South Africa have done it again. For the fourth time in five HSBC Sevens Series tournaments the Blitzbokke took the top spot with a 19-12 win over Fiji in the Cup Final. The route wasn’t easy as they had to overcome a fierce challenge from the Eagles in the Semi …
Read More »Argentina XV vs USA – ARC 2017 Full Match
The Argentina XV and the USA completed to a draw on Saturday. For the second time in twelve months the teams fought out a match in which neither side was able to win. The home side was outplayed by the Eagles in the opening half. The USA’s lead, though, was …
Read More »Men’s Eagles into Las Vegas Semis
A dramatic come-from-behind victory over Argentina the Cup Quarter Finals of the Las Vegas 7s have seen the home town favorites USA qualify for the Cup Semis on Day Three. Trailing 19-0 just moments into the second half, Maka Unufe sparked a remarkable comeback by scoring two of his own …
Read More »New Zealand Women tops in Las Vegas
New Zealand overcame a stern challenge from the Women’s Eagles in the Cup Semi Finals on their way to a dominant Cup Final win over Australia at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas on Saturday. The victory stretches New Zealand’s overall table lead to six points above the …
Read More »2017 Las Vegas 7’s: Argentina vs New Zealand – Full Match
Argentina defeated New Zealand 12-10 in the 2017 Las Vegas 7’s earlier today. The result sees Los Pumas 7’s finishing in top spot of Pool C. The win was the one match from today. Yesterday the South Americans defeated Russia 43-0 and competed to a 14-14 draw with Kenya. The fixture against …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 4, 2017
Week 5 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Chile sees no change to the ranking of either country. Uruguay went into the match already with …
Read More »Last-second try gives Eagles ARC Title
The US Eagles have won the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. David Tameilau’s 80th minute try saw the Eagles finish in a 27-27 draw with the Argentina XV, but more importantly gave them a four-try bonus point that sees them crowned champions for the first time, with Argentina forced to look …
Read More »Video: Jaguares Fall Short Against Stormers
Los Jaguares fell short against the Stormers, losing 32-25 this afternoon in Cape Town. A poor first half from the Argentine side and two yellow cards ultimately prevented a winning result. Next up is a home match in Buenos Aires against the Lions. Los Jaguares opened the scoring. Nicolás Sánchez …
Read More »Match Preview – Argentina XV vs USA
How convenient that the final match of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship will pit the two sides boasting perfect records in head-to-head competition. The southern region of Patagonia will host the match between the US Eagles and the Argentina XV. Comodoro Rivadavia will be the venue this week, more than …
Read More »Eagles flying on Day One in Las Vegas
The US Eagles are off to a flying start at the Las Vegas 7s. Dominant wins against Samoa and Chile have seen them qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals after Day One with one pool game to spare. A Danny Barrett hat-trick led the way against Samoa while Sudamérica qualifiers …
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