Folau Niua scored a memorable for the USA against Romania in 2014. In his 17 test match career, Niua scored just the one test try. The 66th minute score was a vital part of the Eagles’ 27-17 win at the Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. The Palo Alto, California native went …
Read More »Full Match – Argentina vs Wales 2004
Tucumán played host to a match between Argentina and Wales in June 2004. The match saw the first of a two match series and saw a staggering 94 points scored. Los Pumas won with six tries to five. In the grand scheme of things this match was one to nip …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Winston Stanley vs England 1999
Canada’s RWC 1999 warm-ups saw the North Americans playing away against England at London’s Twickenham Stadium. The match was won 36-11 by the home side, though it saw a memorable try scored by Winston Stanley. The Canadians right winger somehow found a way to get the ball down in the …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs USA 2001
In the first test match of the new year for the North American rivals, Canada played host to the USA at Kingston’s Richardson Stadium on Saturday, May 19, 2001. It was the opening match of the Pan Am Championship and was played in front of a new tournament record attendance …
Read More »Full Match – Fiji vs USA 2003
The USA’s opening game of RWC 2003 was a thriller. The Eagles took on Fiji at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia. It was a fixture that literally went down to the wire. It was decided on the very last play of the match as a kick at goal was the …
Read More »Colombia’s Andrés Zafra Signs New Two-Year Deal with Agen
Colombia’s Andrés Zafra has signed a new two-year deal with Agen. The second-rower joined the French Top 14 side in June 2018 from rivals Lyon. Thus far the 23-year-old has made 16 appearances, including 13 starts and has scored three tries. Zafra is the first Colombian to have played in …
Read More »Full Match – Colombia vs Brazil 2019
International senior women’s competition between Colombia and Brazil began in 2019. In the inaugural fixture between he neighboring countries, Las Tucanes were 28-7 winners. Brazil scored the opening points of the match only to fail to add more. In contrast, Colombia score 28 unanswered points with Laura Diosa Mejía, Carolina …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Alfonso Cardoso vs Spain 1999
RWC 1999 was officially Wales 1999, yet the five pools were each played in different nations. In the case of Pool A this meant Scotland. The northern British nation hosted a group consisting of Scotland, South Africa, Spain and Uruguay. The tournament marked the RWC debuts for Spain and Uruguay. …
Read More »Full Match – Argentina vs Italy 1987
Argentina’s inaugural win in a RWC match was Los Pumas’ second fixture. It came against Italy in 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The two teams were playing their second matches out of three and had both lost their prior games. First up for Argentina was the unpredictable Fiji in Rotorua. …
Read More »Memorable Americas Tries – Scott Stewart vs Fiji 1991
Canada began RWC 1991 against Fiji in Bayonne. The match is arguably Canada’s greatest achieved in a RWC thus far. The North Americans were 13-3 winners and followed it up with a 19-11 win over Romania in Toulouse. Canada’s final pool match was against France in Agen and it was …
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