Monthly Archives: May 2016

San Diego wins wild one in San Francisco

San Diego got back on the winning track in a wild back-and-forth contest in San Francisco that saw the home team claw back from a 14-point deficit before eventually succumbing by a score of 46-33. Each team tallied five tries, but 21 points from the boot of Kurt Morath proved …

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Carpenter’s Welsh move official

Aaron Carpenter’s long-rumoured move to London Welsh is now official. The Canadian no8 bids farewell to Cornish Pirates and Mennaye Field after three seasons with the club and heads nearly 300 miles west to Old Deer Park in Richmond on the outskirts of London. Carpenter is effectively a replacement for …

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Mexico Outclass Bahamas in World Cup Qualifier

Mexico’s Rugby World Cup dream got off to a rocketing start as the North Americans outclassed the Bahamas on Saturday afternoon. The 39-3 victory was the ideal start for the Mexicans who are seeking to develop a competent enough side to rise the ranks in the Americas. Las Serpientes away win …

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Uruguay Secure South American A Championship Title

Uruguay secured the 2016 South American ‘A’ Championship title, defeating Chile 39-14 in Montevideo on Saturday afternoon. The victory was notable for not only being a championship deciding fixture but for also the efficient game plan utilized by Los Teros who ran out convincing winners. The visiting Los Cóndores gave …

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Mexico Name team for Bahamas

Las Serpientes have been named and are ready for their first match of the Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification campaign. Mexico will play away today to the Bahamas, an opponent with vastly more history in rugby. MEXICO 1 Marcos Flegmann, 2 Mizael Loredo, 3 Maximiliano Douek (capt.), 4 Santiago Prieto,5 …

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Brazil defeat Paraguay in Asunción

Playing in green Brazil competed a hard-fought 32-21 away victory over Paraguay in Asunción this afternoon. Superior fitness and skill levels saw the visitors returning home with a win which sends Paraguay into repechage against the winner of this year’s South American ‘B’ Championship. Winger Sergio Alvarenga had three early …

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PRO Week 4 – Sacramento vs Ohio

Ohio will hope to continue where they left off against San Francisco as they begin a two-week road trip at Bonney Field where they take on Sacramento on Sunday. The two sides enter the match with identical 1-1 records with Sacramento earning their victory in Week 1 against San Francisco. Sacramento …

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