Round 4 of the Champions Cup will be played this weekend. Involved are to be a range of players from the Americas. First up will be Glasgow Warriors vs Racing 92. Taking place at a sold out Scotstoun Stadium will be a must-win match for the 2016 French champions. Having lost …
Read More »Americas Players in Challenge Cup – Round 4
Round 4 of the Challenge Cup got underway on Thursday evening with two matches. Both matches had the involvement of the Americas. In England’s west country Bath played host to the Cardiff Blues. The Aviva Premiership side proved to be far too strong for the out-of-sorts Welsh region. A compressive …
Read More »“Losing Against Wales was Very Tough, it Destroyed Us”
Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has revealed further details into his teams woes. Argentina lost all three matches in Europe last month, a worst ever return from a November tour to the old continent. The South Americans arrived in Europe via Asia. Argentina’s tour had a fourth match with …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 – Week 15
We’ve now reached the mid-point of the season with teams looking to jockey themselves into position for the run-in and a shot at promotion to the Top 14 in 2017-18. The French second division has never been so close, with only 4 points separating 5th place Colomiers and 1st place Montauban …
Read More »PRO Rugby Roster Updates
While major details about PRO Rugby Season Two continue to be shrouded in mystery, there were blips of life from the fledgling organization in recent days with the unveiling of a new playing venue for the Ohio Aviators and a joint identification camp with USA Rugby set for this weekend in …
Read More »Argentine Player faces lengthy Suspension for Tackle on Referee
Bruno Doglioli is to face the wrath of the Italian judiciary for a shocking tackle on referee Maria Beatrice Benvenuti during a game between Venezia Rangers and Valsugana in the Italian Serie A on the weekend. Originally from Argentina, Doglioli has been in Italy since joining Petrarca Padova in 2005 …
Read More »Albacete informed of non-renewal by Toulouse
Patricio Albacete has been informed that his contract with Toulouse will not be renewed. The former Pumas vice-captain is one of a number of aged Toulouse players that is at the club for a final season. Albacete is yet to play this season. Having having suffered a cruciate ligament injury …
Read More »Team of the Week
A full plate of European action somehow wasn’t quite enough to fill our team this week, so we’ve reached down into South Africa for a couple selections and even way across to California for one. In general the backs were the standouts with the forwards a little lacking, though the …
Read More »London Welsh handed reprieve by High Court
London Welsh are down but as it turns out, not quite out. In a surprise decision on Tuesday the High Court has adjourned a hearing that could have seen that club shut down immediately until January 23. The ruling gives the club an extra month to meet with creditors and …
Read More »Argentina Return to face England in November 2017
Argentina will return to face England in November 2017. Eddie Jones’ team will host Argentina in the first of three home matches for the European side next November. England will play against Argentina on Saturday November 11 at London’s Twickenham Stadium. Australia and Samoa will both play at the same …
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