With just over a month to go until the inaugural PRO Rugby season gets underway announcements keep coming through from the tournament organizers. The latest confirmation is that Rob Hoadley has been appointed San Diego Assistant Coach for the 2016 season. Hoadley was born in London and had an extensive playing …
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Americas Rankings – March 13 2016
With there being no international competition in the Americas this weekend there are no changes to the Americas Rankings this week. As of March 13 2016 Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, USA, Canada and Uruguay remain ranked one through four in that order. There have, nonetheless, been alterations to …
Read More »PRO Rugby replica Jerseys on Sale
With just over a month to go before the historic beginning to professional rugby in North America you can do your part to help make it a success. PRO Rugby replica jerseys are on sale. The new league will feature five teams in 2016, the inaugural season. Teams from Denver, …
Read More »Ray Barkwill to play PRO Rugby for Sacramento
Canadian forward Ray Barkwill is to play PRO Rugby for Sacramento. In doing so he becomes the second international player, after Italian Mirco Bergamasco, to join the Californian capital’s PRO Rugby team. The Niagara Falls, Ontario native began playing rugby at Westlane Secondary School and Niagara Wasp RFC. He subsequently went …
Read More »Los Jaguares Prepare for Chiefs and Stormers
Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise, Los Jaguares are preparing to face the Chiefs and Stormers in upcoming rounds of the competition. Following the team’s debut against the Cheetahs and Sharks in South Africa, Los Jaguares are to return to training on Monday in Buenos Aires. They will do so focused on …
Read More »Ai’i to play PRO Rugby in San Francisco
PRO Rugby has confirmed that Orene Ai’i will be playing for the San Francisco team in the inaugural season. Now aged 36, Ai’i has had a decorated career which has seen the Samoan-born, New Zealand capped outside back play professional rugby in France, Japan, and New Zealand. Due to prior …
Read More »Saracens win Premiership match in New Jersey
The first ever Aviva Premiership match outside of England saw Saracens defeating London Irish 26-16 at New Jersey’s Red Bull Arena this afternoon. Played in front of a crowd of 14,811 people the official attendance approached double that of today’s Super Rigby fixture in Singapore between the Sunwolves and Cheetahs. The Super …
Read More »Old Christians and Old Boys to represent Uruguay in Argentina
Montevideo clubs Old Christians and Old Boys are to represent Uruguay in Argentina this year. They will do so in the second division of the Campeonato Argentino Interior with Old Christians competing in Pool B and Old Boys in Pool 3. The eighteen team competition will feature teams from throughout Argentina’s hinterland. The …
Read More »Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 18
The Six Nations will be capturing most of the spotlight in Europe this weekend. Most, that is, but not all. The Top 14 will be rolling-on with week 18 seeing a host of matches involving players from the Americas. Kicking-off the round will be today’s only fixture with Toulouse playing host to …
Read More »Americas Players in Premiership – Week 16
A number of players from the Americas will take to the field in week 16 of the Premiership this weekend. The round will have a special appeal as, for the first time in history, a match will be played outside of England. That fixture will be played in New Jersey. …
Read More »Uruguay to play 9 Further Test Matches in 2016
Uruguay is to play 9 Further Test Matches in 2016, it has been confirmed by Ignacio Chans writing for Referi. Los Teros have already played four test matches for three wins, defeating Brazil 22-29, Chile 23-20 and the USA 29-25 in the Americas Rugby Championship. South American A Championship First up …
Read More »The Rugby Channel Coming?
When USA Rugby launched their for-profit Rugby International Marketing one of their big announcements was plans for a streaming rugby content channel. Since the initial launch, little has been heard from RIM regarding their channel launch aside from an occasional reference to working on the platform. While they have yet …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 – Week 22
The Americas will have at least 16 players in action over the weekend in the French Pro D2. With Mont-de-Marsan due to play on Sunday, both Agustín Ormaechea and Carlos Muzzio could feature and increase that total. Already done and dusted is Thursday’s game at Narbonne, where Takudzwa Ngwenya scored …
Read More »Mackenzie signs for PRO San Diego
Phil Mackenzie is the latest international to sign with PRO Rugby. The Canadian wing or centre will line up for the San Diego franchise, having been granted an early release from his contract with club Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. Mackenzie becomes the first Canadian to officially join the …
Read More »Paris extends Agen contract
Taylor Paris has re-signed with French club Agen for a further two seasons. The Canadian star has been first choice on the left wing for the past two seasons, but has yet to make an appearance since they earned promotion to the Top 14 due to a cruciate ligament injury …
Read More »Argentina to play New Zealand at River Plate Stadium, Australia in Twickenham
Argentina is to play against New Zealand at River Plate Stadium in the 2016 Rugby Championship. Located in Buenos Aires the stadium is the largest in Argentina and has an extensive record in hosting premier sporting events including the final of the 1978 FIFA World Rugby. Los Pumas have previously played …
Read More »Durutalo starts vs Cheetahs in Singapore
USA Eagles forward Andrew Durutalo will start in the back-row for the Sunwolves in Singapore this Saturday. The Japanese Super Rugby franchise is to play against South African franchise the Cheetahs in the first 2016 fixture to be played in neutral country territory. The starting lineup named by Head Coach …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
The Americas Rugby Championship wrapped up this past weekend which means it’s time for our last weekly selection of this year’s tournament. Of course there is still our ARC Dream Team to come early next week. Might some of the players below find themselves in our best of the tournament …
Read More »Cubelli to start third consecutive Super Rugby match
Argentine international Tomás Cubelli is to start his third consecutive Super Rugby match when the Brumbuies taken the Western Force in Perth on Friday. The Buenos Aires scrum half will again wear the number nine shirt for the Canberra based franchise. Head Coach, Stephen Larkham has made three changes with Blake Enever and …
Read More »Uruguay Qualifying Tournament Begins
With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship having come to a close Uruguay’s qualifying Tournament is now set to begin. Kicking-off on Saturday March 12 the tournament will consist of eleven teams, of whom six will go on to play in the elite level national tournament, the Campeonato Uruguayo. In addition to the …
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