Buenos Aires’ Hindú club became a three-time national champion today, defeating Belgrano 38-23. In what was the team’s best performance of the season the Don Torcuato side ran-out deserved winners. Despite Argentina now having professional rugby the match went ahead with the normal prestige of years gone by. Both clubs …
Read More »Mexico blast Bermuda in World Cup Qualifier
Mexico defeated Bermuda 75-10 in a one-sided affair in Mexico City. The Rugby Americas North match doubled as a qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Bermuda got on the board first with a penalty goal from Tommy Edwards. Mexico responded with a breakout try for Rodrigo Márquez, but an unlikely …
Read More »Mixed emotions on London Day One
It was a record-setting opening day at the HSBC Sevens Series event in London that saw Fiji crowned Series Champions and Collins Injera eclipsing Santiago Gómez Cora as the all-time try scoring leader. For the Americas teams, however, the results were very much hit and miss. Canada lost their opening …
Read More »Fiji clinch World Sevens Title
Fiji have claimed their second consecutive HSBC Sevens Series title. A victory over Australia in the pool stages on Day One of the London 7s on Saturday moved them into the Cup quarter finals and meant that South Africa could no longer catch them on overall points. An opening match …
Read More »Injera Becomes All-Time Try Scoring Leader
Collins Injera is now the all-time try scoring leader on the HSBC Sevens Series. The popular Kenyan passed Argentina’s Santiago Gómez Cora at the top of the charts with his 231st career try against France at the London 7s on Saturday. Injera, 29, is one of four players on the …
Read More »Jaguares Handed Biggest Defeat by Lions
Los Jaguares were handed their biggest defeat by the Lions this morning, losing 52-14 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Early signs were not good as Pablo Matera was forced out, replaced by Javier Ortega Desio. The constant switching of players saw Los Jaguares disadvantaged against a structured side, one that …
Read More »Denver pushes past gutsy San Francisco
Home town favorites Denver held off a defiant San Francisco team by a score of 41-37 in another thrilling PRO Rugby result. Chad London ripped through the line to score his second try and push Denver out to an 11 point lead, but a a late try by Maka Tameilau …
Read More »El Salvador Women’s National 7’s Starts this Weekend
El Salvador’s Liga Nacional de Rugby Sevens Femenino (National Women’s Rugby Sevens League) gets underway this weekend. The 2016 edition of the tournament will include four clubs – Cuscatlán RC, Maquilishuat RC, San Salvador RC and Santa Tecla RC. The four sides will compete at the Academia Británica Cuscatleca in San Salvador …
Read More »Bermuda name lineup for Mexico
The Caribbean Island nation is ready to face Mexico tomorrow in a Rugby World Cup 2015 Qualifying match. The fixture is to be Bermuda’s first of the series and will be away in Mexico City against a Las Serpientes side which was far too strong for the Bahamas, winning 39-3 …
Read More »Peru and Argentina in Historic Agreement
An historic agreement has been reached between the governing rugby bodies of Peru and Argentina. Last Saturday at the Estadio de Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires members of the respective unions agreed to terms for a partnership ahead of kick-off between Los Jaguares and the Sharks. The agreement will see …
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