Los Dogos and Peñarol played out a thriller at Tala Rugby Club in Córdoba. It was intense at times and the rugby played was marvelous. Peñarol came back from a third quarter deficit to win 41-35. The early minutes saw Peñarol dominating. It took just two minutes for the Uruguayans …
Read More »Pampas battle past fired-up Raptors at CASI
The first professional rugby match in Buenos Aires since 2019 saw Los Pampas facing the American Raptors on Friday. In front of a packed crowd at La Catedral, Los Pampas rebounded from their loss against Selknam to battle past the fired-up Raptors and win 27-16 at the Club Atlético de …
Read More »Scrappy win for Dogos over dogged Cobras
It was not a classic in São Paulo on Sunday. Los Dogos won a scrappy Super Rugby Americas contest 31-14 against a dogged Os Cobras. It took a long time for points to be scored and very long for the Argentines to take control of the contest. There was plenty …
Read More »Powerful Selknam down Pampas in Chile
Selknam entertained Los Pampas in Santiago on Saturday. The fixture saw two winning teams from week one of Super Rugby Americas battling-it-out in a competitive match in Santiago. Selknam were deserved 34-20 winners. A solid start from Los Pampas was the visitors scoring first. Fullback José Ignacio Larenas slotted a …
Read More »Peñarol battle past American Raptors
Peñarol battled past the American Raptors on Friday. The 28-19 home win sees the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions opening their Super Rugby Americas 2023 win with a victory. The loss sees the American Raptors 0-2 in their first season in the league. The American Raptors had …
Read More »Pampas run over outnumbered Cobras in São Paulo
In conditions well known in decades gone by, mud was a feature of Sunday’s Super Rugby Americas match between os Cobras and Los Pampas in São Paulo. It was competitive at times but Los Pampas played at a pace that Os Cobras could not keep up with and cards gave …
Read More »Dogos Sneak Home against Yacare in Super Rugby Americas Opener
Córdoba played host to the opening match of Super Rugby Americas 2023. The home fans in attendance were treated to a quality rugby match. They also went home smiling as locals, Los Dogos were 30-24 winners over Yacare from Paraguay. The early going in the match were not pleasant. An …
Read More »MLR 2023 – NOLA Gold – ARN Season Guide
NOLA are playing for keeps this season. That’s the message delivered firmly by their off-season recruitment. With Austin dropping out and Houston reaching the postseason last year, the Gold are now the only remaining founding team who has yet to reach the playoffs. That unflattering distinction could well be shaken …
Read More »MLR 2023 – Old Glory DC – ARN Season Guide
It was a rough start to the campaign for Old Glory in 2022, with their first victory not coming until their 10th match of season – and after they had made a coaching change. Their first and only Head Coach until then Andrew Douglas departed and Nate Osborne took over …
Read More »MLR 2023 – Dallas Jackals – ARN Season Guide
The Jackals put off their inaugural Major League Rugby campaign by a year, and it’s fair to say things didn’t quite go as planned when they did finally get on the field. Visa issues saw their intended Head Coach drop out of the picture and former GM Elaine Vassie stepped …
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