Tag Archives: Top 14

Benjamin Urdapilleta and Rodrigo Capó Ortega inspired Castres to an away win at Racing 92 this weekend. The 10 time capped Argentine fly half kicked eight points in a low scoring 13-9 victory. Starting against Urdapilleta for Racing 92 was France’s number 2 fly half from Rugby World Cup 2015, Rémi Tales. Urdapilleta …

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 No prizes for guessing who gets named first in this week’s edition of Up and Under. Brazil completed the biggest upset …

Against the backdrop of the Six Nations the French domestic league, the Top 14 will roll on this weekend with Week 16 taking place. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas. Getting the round underway will be title favorites Toulon who host the well placed Brive. …

Argentine flier Juan Imhoff went over for a try this weekend as his club, Racing Metro, played an away fixture in the Top 14. The Rosario winger scored an untouched try vs Grenoble at the Stade des Alpes to help his team win a thriller 39-35. Fourteen rounds into the French …

A USA winger in advanced talks with Brive, Americas Rugby News has learned. The player in question is veteran Biarritz flier Takudzwa Ngwenya who is in negotiations with Top 14 side Brive about a summer move. Ngwenya has been playing in France full time since 2007, doing so exclusively for …

Starting off week 14 of this season’s Top 14 competition will be a match in Paris this evening. In what is to be the only Friday fixture Stade Français will host Brive in a match in which they need to win. The reigning champions are down in 11th, five places below …

Former Argentine test hooker Mario Ledesma has signed an extended contract with the Wallabies. After having been hailed for transforming a weak scrum into a world-class unit, the ARU has acted to retain the Buenos Aires front-rower for an additional two years. The former Puma started his position as Australia’s Forwards …

A day after European Champions Toulon lost Paul O’Connell to retirement the club learned it will also be without another second-rower for a lengthily period. USA forward Samu Manoa is out for three months, complicating Toulon’s campaigns in both the Top 14 and European Champions Cup competitions. Manoa re-injured his knee …

It was a messy week and took a while to appraise some performances, but at last we’ve got our weekly XV picked. Some positions were less exceptional than others. Thankfully this weekend we have six international teams to choose from, with competition for each and every position! 1 – Marcos …

It’s been another busy week on the news front for Canadian rugby fans, and with the first annual National Rugby Conference wrapping up over the weekend there’s plenty to talk about, both on the playing side of things and business end. Most importantly the Americas Rugby Championship kicks off on …