The USA Eagles edged out Spain in Cary, North Carolina on Saturday. The 29-22 win sees the USA going three from three in the World Rugby Nations Cup. The Eagles added the scalp of Los Leones to their wins over Zimbabwe and Portugal in their prior World Rugby Nations Cup …
Read More »England extend streak over Argentina amid controversy
England were 31-24 winners over Argentina on Saturday. The match had plenty of drama with players from both teams involved in and causing scuffles. The tension was constant including after the final whistle was blown. Referee Angus Gardner did not award a try in the final play of the match. …
Read More »Georgia Power to Victory Against Chile
Georgia powered to victory against Chile on Saturday, winning 49-22 in Santiago. The Lelos ran in seven tries with fly half Luka Matkava converting all of them. Six players scored tries for Georgia with replacement hooker Vakhtang Jintcharadze claiming two of them. Los Cóndores scored three tries. Chile had a …
Read More »Uruguay Humiliated by Hong Kong in Montevideo
Uruguay were humiliated on Saturday in Montevideo by Hong Kong, losing 42-40. The contest was just the second ever test match played between the teams. It was the official South America 2 vs Asia 2 battle with Uruguay ranked second to Argentina and Hong Kong ranked second to Japan in …
Read More »World Rugby Nations Cup – Canada vs Zimbabwe – ARN Guide
After spending the past two weeks in Edmonton, Canada heads east to Winnipeg for a first-ever tests against Zimbabwe on Saturday. It closes out the first half of the World Rugby Nations Cup schedule, with three further tests to be played in November. Both sides are looking to bounce back …
Read More »World Rugby Nations Cup – USA vs Spain – ARN Guide
The Eagles wrap up the first half of the World Rugby Nations Cup campaign against a familiar foe in Raleigh on Saturday. Spain were winners a year ago in nearby Charlotte, but the USA had won all five of their meetings prior to that occasion. Both teams are unbeaten thus …
Read More »Samoa World Cup player who faced Argentina and Chile caught doping
Former Samoa captain Chris Vui was handed a four-year ban from rugby after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. The test that flagged him was an out-of-competition test—not during the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, but he mysteriously disappeared from the tournament after playing for Samoa against …
Read More »Los Pumitas Fall Short of Expectations against Scotland
Los Pumitas fell to Scotland in their 5th place semi final at the World Rugby Junior Championship. It was a match in which Argentina fell short of expectations in being soundly defeated 44-26. The poor showing from Los Pumitas means their remaining match will determine whether they finish 7th or …
Read More »Los Teritos Humbled by Spain
A clinical performance from Spain saw Los Teritos humbled at the Junior World Championship on Sunday. Spain scored all the tries in the match which they won 57-6. The result sends Uruguay into the battle to avoid the wooden spoon against the USA on Friday. The Uruguayan points came early; …
Read More »Outnumbered USA Fall to Japan at Junior World Championship
An outnumbered team USA fell to Japan at the Junior World Championship on Sunday in Georgia. The Japanese won the 13th Place Semi Final 71-21 with Rio Iwakura and Sota Miura both scoring hat-tricks. The USA conceded eleven tries and scored three of their own. The USA’s try scorer’s were …
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