Week 20 of the Guinness Pro 14 Championship takes place this weekend. The league matches in the latest round are to be split over Friday and Saturday. Players from the Americas are to take to the fields on both match days. On Friday Canadian flier DTH van der Merwe starts …
Read More »Team of the Week
It’s an eclectic selection this week with players from eight different competitions named covering three different continents. For Canadian fans it was a particularly good week as the Ontario Arrows notched their first ever victory in an arm-wrestle with the Utah Warriors while several exiles are putting up their hand …
Read More »Zebre Sign Argentine Center from Cornish Pirates
Zebre have signed Argentine center Nicolas De Battista from the Cornish Pirates. In a two-year-deal, De Battista will join Zebre ahead of the 2018-2019 season. The move sees the Rosario mid-fielder moving from England’s second division to compete for the Italian side in the Guinness Pro 14 Championship and the European …
Read More »Hassler Scores 95 meter Try in Ospreys Win
Jeff Hassler scored a try from 95 meters out on Friday. The Canadians winger’s try was the first of the match for the Ospreys who defeated Connacht 39-10 in Swansea. Hassler not only had the legs to run the length of the field but also scored from an intercept. He …
Read More »Guinness Pro 14 Championship – Week 19 Preview
Week 19 of the Guinness Pro 14 Championship takes place this weekend. There is added attention on the competition following the qualification of Leinster, Munster and the Scarlets for the Semi Finals of the European Champions Cup. Involved in Week 19 are to be a number of players from the Americas. …
Read More »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 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship An overhaul has taken place for the 2018 RAN Championship. The new-look competition sees three divisions …
Read More »Bosch Stars in Losing European Quarter Final Effort
European club rugby will have a new champion this year. Reigning champions, Saracens fell to a 30-19 defeat against Leinster in Dublin on Sunday. The match involved four players from the Americas for the visiting club from England. Among those from the Americas were Argentina’s Juan Figallo and Marcelo Bosch. …
Read More »Scully Scores in Quarter Final Triumph
Blaine Scully scored in a Quarter Final triumph on Saturday. Playing away in Scotland the Cardiff Blues recorded a 20-6 victory over Edinburgh to reach the final four of the European Challenge Cup. The Californian crossed for the second, and final, try of the match. The win not only sees the …
Read More »Ratu Tagive re-signs for Glasgow Warriors
US-eligible winger Ratu Tagive has extended his stay at Glasgow Warriors for a further two seasons. Younger brother of current Eagles Sevens extended squad member Peni Tagive, the pair were born in Australia to American and Fijian parents. Peni, 29. was a professional rugby league player and also played collegiate …
Read More »Champions Cup – Quarter Finals Preview
The business end of the European Club season has arrived. This weekend is to see eight clubs competing for the right to play in the Semi Finals of the Champions Cup this season. Game one is a Good Friday fixture. In West Wales the Scarlets are at home against La …
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