Tag Archives: English Premiership

2017-18 Aviva Premiership Season Preview

With the English summer coming to an end it is time for the rugby. The 2017-18 Aviva Premiership season gets underway on Friday, September 01. The season will come to an end on May 26 2018. The two winners of the Semi Finals will compete in the 2017-218 Aviva Premiership …

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The Missing Pumas: 2016 and 2017

In July 2016 Daniel Hourcade announced his roster for the Rugby Championship. The 33-man roster saw the South Americans leaving out European-based players for the first time since joining the tournament. Gone were both established names and also potential newcomers. Based on the status of players at the time the following …

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Up and Under

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. This week saw an unusually high volume of stories which transpires into a larger selection than normal. UP Canada Women Are they up? …

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USA Islanders ready to play Saracens

US Eagles prop Olive Kilifi will captain the USA Islanders team against Saracens at Bermuda’s National Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The select side will face the European Champions in a friendly for the ‘Atlantic Cup’. Other internationals in the Islanders side include Eagles 7s selects Pago Haini and Matai Leuta, …

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Wyles leads Saracens against USA Islanders

Former US Eagles captain Chris Wyles will lead Saracens in a pre-season friendly against the USA Islanders select side on Thursday. The ‘Atlantic Cup’ match takes place at the National Stadium in Devonshire, Bermuda, with kickoff slated for 7:30pm local time. Lining up for the European champions are a host …

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USA Prop Joins Leicester Tigers

USA prop Chris Baumann has joined the Leicester Tigers. The 20-time capped Eagle joins the Aviva Premiership club ahead of the upcoming 2017-2018 season. Born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Baumann has extensive experience playing across the USA. He made his debut for the USA in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup against …

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Sinclair departs London Irish

Jebb Sinclair’s time with London Irish has come to an abrupt close. After six seasons with the club the hard-hitting New Brunswick forward is heading back to Canadian shores to take up a coaching position with the Meraloma rugby club in Vancouver while he considers his playing future. Citing ‘irregularities’, …

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Griffins sign Aviva Premiership lock Mills

Sale Sharks lock Jonathan Mills is headed to Dallas. After making headlines by signing Mike Ford as Director of Rugby, the Griffins have snapped up Mills in a player-coach capacity. The 33-year-old arrives fresh from a five-year stay in the Aviva Premiership, the first year with London Welsh and the …

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Up and Under

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 Argentina XV The Argentina XV impressed against Toulon, winning 45-24 at La Catedral on Saturday. The official national ‘A’ side proved to …

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