A bizarre incident in the 64th minute of the Champions Cup match between Racing 92 and Castres Olympique on Saturday will see Juan Imhoff in front of a judiciary this week. The Argentine winger was sent off for a headbutt on Castres scrumhalf Rory Kockott, who was yellow carded at …
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A Newcastle development side with six Americas players in the starting lineup suffered an embarrassing 35-29 defeat Worcester Cavaliers in Aviva ‘A’ League action on Sunday. Newcastle had named an experienced team with seven full internationals against a Worcester side composed almost entirely of academy players. The result will not …
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The Houston SaberCats have a new prop in their ranks. Former Connacht and Ireland u19 representative Jamie Dever has joined up with the Major League Rugby franchise, suiting up in the No 1 jersey for their friendly against the Dallas Reds on the weekend. The 24-year-old bolsters a front row …
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Mariano Galarza soaked up the plaudits from appreciative fans after playing a big role in Gloucester’s stunning 69-12 destruction of Zebre in Challenge Cup action on Saturday. The Pumas World Cup lock was in top form at Kingsholm, an impressive turnaround in only his second game back since returning from …
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The Utah Warriors have added another player to their Major League Rugby roster in a busy week. Josh Whippy is the latest name to put pen to paper, joining BYU teammates Jackson Kaka and Matt Jensen along with Louisville standout Pio Vatuvei. It’s another move that will be seen as …
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Rose LaBrèche will referee in the Six Nations for a third consecutive year. The 29-year-old will take charge of the Italy vs England in Reggio on February 4. A week later she will be in Dublin to act as an assistant in the Ireland vs Italy match at Donnybrook. A …
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The Champions Cup is the pinnacle of club rugby in Europe and never fails to present compelling matchups. This week is no exception with a number of teams in do-or-die situations as they vie for one of the biggest prizes in the sport. The good news for the Americas is …
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Round four of the European Challenge Cup is typically one that starts to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately it also tends to be round that clubs already down the pecking order roll out weakened lineups which can end up with some lopsided results. Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Connacht …
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The fourth round of the British & Irish Cup coincides with the bigger European competitions with the Greene King IPA Championship sides facing either Guinness Pro 14 reserve teams or shuffled versions of their regular Championship rivals. It’s a quiet week as far as the Americas are concerned with only …
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The French Pro D2 stepped into the second half of the season on Thursday with an incredible 15 games of the regular season already on the books. Montauban remain slightly ahead but there are now three clubs within two points after Perpignan’s win at Bayonne on Thursday evening. It wasn’t …
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