Tag Archives: June Internationals

US Eagles scrumhalf Ruben de Haas has signed a senior contract with South African province Free State. The 19-year-old has been with the Cheetahs Academy program since 2017 and is now committed to the senior squad until at least October 2020. Born in South Africa, de Haas moved with his …

Uruguay downed Emerging Italy in the Nations Cup earlier today. The 23-19 win was the second straight victory for Los Teros, the hosts of the World Rugby organized tournament. Emerging Italy came off a late defeat against the Argentina XV. They were looking to go one better in Montevideo today. …

The Argentina XV crushed the Fiji Warriors today in the Nations Cup. The 75-15 victory saw the Argentina XV putting in the best performance of the year, and was vastly improved to that from Saturday against Emerging Italy. At Carrasco Polo club in Montevideo today the Argentina XV ran in …

Props aside there is no chance of seeing a European-Based player pull on a Pumas uniform in 2018. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade and Argentina (UAR) are gambling big on Jaguares. This reality comes following prior confirmation that European-Based players were to be selected for Los Pumas this year. With 17 losses …

The 2019 Rugby World Cup is now less than 16 months away, and only two spots are left to be decided. Both will be filled before the end of the year. Three teams from the Americas – Argentina, Uruguay, and the USA – have already qualified. During the build-up we’ll …

In the second of three rounds of play the Argentina XV and the Fiji Warriors meet in the Nations Cup in Montevideo on Wednesday. The sides do so after both having disappointed in their opening matches on Saturday. The Argentina XV were their worst enemies against Emerging Italy. In a …

Day two of the 2018 Nations Cup takes place on Wednesday. As was the case on day one player welfare concerns see the rugby being moved to the Carrasco Polo Club. The hosts, Uruguay take on Emerging Italy in a big opportunity for all players as the countdown to RWC …

Interim Russia coach Mark McDermott has confirmed his list of 28 players to take part on the two-match tour to North America. The Bears will land in the USA first, taking on the Eagles in Denver before heading north to Edmonton for a match against Canada. It’s an odd moment …

After much discussion over the viability of the match, more than 20,000 were in attendance at RFK Stadium on Saturday to watch Wales defeat South Africa by 22-20. Reports had suggested that a minimum break-even point was 27,000 due to substantial guarantees made to the Welsh and South African Unions. …

Seattle Seawolves flanker Vili Toluta’u has been called up to the US Eagles squad for the June test series against Russia, Scotland, and Canada. The former Junior All-American has been the breakout star of the inaugural Major League Rugby season and is rewarded with his first senior call-up. He replaces the unavailable …