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 Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame The first inductees into the newly-created Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame were presented in the annual …
Read More »French clubs scrap merger plan
Plans for the merger of French clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 have officially been scrapped. An outcry of opposition from supporters of both storied clubs came following the shock announcement earlier in the week by owners Thomas Savare and Jacky Lorenzetti that the two Parisian clubs would become one. …
Read More »Player Strike knocks out Top 14 fixtures
Two of this weekend’s Top 14 fixtures have been ‘postponed’ due to the ongoing player strike of both Stade Français and Racing 92 players. Scheduled matches involving Castres and Montpellier will now not take place. The strike comes in the wake of a shock announcement earlier in the week by …
Read More »Team of the Week
With the Americas Rugby Championship done for another year it’s back to domestic rugby we look for this week’s selection. The Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 had the week off but we had two divisions of French club rugby, the British & Irish Cup, the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and of …
Read More »Top 14: Americas Players Off Contract in June 2017
Yesterday’s announcement that Stade Français and Racing 92 are to merge has raised questions over who will play for the new super club. Together the teams have some 64 players under contracts with the number reaching 90 when including wider members. Social media has seen fans suggestions of what the side …
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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 Vancouver 7s For the second consecutive week North America has presented a world class sevens tournament with Vancouver arguably even more impressive …
Read More »Parisian Clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 in Shock Merger
Parisian clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 are set to confirm their merger. The move will see the two clubs from Paris unite to form one new super-club in the French capital. An official announcement is due out this afternoon. The two clubs will hold a press conference at 4pm local time, …
Read More »Video: Axel Müller stars as Toulon hammer Bayonne
Axel Müller starred as Toulon hammered Bayonne on Saturday. Playing at home Toulon sent a warning sign to opposition sides both in the Top 14 and Champions Cup. The 82-14 win was easily the biggest of the Top 14 season. The 2016 Olympian played right wing, scoring two tries. Müller …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide: Top 14 – Week 20
Patricio Albacete will make his first appearance of the season for Toulouse when he lines up in the second row against Brive on Saturday. The former Pumas star has been absent since rupturing knee ligaments last May. Albacete is one of eight Argentine players tabbed to take the field across …
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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 Brazil For the second year in a row Brazil made history in the Americas Rugby Championship. In 2016 the USA fell in …
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