Yearly Archives: 2016

Video: USA vs Māori Match Highlights

The Eagles November campaign did not get off to a dream start. In Chicago, Illinois the visiting New Zealand Māori All were far too strong, completing a 54-7 win. The home side was not helped by the date of the fixture. Being placed outside of the November International window meant …

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Argentina Too Strong for Japan in Tokyo

Argentina were too strong for Japan, winning 54-20 this morning in Tokyo. The win gives the South Americans the perfect start to their November tour. They will now fly west to the U.K. and face Wales next Saturday. Argentina will land in Cardiff knowing that the first mission of their …

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Māori run rampant over Eagles

It was a tough day at the office for the Eagles as they came up against a high quality New Zealand Māori team that gave them little room to breathe almost from the kickoff. A sell-out crowd at Toyota Park wanted to see tries scored and they got what they …

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Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 10

International rugby may be upon us but the Top 14 keeps right on truckin’. Of course therein lies the rub when it comes to player release, and perhaps some tweaks might one day be made to better accommodate the needs of all involved, but that’s a story for another day! …

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Americas Players in RFU Championship – Week 8

It’s another slow week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship, made ever slower by a few resting ahead of international duty for the November test series. That means only five players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA will be in action on Saturday. Argentine prop Nacho Sáenz …

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ARN Forecast – November 4-5

International rugby is back, and so is the rugby forecast! We’ve polled some of the top gurus in the Americas to see who they think will be the big winners this weekend as Argentina arrive in Japan, and of course the AIG Rugby Weekend in Chicago. We don’t normally include …

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CBC to broadcast Canada vs Ireland

Rugby Canada has announced that CBC Sports will air a live broadcast of Canada’s match against Ireland on Saturday, November 12. Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will host the match with kickoff set for 7:15pm local time, 2:15pm Eastern. CBC coverage will begin at 2:00pm Eastern. The rugby coverage follows on the …

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Estellés set for senior Northampton debut

Argentine dual-international Juan Pablo Estellés has been named on the bench for Northampton Saints as they travel to Kingston Park to play Newcastle Falcons in the first round of the Anglo-Welsh Cup on Saturday. Capped at both 7s and XVs, the outside back was part of Argentina’s team at the …

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Americas Players in Guinness Pro 12 – Week 8

Followers from the Americas will have a few athletes to keep an eye on this weekend in the Pro 12. Argentina, Canada and the USA are all to have players involved. This evening’s match between Edinburgh and Ulster will feature two players. Starting for the Northern Irish province will be Callum …

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