Jardel Vettorato and Lucas Tranquez are out for Os Cobras Brasil XV. The Brazilian test tight head and fullback will miss the second half of the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) season. Both men have been regulars for Brazil in recent years. They both also played for Os …
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Canada Fall to France in Dubai 7’s Final
Canada finished as tournament runners-up today in Dubai. The North Americans fell to a 17-12 defeat against France in the tournament final. The USA joined Canada on the podium, finishing third with a 26-19 win over Brazil in the Bronze Final. It was a solid tournament for both Canada and …
Read More »Argentina beat Canada to win Men’s Final at Dubai 7s
Argentina are the 7’s champions of Dubai. Los Pumas 7’s defeated Canada in the Men’s final earlier today. The result means that Argentina has won back-to-back tournaments in Dubai. The two tournament wins follow two wins in Madrid, Spain and victory in the South American 7’s. In short, Los Pumas …
Read More »Domingo Miotti the match-winner on his Western Force debut
Domingo Miotti made an instant impact for the Western Force. On his Super Rugby AU debut, the Argentine secured the winning points. The Western Force were 16-15 winners over the Melbourne Rebels. Miotti was one of four Argentines starting for the Western Force. The record-breaking starting formation saw Miotti at …
Read More »Canadian lock Tyler Duguid set for pro debut with Montpellier
Canadian age-grade international Tyler Duguid has been named on the bench for Montpellier’s European Challenge Cup Quarter Final against Benetton Treviso on Saturday. Should the 20-year-old Edmonton native take the field as expected it would be the first fully professional match of his young career. Duguid signed a two-year academy …
Read More »Free Jacks flanker Joe Johnston hit with suspension
Joe Johnston will sit out the next two games for the Free Jacks. The openside flanker was suspended after being cited post-game for a dangerous clear-out on Warriors center Tyler Fisher near the 10 minute mark of the home opener against Utah this past weekend. As New England have a …
Read More »Canada Women Unbeaten on Day One in Dubai
Canada’s Women went unbeaten on Day One of the Dubai Sevens earlier today. The competition is the second of two tournaments taking place in April in Dubai. Canada were champions of the first Women’s tournament while Argentina won the Men’s tournament. Argentina’s win followed two tournament victories earlier this year …
Read More »Se sancionó a Francisco Gorrissen
El jugador de Jaguares XV Francisco Gorrissen fue sancionado por tres semanas tras ser expulsado en el partido número 15 de la Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR), el 4 de abril, en el Estadio Nacional de Santiago, Chile, entre su equipo y Peñarol Rugby. El jugador recibió la tarjeta roja …
Read More »New York adds local trio to MLR roster
Rugby United New York have added three players to their Major League Rugby roster. Flanker DaQuan Perry joins wingers Sonny Adjei and Aki Raymond in getting the call-up from local clubs. Perry joins from the White Plains club and is the youngest at 23 years old. Standing just 5’9″ (1.76m) …
Read More »Facundo Cordero signs Exeter extension
Facundo Cordero has signed a contract extension with Exeter Chiefs. The Argentine flyer signed a one-year deal with the English Premiership champions in July, notably filling a space left by the departure of his older brother Santiago to Bordeaux. While the length of the new agreement has not been explicitly …
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