Monthly Archives: February 2016

Jaguares Team named to face Lions

The Jaguares Team has been named to face the Lions in Johannesburg this Saturday. The fixture is the second of two warm-up matches for Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise before the competition gets underway next Friday. Captaining the team from hooker will be Agustín Creevy who joins Rugby World Cup 2015 …

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Ledesma Extends Contract with Wallabies

Former Argentine test hooker Mario Ledesma has signed an extended contract with the Wallabies. After having been hailed for transforming a weak scrum into a world-class unit, the ARU has acted to retain the Buenos Aires front-rower for an additional two years. The former Puma started his position as Australia’s Forwards …

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ARC Team of the Week

Round two of the Americas Rugby Championship proved just as exciting as the first, and to prove the depth of talent there is an entirely new XV selected in this week’s team. Once again all six teams contribute and deservedly so, with standouts in each country proving their quality, even …

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USA vs Canada ARC 2016 – Full Match

The USA Eagles hosted Canada this past Saturday in the second round of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Played in the capital of Texas, Austin the home side produced a good display to join the Argentina XV at the top of the competition standings. Both the USA and Canada are …

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Paz to join Los Jaguares in South Africa

Joaquín Paz is to join Los Jaguares in South Africa. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise is in final preparations for the second of two warm-up matches with a match coming up this Friday against the Lions in Johannesburg. Paz is to arrive in South Africa today to link up with the …

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Barford Named Head Coach of Columbus PRO Side

This afternoon, PRO Rugby announced that they have named Paul Barford as Head Coach for their Ohio team. Barford, a former Leicester Tiger, has been active in USA Rugby for the past 35 years since leaving his native England.  He has served in multiple coaching and development roles at the …

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Argentina XV vs Chile ARC 2016 – Full Match

The Argentina XV played host to Chile this past Saturday in a round two match in the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Played on the Argentine side of the Andes Mountains in the city of San Juan both teams competed for 80 minutes. Chile gave the Argentina XV a good challenge in the forwards …

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First Kids Rugby School Opens in Ecuador

The first Kids rugby school has opened in Ecuador. Jaguars Rugby Club from there country’s largest city, Guayaquil has created the first institution of its kind with training under way from children between the ages of 8 and 13. The practices are taking place on Saturday mornings from 8am-10am on the synthetic …

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