Tag Archives: English Premiership

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA The US Eagles set a new record for tries and points scored as they romped to a 51-34 win over …

Wasps will be clear on top of the Aviva Premiership table for at least another week as Saracens dropped their Friday evening clash with Gloucester in a 31-23 surprise result. Argentine second row Mariano Galarza earned bragging rights as a replacement for the winners with countrymen Juan Figallo and Marcelo …

A Rugby World Cup 2015 Puma scored the opening try for the Newcastle Falcons on Friday. Juan Pablo Socino scored off a freak cross bar rebound against the Sale Sharks. The early score gave the Falcons a dream start to their round 14 match. The match went on to be a …

A full round of English premiership rugby will be played this weekend. Despite the Six Nations being played the Aviva Premiership roles on. The Americas weekend guide for week 14 details the involvement of players from the Americas. In an usual round, three matches are being played on Friday. One …

It’s a relatively quiet week on the European front for Americas players. With the French leagues on hiatus and several called for national rugby in the Americas Rugby Championship, there is but a handful of representatives set to run out in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Friday sees only one player named, …

The Breakthrough Player of the Year is somewhat of a loosely defined category. It doesn’t necessitate that a player has achieved international stardom, nor does it require a player to necessarily have achieved international recognition at all. Any player who has demonstrated a significant rise in their standards over the …

Northampton’s Argentine winger is no longer eligible for Los Pumas. UAR President Carlos Araujo has confirmed that Juan Pablo Estelles will not be in consideration for international duty any longer. Aged 28 Estelles moved to England earlier this season. The 2016 Olympian took up an offer to join the Northampton …

The Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 will take a couple weeks off but that hasn’t stopped several clubs from fielding near full-strength sides in this weekend’s Anglo-Welsh Cup fixtures. With three games on tap for Friday afternoon, four on Saturday, and one on Sunday, there are several Americas players …

Canadian forward Kyle Baillie has joined up with Aviva Premiership club Saracens on trial and will suit up for the team in Friday’s Anglo-Welsh Cup match against Scarlets. A blindside flanker or lock, sources indicate that a short term deal as an injury dispensation signing is on offer, with a …

Following the popularity of ARN’s Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece we take an in-depth look into the foreign-born players in each Six Nations squad for 2017. All told, the 2017 Six Nations Championship will have a grand …