Tag Archives: English Premiership

It is all-go this weekend as the Aviva Premiership marches on despite the Six Nations taking place. With England having hosted the Rugby World Cup last September and October the season needed to be compacted to fit everything in which sees the Premiership clocking-in an additional round this weekend. Involved …

Tom Bliss has signed with PRO Rugby. The 22-year-old former Wasps scrumhalf had been playing with Ealing Trailfinders this season, and the Greene King IPA Championship club has now confirmed that he has been released to take up a contract with an unnamed franchise in the new American professional league …

This wasn’t meant to be a weekly column but there’s so much going on we’ll just keep it going for now. It’s been another huge week for Canadian rugby, and this weekend looks just as jam-packed with a massive double-header in Texas a real treat on Saturday night. Canada looked …

Ciaran Hearn has signed a one-year contract extension with London Irish. The Canadian signed with the Aviva Premiership club following the World Cup and made his debut in December. Since then he has made six appearances, all starts, scoring two tries and enjoying highly positive all-round reviews. The Conception Bay …

Ciaran Hearn’s first season in professional rugby continues to be fruitful, with the Canadian centre scoring an impressive individual try for London Irish on Sunday. The seven-pointer was a vital score as the Exiles went on to defeat relegation rivals Worcester by 20-13, lifting Irish from the foot of the …

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 Canada An impressive opening performance in the Americas Rugby Championship sees the Canadians topping the standings. The bonus point home victory over …

It’s a slightly quieter week for Americas player in England’s Aviva Premiership, but nine is still a reasonable number to keep track of. Argentina, Canada, and the USA are all represented as the league bring the first half of the season to a close. World Cup Pumas Horacio Agulla and …

It was a messy week and took a while to appraise some performances, but at last we’ve got our weekly XV picked. Some positions were less exceptional than others. Thankfully this weekend we have six international teams to choose from, with competition for each and every position! 1 – Marcos …

Marcos Ayerza ended a more than three year try scoring drought this past weekend when he crossed in an Aviva Premiership fixture. Starting at loosehead prop Ayerza scored a first half try for the Leicester Tigers against Gloucester at Kingsholm. The try was one of three of the afternoon for the Leicester …

A late change before departing for Houston, Texas has seen Juan Pablo Estellés replacing Franco Cuaranta in the Argentina XV. The away match is to be the opening fixture for both the USA and Argentina in the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. The Eagles will be welcoming back a number of …