Santiago Arata is the winner of the 2020 Premio Charrúa Award for rugby. The Premios Charrúa recognize the top performers in Uruguayan sport. Arata was short-listed together with RWC 2019 teammates Germán Kessler, and Manuel Diana. The trio of Arata, Kessler and Diana all play professional rugby abroad. Arata plays …
Read More »Highlights: Uruguay XV vs Brazil XV
The Uruguay XV were 8 point winners over Brazil on Saturday. The match was a round one clash in the 2020 South American 4 Nations. It followed the opening fixture between he Argentina XV and the Chile XV. Like game one, the second match was a contest that lasted the …
Read More »Highlights: Argentina XV vs Chile XV
The 2020 South American 4 Nations began on Saturday. In the opening contest the Argentina XV just managed to see off the Chile XV; the match was decided by a single point. It was almost an historical result as never before has Chile defeated Argentina. Click here to access the …
Read More »Santiago Cordero scores on full-time
Santiago Cordero scored on full-time on Saturday. His try was in a losing away match as Bordeaux fell to Pau. The 80th minute try saw Bordeaux losing 29-24. As such, it provided Bordeaux with a bonus point. Cordero was one of there Pumas involved in the match. He and Guido …
Read More »Imhoff scores in losing Champions Cup Final effort
Juan Imhoff scored again for Racing 92. He did so on Saturday in the Champions Cup Final. Racing 92 faced the Exeter Chiefs in a French Top 14 vs English Premiership contest. It was played in Bristol, in England’s West Country. Imhoff went over for a solo try in the …
Read More »Dallas signs All-American speedster Cristian Rodriguez
The Dallas Jackals have signed Belmont Shore speedster Cristian Rodriguez for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. A USA u20 star and 1st team Collegiate All-American in both 7s and XVs, the 23-year-old arrives with high expectations after a glittering college career with the Lindenwood Lions. Rodriguez is known for …
Read More »ARN Player of the Week – Marcos Kremer
More COVID difficulties in Europe saw some potential contenders sitting out this weekend but the beginning of the Premier 15s season gave us a few others to consider for the first time. In all there was a reasonable spread of contenders. There should be significantly more this coming weekend as …
Read More »Mitre 10 Cup – Round 5 Review
The fifth found of the Mitre 10 Cup season featured five crossover matches between Premiership division teams and the second-tier Championship. Not all went the way of the favorites. As ever a significant number of Major League Rugby players took part including six in the final match of the weekend. …
Read More »Olmstead’s Biarritz move to top of Pro D2 table
Biarritz Olympique are now in sole possession of 1st place on the Pro D2 table. Evan Olmstead played a significant role as the forwards dominated Carcassonne en route to a 37-10 victory at Parc d’Aguiléra on Sunday. With 18 points Biarritz move one ahead of Perpignan, Vannes, and Oyonnax, though …
Read More »Dramatic draw in sensational Bledisloe Cup opener
International rugby returned in sensational fashion at the Cake Tin in Wellington on Sunday morning. New Zealand and Australia fought to a 16-all dead heat in the opening match of the Bledisloe Cup. A precursor to the Rugby Championship, the two sides kept the ball alive until the 87th minute …
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