French Olympian Terry Bouhraoua is the new Sporting Director of Mexico Rugby Sevens. The 35-year-old arrives in Mexico with a wealth of experience to his name. A native of Châteaudun, France, Bouhraoua started his professional career for Top 14 side Stade Français in 2005. He also played for Béziers. He …
Read More »Peter Nelson and Shay Kerry join Arrows from France
The Toronto Arrows have reinforced their squad with two experienced professionals from France. Versatile back Peter Nelson has signed on from Aurillac with second row Shay Kerry joining from Rouen Normandie. Both have featured in the French Pro D2 in recent months. Nelson is originally from Northern Ireland but has …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Comprehensive victory for Canada over USA in Spain Canada opened the Pacific Four tournament with a comprehensive 50-17 victory over the …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas – Pampas vs Peñarol – ARN Guide
Round seven of Super Rugby Americas begins early. The Wednesday fixture sees Los Pampas at home against the unbeaten Peñarol. Quite simply, the Buenos Aires side enter as underdogs against the red-hot Uruguayans. The under pressure Pampas need to win this match. They have been second best to their Argentine …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Eagles earn victory over Leonas in Madrid The USA overcame a stern challenge from Spain on Saturday with a late try …
Read More »World Cup Radar – ARGENTINA – March 2023
Argentina’s target is in sight. The target is Los Pumas’ opening match of Rugby World Cup 2023. Argentina face England in Marseille on September 09. Five matches are confirmed before then but Argentina is in World Cup mode now. The training camp earlier this month in Paris revealed a lot. …
Read More »Tomas Lezana trades Wales for France
Tomás Lezana has traded Wales for France. The 29-year-old is transferring from United Rugby Championship (URC) side the Scarlets to Pro D2 side Montauban. The move is with immediate effect. It comes with Montauban in serious danger of relegation. The move is not entirely unexpected. It comes with Welsh regional …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Chile Take Monumental Leap to the Future Chile Rugby confirmed that more than $900 million Chilean Pesos will be invested in …
Read More »Haitian Kévin Fabien signs extension with Brive until 2026
Kévin Fabien has signed a new contract with Brive. The center will remain at the Top 14 club until 2026. Fabien has a connection to the Americas. The 20-year-old is from Haiti. Fabien is a French rugby product. He started playing at the age of six. He featured for Red Star …
Read More »Miraculous Test Return for Puma after Five Years?
With scrum-halves out through injury, there could be an opening for a scrum-half for the Rugby World Cup. Argentina is set to take three scrum-halves to the tournament in France in September and October. Of them two are considered certain – Gonzalo Bertranou and Tomás Cubelli. Bertranou is out for …
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