Ohio Aviators bookend Jamie Mackintosh is headed back to France. The one-time New Zealand All Black prop joined PRO Rugby after spending time as a medical joker with Montpellier last season. With his former provincial side Southland opting not to offer him a Mitre 10 Cup contract, Mackintosh will instead …
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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 Canada Women’s Sevens Spirit and utter determination from captain Jen Kish and her team saw Canada winning Bronze at the Olympics Games …
Read More »Ilnicki signs for Manawatu Turbos
Jake Ilnicki has signed to play for Manawatu Turbos in the Mitre 10 Cup. The Canadian international prop replaces Hubert Buydens on the Manawatu roster after his San Diego Breakers teammate suffered a season-ending knee injury while on PRO Rugby duty. Ilnicki arrived in New Zealand on Wednesday and is …
Read More »Baumann heads south to Wellington
US Eagles prop Chris Baumann has signed to play for the Wellington Lions in the Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand’s highest level of provincial competition. The tighthead specialist joins the team after playing a key role in the Denver Stampede’s title-winning season in PRO Rugby. Baumann made his Eagles debut …
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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 Canada Women’s 7s The Americas hopes of a women’s medal at Rio started with Brazil, Canada, Colombia, and the USA. Now, though, …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was a weekend to celebrate as PRO Rugby came to a triumphant close, and as such those players take the spotlight in this week’s selection. We did find a couple deserving participants in the URBA Top 14 who have been sandwiched in after their outstanding efforts for Hindú against SIC. …
Read More »Talking Rugby (Vol. 3, Iss. 4): Pro 12 Rumors and More!
I hope that everyone is having a splendid summer! Well… that about covers the formalities, so let’s talk about some rugby. Dan’s the Man There was a Dan that I had expected to one day take over the leadership of USA Rugby. Dan Lyle that is. However the recent appointment …
Read More »Eagles Update Elite Squads
Hurricanes flanker Tony Lamborn is one of seven new additions to the revised Eagles Elite Training Squad (EETS) announced by Head Coach John Mitchell and Director of Performance Alex Magleby on Tuesday. After being identified as US-eligible earlier this year, the New Zealand native made an immediate impact, winning his debut …
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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 Denver Stampede, PRO Rugby It is official, the inaugural PRO Rugby champions come from the Rocky Mountains. The Denver Stampede were crowned …
Read More »Ohio win but Denver crowned Champions
It was heartbreak in Obetz as the home town Ohio Aviators scored a last minute try to win a classic match at Memorial Field 32-25, but with the gap only seven points and the visitors already on four tries the result means the Denver Stampede are the PRO Rugby champions …
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