There’s no rest for the Top 14 after the conclusion of the European Cup pool stages. Five games will be played on Saturday with two on Sunday. Nine players from the Americas will suit up representing Argentina, Canada, Colombia, and the USA. A spot at the World Cup could conceivably …
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It’s all South America in the Pro D2 as numbers there are similarly thin with only a half-dozen players named and no more than one in any game. This week got underway on Thursday with Bayonne defeating Oyonnax. Chilean prop Ramón Ayarza has been used as an emergency hooker for …
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It’s a very quiet week as far as the Americas are concerned in the Guinness Pro 14. Only five players have been named and then only one starter. Four come from Argentina with one hailing from the USA. David Tameilau is the lone North American selection. He will be on …
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Argentina have not been quite at their best over the first two rounds of the HSBC Men’s Sevens Series and they will be looking for more from a very experienced group in Hamilton. Unlike other teams, Los Pumas sent a near-full strength side to the Sudamerica Series but they did …
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The countdown to RWC 2019 is on. This year’s RWC will be groundbreaking with the tournament being the first in Asia, the first outside of Tier 1 territories and the most unpredictable on record. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. The best …
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The Jaguares had no trouble defeating a badly outgunned Uruguay side in Montevideo on Thursday evening. The finals core read 61-0 in favor of the Super Rugby franchise, Los Teros failing to tally even a single point. Of some consolation to the Uruguayan Rugby Union was the strong attendance figure …
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The Podcast is back! After a few weeks off we’re firing it up again with a Major League Rugby special. Our guests today are Canadian international winger Dan Moor from the Toronto Arrows, USA and Austin Elite hooker Peter Malcolm, and MLR commentator Pete Steinberg. Tune in as we talk …
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All eyes are on Japan 2019. For the rugby community it does not get any bigger. In under eight months from now the tournament will be into full-swing. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. So challenging is the event that only eight …
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The Argentina XV had little trouble with Chile as they cruised to a 47-14 win at La Boya on Wednesday afternoon in a friendly that served as a warm-up for the Americas Rugby Championship. By the 22nd minute mark they had already scored four unanswered tries, with the two Chilean …
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Jerónimo de la Fuente will captain the Jaguares in the 2019 Super Rugby season. The announcement was made on Wednesday that the 27-year-old midfielder would take over the role to relieve pressure on new Pumas captain Pablo Matera in a World Cup year. It’s the third captain in three years …
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