Lucas Noguera Paz is to trade Los Jaguares to play for Bath reports A Pleno Rugby. The decision sends shock waves to the UAR as he is the latest high-profile player to depart Argentina. Under existing policies no players based in Europe are eligible to play for Los Pumas. Since …
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The Aviva Premiership returns this week. It does so despite the November Internationals yet to have come to a close for the year. The competition will have matches clashing with Saturday’s packed list of test matches. Opening up round 9 will be the Newcastle Falcons at home to Gloucester. The …
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Unsurprisingly there is little Americas activity in the Aviva Premiership this weekend with the best players away on international duty. There is one player who is conspicuously missing out on test duty, more on him later. Starting the weekend on Friday is Saracens on the road against Gloucester. Juan Figallo …
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Despite virtually all the attention this weekend going to the November Internationals there is to be a full round of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Taking to the field are England teams from the Aviva Premiership and Welsh regions from the Guinness Pro 14. Friday’s matches will see two US Eagles taking …
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It’s been a little while since we’ve posted a selection of some worthwhile reading from around the online rugby world. This time we’re going to take a slightly different approach. Instead of writing a summary or our thoughts below the link, we’re simply going to post an excerpt and let …
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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 Rugby Canada Rugby Canada officials deserve a round of applause for succeeding in selling 29,480 tickets. This was the number in attendance …
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Juan Pablo Estelles scored a double in a losing effort on Saturday. The Northampton Saints winger went over for two tries against the Exeter Chiefs in an Anglo-Welsh Cup pool fixture. He also set up another. The 2017 English champions went on to win the match 43-28. For Estelles the …
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Santiago Socino scored a text book hooker’s try this past weekend. He did so for the Newcastle Falcons who played away against the Wasps in Coventry. The Falcons won the high-scoring match 53-41. The younger brother of center, Juan Pablo Socini, Santiago Socino made the move from the ‘A’ side …
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Nine points from AJ MacGinty helped the Sale Sharks get past the Worcester Warriors. Played on Friday, the Sale Sharks completed a 24-21 victory in what was an away fixture in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. With the November Internationals officially underway the Eagles are to benefit from MacGinty. His form this …
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This round might be more accurately described as Round 1, Part 1. Due to the scheduling of the Guinness Pro 14 and the Aviva Premiership, the Welsh sides will not be in action this weekend, instead deferring their ‘Round 1’ fixtures to Friday, November 17, the weekend after Round 2. …
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