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Argentina XV Crowned 2017 South American Champions

The Argentina XV has been crowned 2017 South American Champions. Argentina’s official ‘A’ side defeated Uruguay in a thriller this evening, winning 38-33. The victory came by virtue of a last-gasp try from winger Franco Cuaranta. His score broke Uruguayan hearts, though captain Juan Manuel Gaminara made it known that …

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Argentina, Chile Feature in Oktoberfest 7’s Day One

Argentina and Chile were both involved in Day one of the Oktoberfest 7’s. The two day tournament is a special event being held in Munich, Germany. The two South American countries had satisfactory opening day performances. Argentina had matches against Germany, Uganda and England. Los Pumas 7’s began well, overcoming …

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Eric Howard signs for NOLA Gold

Eric Howard is the next Canadian to pledge for Major League Rugby. The 24-year-old hooker has signed on the dotted line for the New Orleans Gold, joining fellow Canadian international front row Hubert Buydens on the roster for the inaugural season. Part of Rugby Canada’s Centralized Training group, Howard joins …

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Top 14 – Round 6 Preview

Round 6 of the Top 14 takes place this weekend. The French championship has been unpredictable so far this season and more surprises may well transpire in on Saturday and Sunday. Seven Americas players have been named thus far with as many as a dozen set to take part across …

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RFU Championship – Round 5 Preview

It’s slim pickings for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship this week. Justin Blanchet and Aaron Carpenter have joined Brett Beukeboom and Matt Evans on the disabled list with a broken arm and a head knock respectively. Djustice Sears-Duru and Shane O’Leary are left out the Ealing lineup, …

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Aviva Premiership – Round 5 Preview

Round 5 of the Aviva Premiership takes place this weekend. Matches in the English Domestic League will be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Americas will have a presence of players involved. The high-flying Newcastle Falcons are eyeing up another win. They have home advantage later on today against …

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Guinness Pro 14 – Round 5 Preview

Round 5 of the Guinness Pro 14 kicks-off today. The Celtic-Italian-South African League will have four Friday fixtures this round. The three remaining matches will take place on Saturday. Both the USA and Canada are to have what if players in the opening fixture. The Glasgow Warriors take-on Benetton Treviso, …

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UAR and URBA Reach a Deal over Players

The UAR and URBA have reached a deal over the involvement of club players in the Argentina XV for the remainder of 2017. The national (UAR) and Buenos Aires provincial union (URBA) have decided to limit the number of players who can be called-up from each club. The agreement sees …

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Team of the Week

The slow start to the season continued with several European-based professionals from the Americas performing well below their best this week, and others not even seeing the field. Newcastle were very much an exception, however, with their near-historic road win over Bath followed up with a crushing victory by their …

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Canada Women line up England tour

Canada’s Senior Women won’t have to wait long to return to action following their 5th-place finish at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The team will undertake a three-match tour of England in November with all three games against their hosts and World Cup finalists. It’s a change in routine …

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Italy to Face Argentina in Florence in November

Italy are to face Argentina in Flornce in November, the FIR has confirmed. The fixture is to be the second of three matches in the month for both countries. Argentina face England while Italy host Fiji in their respective previous fixtures. Italy will play home matches in Catania (Sicily), Florence …

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Uruguay Two Years on From Facing Australia

Two years have gone by since Uruguay faced Australia in Birmingham, England. The fixture was a pool match in Rugby World Cup 2015. It was the first time the countries had ever faced-off in a rugby match. The two-time Rugby World Cup champions, Australia, were not only heavy favorites but …

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Seawolves sign England Sevens star Mat Turner

The Seattle Seawolves on Monday announced the signing of former England Sevens star Mat Turner for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. Born in Cape Town, he was a trialist for South Africa’s u20 team before opting to represent the country of his mother. The 29-year-old wing or fullback will …

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Peter Malcolm confirmed by Austin Elite

Austin Elite Rugby confirmed their first official signing for the 2018 Major League Rugby season on Monday in the form of US Eagles hooker Peter Malcolm. The announcement comes as no surprise given Austin Elite’s connections to the Austin Huns where Malcolm currently plays his club rugby. Several of the …

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Uruguay name 84-strong training group

Uruguay have released a list of 84 players who have gathered at the Charrúa High Performance Centre in Montevideo to prepare for a number of upcoming competitions. The first will be the Sudamérica Rugby Cup final against the Argentina XV on Friday, September 29, at Estadio Alberto Suppici in Colonia. …

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