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CRC Preview – Rock vs Wolf Pack

The stage is set for the last day of the 2016 Johnsonville Canadian Rugby Championship with the title very much up for grabs and three possible winners. Starting off Sunday’s entertainment is a tilt between the defending champions and the upstarts as the Wolf Pack take on the Rock in …

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Express defeat Breakers in See-Saw Battle

Sacramento came away with the 35-27 win against San Diego in a lively encounter at Bonney Field on Saturday evening. After a dominant opening period for the home side, the Breakers enjoyed a purple patch in the second half that saw them erase an 18-3 deficit to take a temporary …

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Player Handed Life Ban

According to reports the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán is going to hand Victor Macías with a 99 year ban. The culprit bit off a part of Daniel Contreras’ finger in a Tucumán match between Aguará Guazú and Corsarios. The incident took place on Sunday July 10. Contreras recalls that “we both fell on the …

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White calling it quits

Sean White has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 28. The popular Canadian from Victoria, BC, steps away after winning international recognition in both the 7 and 15-a-side versions of the game. After leading Canada’s u19 side in 2007 he partnered Nathan Hirayama in the 2008 IRB Junior …

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PRO Week 15 – San Francisco vs Denver

The second game on the PRO Rugby docket this weekend sees the Denver Stampede travel to sunny San Francisco to attempt to re-take the iron throne on top of the league standings. Trailing Ohio by only a single point, a big win would give Denver a psychological boost ahead of …

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PRO Week 15 – Sacramento vs San Diego

It’s the penultimate round of the inaugural PRO rugby season and for San Diego this is the last kick at the can. Sacramento’s Bonney Field will host the show with the Express desperate for a win to escape the basement. The fate of the Breakers is academic at this point. …

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The Geographical Distribution of Los Pumas in 2016

Of Argentina’s 30-man roster at Rugby World Cup 2007 all but four players were from Buenos Aires. This was a reflection of URBA’s quality within Argentina. It was also, according to the provinces, evidence that changes were needed for the future. Following that tournament efforts were made to set-up a …

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Blues smother Pack to set up grand finale

The Blues exacted their revenge against the Wolf Pack by pitching a shutout at Fletcher’s Fields in an 18-0 win on Thursday evening. A smothering defense gave away little to the visitors, and complete dominance at the breakdown saw the Blues reach double digits in stolen possession. An extended feeling-out …

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2015-16 European Club Dream Team

After seemingly endless months the European club season is over, and we’ve had a couple weeks to to digest the season and take a look at who we thought was the best of those Americas players exiled across the professional divisions in France and Britain. Note that players were selected …

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Who is Marcos Kremer?

Daniel Hourcade’s roster for the Rugby Championship featured 33 players. Of them all but one has previous experience with Los Pumas. So who is Marcos Kremer? Player Profile Standing in at 2 meters in height and weighing 115kg, Kremer already has the physicality of a seasoned veteran second-rower. Aged 18 Kremer is very …

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Garcia Leaves Italy to Play in France

Gonzalo Garcia has departed Italy to continue his career in France. The 32-year-old has made the transition from Zebre in the Guinness Pro 12 to Stade Cadurcien (Cahors) in the Fédérale 2. Located in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region, Cahors is nearby many traditional French rugby towns. The club, though, is to …

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CRC Preview – Blues vs Wolf Pack

The highly anticipated rematch of the 2015 Canadian Rugby Championship final takes place at Fletcher’s Fields on Thursday evening. After an opening round loss to the Atlantic Rock, the Blues must stop the undefeated defending champions if they hope to regain the MacTier Cup. If the Wolf Pack win it …

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CRC Preview – Rock vs Bears

The final rounds of an abrupt Canadian Rugby Championship season are upon us, with each team set to play two games in a span of four days. Swilers Rugby Park in St. John’s will host the first as the BC Bears travel as far east as they can get to …

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Cubelli to Start Super Rugby Quarter Final

Tomás Cubelli will start Friday’s Super Rugby Quarter Final, doing so for the Brumbies at scrum half. The Puma has made the number 9 shirt his own this season, having been named the best player in his position in Australia. It marks a big week for Cubelli who will make history …

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Pumas confirm Rugby Championship roster

Daniel Hourcade has named 33 players in his Pumas squad for the Rugby Championship, set to kick off on August 20. As expected the group is composed entirely of players from Los Jaguares, with only one exception in Brumbies scrumhalf Tomas Cubelli. There are no European-based professionals included following Argentina’s …

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Classifying Americas Rugby

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

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Colombia to Play Two Tour Matches in Argentina

Colombia’s national men’s rugby team, Los Tucanes are to play two tour matches in Argentina this month. FECO confirmed the objective of the tour is face rivals of a relevant level and to test new players that are in consideration for international duty this year. Los Tucanes are looking to defend their …

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Team of the Week

With only three games to look at and a number of PRO Rugby’s stars of the foreign variety selection was a little tricky but thankfully there was just enough Americas talent on show to put a decent side together. With Los Jaguares now finished it’ll be purely domestic rugby including …

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