Tag Archives: Pro D2

Canadian prop Andrew Tiedemann will make his debut for French club Bourgoin on Friday evening. The World Cup squad member runs out at tighthead prop against Montauban in his first taste of Pro D2 action since playing for Auch in the 2012-13 season. Tiedemann signed for the club in November …

As usual it’s the French Pro D2 that sees the greatest number of Americas players in action. At least 16 will be on show over the weekend, as many as 19 including three possibles on Sunday. Uruguayan scrumhalf Agustín Ormaechea got the ball rolling last night with a try-scoring performance …

Close to a full weekend of European club action means we can actually throw together a reasonable team this week. Lots of players – particularly in Pro D2 – didn’t have a great week but a few did put their hands up, including a couple newcomers to our weekly selections. …

Buenos Aires front-rower Leandro Mario Assi has joined Aix Marseille Provence Rugby to play in France’s second division the Pro d2. The club confirmed the arrival of the Argentine front-rower as a medical joker in place of the injured Denise Fogarty. From the famous club of Belgrano Athletic, Assi comes …

A host of Americas players are back in action this week as the Pro D2 resumes following a two week holiday hiatus. It’s a welcome boost on a jumbled weekend that sees round 13 of the Top 14 re-scheduled for March, a re-shuffle required to play a handful of Champions …

The year 2015 could well turn out to be height of Americas players’ impact in European club rugby. With Super Rugby drawing most of Argentina’s stars back home and PRO Rugby on the horizon in the United States, selections for Club Player of the Year in 2016 should have a …

There has been no shortage of players in the Top 14 from the Americas over the years. Who, though, have been the greatest? Americas Rugby News has selected 25 players who have performed with distinction for French clubs in Top 14 and European competition. 25 – Pablo Lemoine (Stade Français 2000-2006, …

Former Pumas fullback Martín Bustos Moyano has extended his contract with Bayonne for a further two years. The French club was relegated from the Top 14 last season and currently sits in second place on the Pro D2 table, with strong aspirations of an immediate return to the first division. …

Lots of European action on the go again this week, with both the Challenge and Champions Cup to comb over as well as the French Pro D2 and the British & Irish Cup. Some big names were absent but still a few familiar faces in the lineup along with a …

Argentine tighthead prop Francisco Goméz Kodela is tipped to join Lyon next season. The 30 year old is currently playing his second season for Bordeaux in the Top 14 and enjoying regular game time in both the French competition and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Bordeaux is his second French …