Los Pumas 7s have been named for Wellington and Sydney, the two upcoming legs of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Head Coach Santiago Gomez Cora’s team will compete on the weekends of January 30-31 in the New Zealand capital and February 6-7 in Australia’s largest city. The legs are to …
Read More »The Year 2016 for Uruguay Rugby
A complete calendar of rugby matches for Uruguay at all levels has been released by the URU. The Year 2016 for Uruguay Rugby will be groundbreaking with more rugby than ever before for Los Teros while the Uruguay XV, Los Teros 7s, Uruguay under 20s and the national club competitions are …
Read More »30th edition of Sevens Viña del Mar Coming up in Chile
The 30th edition of the Sevens Viña del Mar is coming up in Chile. This coming weekend the 2016 edition of Chile’s biggest annual international event, the Casillero del Diablo Seven Viña will take place. Headlining the tournament will be the current world number two at Rugby Sevens, South Africa in …
Read More »Barrett Returns as Eagle Camp Roster Announced
Eagle 7s Head Coach Mike Friday has announced his training camp roster for the next round of the HSBC World Series. The USA currently sits in 3rd place in the standings as the team prepares for the Wellington and Sydney stops. The squad will get a huge boost as Danny …
Read More »ARN Spirit of Rugby Award 2015
A different sort of award, but one that should be held in the highest esteem among others, is our Spirit of Rugby Award. The culture of rugby is one of family, inclusivity, and commitment. It takes a brave soul to run onto the field and front up against 15 other …
Read More »ARN Coach of the Year 2015
It might seem logical that our coaching nominees come from sides nominated for our Team of the Year award, but the names below didn’t just lead winning sides, they re-shaped them. There were others that were worthy of recognition as well – names like Graeme Moffat of the Wolf Pack …
Read More »ARN Team of the Year 2015
On the whole it was a very positive year for teams in the Americas. Good showings at u20 level and on the sevens circuit especially put a number of sides into contention, and then there were some lesser lights such as Chile’s victory over Uruguay, who in turn finally defeated …
Read More »Palamo leaves Welsh for Eagles 7s
Thretton Palamo’s time with London Welsh has officially ended. After initially being cleared for the Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series, the Eagles midfielder has now been granted an early release from his contract with the England club to join Mike Friday’s Eagles 7s program for the …
Read More »Maple Leafs named for South America trip
Canada has named their Maple Leafs squad to travel to Chile and Argentina in January. The national development side will take part in the Mar del Plata (Jan 9-10) and Vina del Mar (Jan 16-17) tournaments, with eyes not only on winning, but of elevation to a senior side that …
Read More »63 named in Uruguay High Performance list
63 Uruguayan players have been named on the new Estadio Charrúa High Performance Centre list. Those named are to begin preparations for 2016 next week, meeting on January 4 in Montevideo. The cited players are a mixture of Los Teros, Uruguay XV and Teros Sevens and all will train at the …
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