Cavalry for London and Paris
Los Pumas 7’s have called in the Cavalry for London and Paris. The two upcoming legs are the final ones of the 2017-2018 season. Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has confirmed 13 players to the June 2-3 and 9-10 competitions. The changes come following a disappointing campaign at the Singapore …
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