La Rochelle are the 2022 Champions of Europe. The French club defeated Irish province Leinster 24-21 to win the Champions Cup title. La Rochelle outscored Leinster by two tries to zero. The win included the involvement of two Argentine front-rowers – Facundo Bosch and Joel Sclavi. Both players featured from …
Read More »Francisco Gómez Kodela and Lyon win Challenge Cup Title
Francisco Gómez Kodela was a part of a winning effort in the 2022 Challenge Cup Final. Lyon were 30-12 winners over Toulon in an all-French clash. The title is the biggest accomplishment in the history of the club. Pumas tight head, Gómez Kodela featured as a replacement for Lyon. The …
Read More »Peñarol Defeat Selknam for SLAR 2022 Glory
Peñarol are the 2022 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) champions. The Uruguayans defeated Selknam 24-13 in the final in Montevideo on Friday evening. The win came with a strong start, one that gave them a commanding lead before Selknam clashed back to make it into a genuine contest. Before …
Read More »Peñarol get past Cafeteros to qualify for SLAR 2022 Final
Peñarol got past Los Cafeteros Pro in the second SLAR Semi Final. The Uruguayan side defeated the Colombian side 34-13 to qualify for the SLAR 2022 Final. In doing so, Peñarol is the only team that has reached both SLAR Finals. Peñarol played against Los Jaguares XV in the SLAR 2021 …
Read More »Spectacular Selknam eliminate Jaguares in SLAR Semi Final
2021 was historic for Chile rugby while 2022 may be even more so. Selknam put in a spectacular display of defense to win their way to the SLAR 2022 Final. Selknam defeated Los Jaguares XV to eliminate the Argentine professional team. Selknam’s 16-10 win means that SLAR will have a …
Read More »Selknam win intense SLAR battle against Peñarol
Peñarol and Selknam played a fierce and intense game of rugby on Sunday in Montevideo. Hard-hitting defense from both teams will make for tired bodies ahead of the SLAR 2022 Semi Finals next Saturday. Selknam won the final round fixture 15-8. The intensity boiled over on more than one occasion. …
Read More »Jaguares XV awaken to crush Cobras
Los Jaguares XV got the message and responded. They put in their best performance of SLAR 2022 to crush Os Cobras 84-15 on Sunday. The star of the match was Ignacio Mendy. He outperformed his hat-trick from two weeks ago to score five tries in the match. Mendy had a strong …
Read More »Cafeteros reach SLAR Semi Finals with win over Olímpia
Los Cafeteros Pro have qualified for the SLAR 2022 Semi Finals. The Colombian team were 11-10 winners on Sunday afternoon over the Olímpia Lions. The outcome gave Los Cafeteros Pro four competition points and a place in the play-off’s. The Olímpia Lions were eliminated by the team that was winless …
Read More »Magnificent Matera wins Man of the Match for 3rd time for Crusaders
Pablo Matera is in magnificent form. The Argentine flanker won Man of the Match for the third time this season for the Crusaders in Super Rugby 2022. Matera previously won Man of the Match against Moana Pasifica in March and against the Melbourne Rebels in April. The Crusaders faced and defeated the …
Read More »Peñarol Win well Against Out of Sorts Jaguares XV
Peñarol showed why they are the team to beat in SLAR 2022. The Uruguayans were convincing winners over Los Jaguares XV in Montevideo on Tuesday. The 32-14 win over Los Jaguares XV means Peñarol finish top of the table during the regular season with a game in hand. Peñarol’s win …
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