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English Premiership – Week 5 Preview

The English Premiership continues this weekend. In week 5 of the competition matches will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The following preview details the involvement of players from the Americas. The opening fixture will take place in England’s north on Friday. Involved as a replacement for the Newcastle Falcons …

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Team of the Week

There were no international fixtures on the weekend but there was a glut of domestic action spread across the globe. This week’s team reaches into eight different divisions to bring together a scratch side – the URBA Top 12, the French Fédérale 1 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and …

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Up and Under

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 Jamaica Men’s Sevens, Mexico Women’s Sevens On Sunday both the Jamaica Men and Mexico Women qualified for the Pan American Games. …

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English Premiership – Week 4 Preview

Week 4 of the English Premiership will be played this weekend. The six fixtures are to be spread from Friday through Sunday with matches taking place throughout the country. The Americas will have players taking to the field and the following preview details their involvement. The one Friday fixture of …

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Team of the Week

Los Pumas were back in the spotlight after a second win in the Rugby Championship, the first time they have won more than once since joining in 2012. The form of numerous overseas players, however, means that Argentina’s selections are limited to just four. Others are named from the Mitre …

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Argentina’s Ongoing Search for Loose Head Prop

So profound has the impact of Argentine Loose Head props been that many until this day still believe that Argentina thrives in producing players in the position. At RWC 2015 Marcos Ayerza was among the best while in RWC 2007 and 2011 the same applies to Rodrigo Roncero. The transition …

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Up and Under

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 Argentina Los Pumas made history on Saturday, defeating Australia in Australia for the first time in 35 years. This marked the …

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Cordero Scores As Exeter Chiefs Remain Unbeaten

Santiago Cordero scored the opening try for the Exeter Chiefs in their English Premiership match on Saturday. The result sees Exeter remaining unbeaten after three rounds, a club record in the Premiership. Cordero has impressed in all three rounds, scoring tries in rounds two and three. His score on Saturday …

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English Premiership – Week 3 Preview

Week 3 of the English Premiership will take place from Friday to Sunday. Three teams will be looking for their first wins of the season while only Saracens and the Exeter Chiefs won their first two matches. Involved this weekend will be players from the Americas. The following is a …

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