Suburban Parisian club Racing 92 march on towards the Top 14 play-offs. The club’s 30-14 away victory over La Rochelle this past weekend sees the club tied for third position and on track for a home barrage play-off fixture. At the forefront for the Parisians against La Rochelle was Juan …
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Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade will be without Tomás Lavanini for two of Argentina’s three home test matches in June. The second-rower was handed a two-match ban on top of being red carded for making contact in am armless clear-out playing for Los Jaguares vs the Southern Kings on …
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Italian scrum half will captain the Azzurri in place of Sergio Parisse next month the FIR confirmed. The Benetton Treviso number 9 has been designated captain by the new Italian Head Coach Conor O’Shea. Parisse’s non-availability is not due to the Top 14, but, rather is a case of player …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Women’s 7s A 29-19 win by Canada over Australia on Sunday saw the North Americans crowned champions of the French leg …
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Los Jaguares first choice tighthead prop Ramiro Herrera has been suspended for two weeks, the Argentine Super Rugby franchise confirmed this evening. The front-rower from Patagonia was red carded in Los Jaguares away loss against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Friday. He was the second of two players …
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Los Jaguares winger Emiliano Boffelli suffered a season-ending injury on Friday. The Rosario 21 year old suffered ligament damage when scoring a first half try against the Kings. Buffalo leaped high to gather a Nicolás Sánchez cross-kick which he did so but landed awkwardly after a mid-air collision and was …
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A major story is emerging from France where the Pro D2 has made a sudden announcement that established clubs Biarritz, Bourgoin, and Narbonne are to be relegated to Fédérale 1 for financial reasons. The news has broken in the midst of the league’s finals to determine promotion to the Top …
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Having downed Uruguay 18-8 this evening in Colonia del Sacramento the Argentina XV are South American Champions. The hard-fought victory marks the second win by the Argentina XV away to Uruguay in 2016. Played under heavy first half rain at the Estadio Supicci, running rugby was out of the question …
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USA Eagles enforcer Samu Manoa will return to the field on Sunday. The Californian has been sidelined through injury since February but is now match fit and ready to play for Toulon. The 31 year old has been named to start in the second-row for Toulon who face Montpellier in …
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Los Jaguares forwards Tomás Lavanini and Ramiro Herrera are to face SANZAR discplinary hearings this coming week to respond to their foul play charges which saw both red carded in the first half against the Kings on Friday. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise lost the second-rower and tighthead prop yet gave the Kings a run …
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