The English Premiership returns this weekend. The 2018-2019 club season will again feature twelve teams with England’s elite competing for four places in the play-off’s and the final two meeting in the Premiership Final. For a season preview and prediction click here. Week 1 opens with a derby in England’s …
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The English Premiership’s 2018-2019 season begins on Friday. With it being the final season before a Rugby World Cup there is added reason to follow the competition closely. Eddie Jones’ England is far from having its line-up confirmed. Players from all clubs are still looking to get their way into …
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Gastón Cortés has been added to the Argentina roster for the upcoming Oceania Tour. Los Pumas will face New Zealand and Australia in Nelson and the Gold Coast in rounds three and four of the Rugby Championship. For the tour Head Coach Mario Ledesma has added Leicester Tigers tighthead Gastón …
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Marcelo Bosch has asked for more ‘Europeans’ in Pumas. The Saracens outside center made his opinions known during Sky Sports UK coverage of South Africa vs Argentina on Saturday. Argentina lost with Juan Figallo being the only ‘European’. Figallo was brought in to boost the Tight Head options and was …
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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 Behind the scenes Canada will be celebrating Namibia’s qualification for RWC 2019. There are two reasons for this – (a) …
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The eighth edition of the Rugby Championship begins on Saturday. For Argentina it is the beginning of a new era as the coaching regime of Mario Ledesma begins. Ledesma is the third Pumas coach since the inaugural competition in 2012. Argentina’s tournament begins away to South Africa in Durban. It …
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Los Pumas wings options have reached crisis Point days out from facing South Africa in the Rugby Championship. Head Coach Mario Ledesma has lost one of his three specialists to injury today with a covering option also ruled out of Saturday’s test match. When 2018 kicked-off Los Jaguares’ had Joaquín …
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Paul Mullen has become the latest US Eagles rep to find a home in Europe. The tighthead prop has signed a short-term contract with the Newcastle Falcons that will keep him in the English Premiership until at least December. He follows fellow Eagles front rowers Titi Lamositele and Joe Taufete’e …
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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 Panama Panama mounted a second half come back to topple Honduras on Saturday in Tegucigalpa. The 39-27 victory came after Honduras …
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Jeff Hassler is stepping away from rugby. Approaching his 27th birthday the Canadian winger has returned home after a brief trial with English Premiership club Harlequins. While not ruling out a return to the game in the future, Hassler has opted to instead pursue other interests for the time being. …
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