Hindú and Newman won their respective Nacional de Clubes Semi Finals.Both were hard fought with Hindú winning 23-30 over San Luis and Newman downing Pucará 30-27. Involved in both Semi Finals were former Pumas. This in itself is a hallmark of URBA rugby and why professionalism in Argentina remains opposed …
Read More »2018 Juegos Suramericanos – Day One Results
Day one of the 2018 Juegos Suramericanos is in the record books. The opening day saw Bolivia officially joining the South American rugby community. Both Men’s and Women’s teams from the host nation competed for the first time in history. For a tournament preview click here. For Bolivia it was …
Read More »Canada Selects overwhelm Arrows in Langford
The Canada Selects got through their final tune-up before the June internationals in convincing fashion, scoring eight tries en route to a 58-28 win over the Ontario Arrows at Westhills Stadium on Saturday. Ontario proved difficult opponents with only six points between the two sides at the break, but the …
Read More »Big Names in Argentina XV Roster for Nations Cup
Big names have been included in the Argentina XV roster for the Nations Cup. The upcoming competition in Uruguay will see Argentina’s official ‘A’ side being notably stronger to that which played in the recent Sudamericano 6 Naciones A. Felipe Contepomi’s roster of 28 players will begin training on Monday …
Read More »Warriors too strong for SaberCats
The Utah Warriors dealt a hammer blow to the Semi Final chances of the Houston SaberCats as they took a 36-30 win over their hosts at Dyer Stadium on Saturday. Both teams struggled with continuity in the Texas heat with shorts bursts of excitement surrounded by large periods of inactivity. …
Read More »Fernández Lobbe Closes Career by Beating England at Twickenham
The great career of Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe has now closed. On November 11 2006 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe defeated England. He was a part of the historic 25-18 Pumas victory at Twickenham Stadium. Twelve years on and he defeated England today, doing so for the Barbarians and as captain. …
Read More »MLR Preview – Seattle Seawolves vs New Orleans Gold
It’s the last home game of the season for the Seattle Seawolves as they welcome the NOLA Gold to Starfire Stadium on Sunday. Just two weeks ago the two sides were head-to-head in New Orleans with Seattle crawling back from an early deficit to win 31-29. Both teams were victorious …
Read More »Six Uncapped Players on Argentina Roster for June Internationals
Six uncapped players have been named on the Argentina roster for the June Internationals. Los Pumas will play host test matches against Wales and Scotland next month, doing so in San Juan, Santa Fé, and Resistencia. All 30 players selected by Daniel Hourcade play in Argentina. Not all, however, have …
Read More »Castres Down Racing 92 to Reach Top 14 Final
Castres downed Racing 92 in a thriller this afternoon to reach the Top 14 Final. The small-town side from France’s south-west defeated Racing 92 from Paris 19-14. With it they advance to meet Montpellier in the Top 14 Final next Saturday at the Stade de France. Castres is a shining …
Read More »Chris Wyles Retires in Glory
Chris Wyles retired in glory today. The former USA Eagles captain scored two tries for Saracens who defeated the Exeter Chiefs 27-10 to win the English Premiership. His tries came once in each half. The opening score was in the left corner with Wyles scoring a walk-over try. Try number …
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