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The English Premiership continues with week 8 taking place this weekend. It falls during the final weekend of the November Internationals, thereby not including all of the normal names from the Americas. On Saturday the table leaders Exeter will be at home against Gloucester. Starting on the right wing will …

Santiago Cordero continued his outstanding form this past weekend, scoring a try in a winning-effort against the Bristol Bears. The victory sees the Exeter Chiefs remaining unbeaten in the English Premiership season, joining Saracens at the top of the Premiership with 34 points. Cordero’s score saw him receiving the ball …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada After months of stress Canada are on the verge of retaining their record of qualifying for every World Cup. The …

While test sides are busy with the November Internationals Week 7 of the English Premiership will be played. From Friday through Sunday the latest round of the domestic English competition will see six matches. The following preview covers the involvement of Americas players. On Friday Gloucester are at home against …

Chris Wyles has answered an SOS call to come out of retirement for Saracens. The 35-year-old former USA captain is in contention for Saturday’s English premiership match against the Sale Sharks. Chris Wyles has temporarily come out of retirement and goes straight into contention to face Sale Sharks on Saturday. …

This weekend will mark the debut of an Argentine back in England. For the first time since joining the Leicester Tigers from Buenos Aires, scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra has been named in the match day 23. In a Premiership Cup (former Anglo-Welsh Cup) fixture the Leicester Tigers will face Saracens on …

Horacio Agulla has announced his retirement from rugby. The RWC 2007, 2011 and 2015 Pumas winger has said goodbye to the sport at the age of 34. For Argentina his test career lasted from 2005-2015 and saw him earning 63 caps. His return was 6 tries, the most important being …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …

Santiago Cordero impressed in the Exeter Chiefs’ away loss at Castres on Saturday. The English Premiership side fell to a 29-25 defeat against the reigning French champions in a second round fixture of the Champions Cup. Cordero went over for the opening try of the match. The Argentine speedster ran …

It’s a three-day weekend for the Champions Cup, with games spread from Friday to Sunday. The first match sees Leicester looking to redeem their first-round loss to Ulster in a home battle against Scarlets on Friday. Argentine prop Facundo Gigena will be on the bench for the Tigers. Two of …