Monthly Archives: January 2016

Uruguay Name Strong Group to Face Canada

Los Teros have named a strong group of 24 players to face Canada in the opening match of the Americas Rugby Championship, which takes place on Saturday, February 6 in Langford. New head coach Esteban Meneses has named Juan Manuel Gaminara as captain following the retirement of Santiago Vilaseca. The …

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Team of the Week

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The last big weekend of European rugby pool play and the British & Irish Cup is now past us. It wasn’t the prettiest, as happens when you play rugby in January, but there are some bright spots as far as Americas players are concerned, so here’s our picks for this …

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PRP Week 1 Preview: Here We Go

This weekend, the Pacific Rugby Premiership kicks off on their third season of play. The western based competition is made up of the Glendale Raptors, San Francisco Golden Gate, Belmont Shore, Old Mission Bay Athletic Club, Denver Barbarians, Olympic Club, and Santa Monica. The PRP came to being out in …

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John Appointed to Welsh Rugby Board

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Former Canada sevens head coach Geraint John has been promoted by the Welsh Rugby Union to Head of Rugby Performance. The new position is one of two created by the departure of previous Head of Rugby Josh Lewsey resigned in January. Its primary focus is to oversee professional and semi-professional …

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ARN International Player of the Year 2015

Our last award of the year is our top international player of 2015. With the success of the Pumas there were always going to be a couple Argentines in the running, but when initially considering the contenders we looked past team success. In the end there was no debate as …

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Figallo to Remain at Saracens

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Argentina prop Juan Figallo is to Remain at Saracens, the Aviva Premiership club confirmed this morning. His new multi-year deal will see him continuing to play his rugby in England in the coming seasons. Figallo joined Saracens from Montpellier who were forced to release him on medical grounds. The Argentine front-rower’s …

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ARN Dream Team 2015

And so we come to our final team selection of the year. While much of the side is similar to our World Cup XV, there are four players whose form prior to the tournament merited greater consideration when it came to selecting our Dream Team for the year as a …

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Los Pumitas to play in Santa Fé

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Los Pumitas are to play in Santa Fé, on Saturday February 13 against the senior club side from CRAI. Argentina’s under 20 team is to use the fixture as preparation for this year’s under 20 World Championship in England. Their opponents will being doing so for the Nacional de Clubes. …

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