Samoa ‘A’ got through the challenge of their Uruguayan counterparts by the skin of their teeth as they came away 44-42 victors over their hosts in the opening round of the Americas Pacific Challenge on Saturday. The back-and-forth battle saw the two sides trade blows at an almost identical rate, …
Read More »Sloppy Selects crushed by Fiji Warriors
The USA fared little better than their northern neighbors as a number of errors contributed to a blowout 62-12 loss to the Fiji Warriors in the first round of the Americas Pacific Challenge on Saturday. While the Selects were busy losing possession at key moments, the Fijians made them pay …
Read More »Canada ‘A’ blasted by Argentina XV
The Argentina XV outclassed Canada ‘A’ by a score of 56-29 at the Estadio Charrúa in the first round of the Americas Pacific Challenge on Saturday. An incredible four try performance from Benjamín Macome led the way, with six conversions and the guidance of Juan Cruz Gonzalez ensuring the Argentine …
Read More »Americas Pacific Challenge – Round 1 Preview
The opening round of the Americas Pacific Challenge is upon us, and the teams have been named for tomorrow’s fixtures. All matches will be played at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. As of the time of writing there is no free-to-air live stream for the first round, but South American …
Read More »Argentina XV Name Side for Canada ‘A’
Argentina XV have named their lineup to face Canada ‘A’ on Saturday. The official ‘A’ sides of the two countries will meet in the opening round of the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo, Uruguay. Third choice Pumas scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra has been named captain. He is to be joined by …
Read More »Fiji Warriors ready for Pacific Challenge
Fiji have named their group to participate in the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. Former test loose forward Senirusi Seruvakula will coach the side that includes nine capped players. Former Plymouth Albion and Aix-en-Provence lock Rupeni Nasiga, a veteran of the 2011 World Cup, will captain the team with 7s and …
Read More »Super Rugby Players Feature in Argentina XV Roster
The Argentina XV coaching Staff have named a strong roster for the Americas Pacific Challenge. Diego Ternavasio and Maximiliano Bustos have gone for both youth and experience in naming their squad with 15 of the 26 players selected having appeared in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. Super Rugby players have …
Read More »Experienced Uruguay team for Pacific Challenge
Head coach Esteban Meneses has included nine veterans of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in his Uruguay ‘A’ team to take part in the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge, with 13 taking part in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. The strong core of the team is backed by some of Uruguay’s …
Read More »USA Selects named for Pacific Challenge
San Diego Breakers head coach Ray Egan will take a young squad to Montevideo for the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge tournament. Of the 26 players only 10 have senior test caps with none reaching double digits. Joe Taufete’e is the most capped with 7 and the sole representative from the …
Read More »Cole Keith added to Canada’s Centralized Group
Rugby Canada’s new Centralized Athlete Program is now at its intended full compliment of 20. Originally revealed as 19 players, the newest addition to the roster is 19-year-old Sussex, New Brunswick, native Cole Keith. The young prop was invited to join the training group after impressing in the recent James …
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