Los Cuervos Upset Old Christians in Uruguay Qualifying Tournament this past weekend. The 24-17 home win sees Los Cuevos rocked up into first position in the standings after two rounds. Also producing an upset was Trébol who overcame last year’s runners-up, Old Boys 29-28. Both Old Christians and Old Boys fielded their …
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Former Wallaby signs for PRO Denver
Australian dual-international Timana Tahu has signed for the Denver PRO Rugby franchise. The long-time National Rugby League (NRL) star made a splash on the rugby union scene in 2008 when he signed a big money deal with the Australian Rugby Union and the Waratahs. After two Super Rugby seasons in …
Read More »Ferrarini official for PRO Ohio
Former Italy ‘A’ flanker Filippo Ferrarini is now officially part of PRO Rugby. His move abroad to the new American professional competition had been apparent since being granted an early release from his Guinness Pro 12 contract with Zebre two weeks ago, but his final destination was unknown. That has …
Read More »Tetaz Chaparro out for two weeks with Head Trauma
Los Jaguares Tight Head prop resources are to be pushed to the limit with Ramiro Herrera having been joined by Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, the latter is out for two weeks with Head Trauma. Herrera misses the round four home Super Rugby fixture against the Chiefs with an ankle injury and …
Read More »France to tour Argentina without Top 14 Semi Finals Players
France’s next international assignment will be a two test tour of Argentina in June. Scheduled for June 18 and 25 the dates are to coincide with the Top 14’s play-off’s. Players from four Semi Finalists will not be considered for the tour, leaving an under pressure Guy Noves to find …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP PRO Rugby The announcement of the player rosters for the inaugural PRO Rugby season was a tremendous success. The American rugby community is …
Read More »Canada mourns loss of Cannon
The rugby world today mourns the loss of former Canadian international centre John Cannon, who passed away suddenly yesterday morning at the age of just 35 from a suspected heart attack. The Abbotsford, British Columbia, native graduated through the now-defunct CCSD (Pacific Pride) development program under the guidance of coach …
Read More »Top 10 Amateur ARC Prospects
One of the best features of the Americas Rugby Championship was the exposure of some of the top up and coming talents in the Americas. Every team featured uncapped players at some point, some more so than others, and in doing so we got a glimpse of some of the …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 20 2016
With there having been no international competition in the Americas this weekend there are no changes to the Americas Rankings this week. As of March 20 2016 Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, USA, Canada and Uruguay remain ranked one through four in that order. There have, nonetheless, been alterations to …
Read More »Error-Ridden Jaguares Lose at home to Chiefs
The debut home performance of Argentina in Super Rugby did not go to plan as an error-Ridden performance saw Los Jaguares 30-26 losing at home to the Chiefs in Buenos Aires this evening. Continuous errors from the South Americans coupled with high-risk play when cooler heads were required saw Los Jaguares giving …
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