Monthly Archives: June 2016

Argentina Overcome France in Tucumán

Argentina overcame France in Tucumán this evening, winning the opening test match of what is a two-match series. The South Americans were made to work hard for the win with France causing plenty of problems, especially in the forwards. France’s makeshift selection was not expected to win in Argentina but, …

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Canada, Chile out of Olympic race

Canada and Chile have both crashed out of the Olympic race in the quarter-finals of the repechage tournament in Monaco. For both it’s a bitter pill to swallow, particularly so for Canada who were tipped by many to claim the golden ticket heading into the weekend. It was Russia who …

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PRO Week 10 – Denver vs Ohio

The Denver Stampede return after a week’s vacation to officially take up residence at their new home, CIBER Field, where they will host the Ohio Aviators on Sunday. A victory for the undefeated Denver would all but wrap up the inaugural PRO Rugby title. The visitors must win if they …

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Italy edges USA in San Jose

Italy held on for a narrow 24-20 win over the USA in a feisty clash at the Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. The first of two home tests for the USA this June, the Eagles failed to overturn a vulnerable Italian side that could have been a scalp for …

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San Francisco down Breakers in San Diego

San Francisco got their revenge on Saturday as they upset the San Diego Breakers on their home turf at Torero Stadium. Three tries and nine points from the boot of skipper Volney Rouse were enough to see the Rush through, despite a late charge from the Breakers to force a …

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Jamaica Forfeit RWC Qualifier to Barbados

Saturday afternoon’s Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying match between Jamaica and Barbados did not go ahead. The specific reasons for this are yet to be clarified though the Barbados Rugby Football Union (BRFU) has confirmed on social media that Jamaica forfeited the match, thereby giving Barbados the win. The qualifier was one of three matches …

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Canada rout Russia in Calgary

Canada had little difficulty getting past the visiting Russian side as they dominated the scoreboard with a final tally of 46-21. While head coach Mark Anscombe will not be pleased to concede 21 points to a team that lacked any real creativity on attack, he will also note that two …

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