Canada traveled to São José dos Campos in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship where they would face Brazil on Saturday evening. Os Tupis are a team on the rise and they proved again that they are not in the ARC just to make up the numbers. Three …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 10 2019
There were four international matches in the Americas this weekend. With them out of the way the Americas Rankings have been updated to reflect the changes. The February 10 2019 rankings show Brazil, and the Cayman Islands gaining points. In George Town on Saturday the Cayman Islands were at home …
Read More »Legion leave it late to beat SaberCats
The San Diego Legion scored two tries late in the game to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and earn a 17-13 win over the Houston SaberCats on Saturday evening. Joe Pietersen was the hero once again with a bit of magic creating the game winning score for Nate …
Read More »MLR Preview – NOLA Gold vs Seattle Seawolves
The New Orleans Gold will look to become the first team in the 2019 Major League Rugby season to record three wins when they host the Seattle Seawolves at Gold Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Defeating the defending champions will not be an easy task but San Diego showed last week …
Read More »Listless Canada overpowered by Brazil
Brazil have beaten Canada for a second time in their history, and this time there was no last-gasp effort required. The final score at the Estádio Martins Pereira was 18-10 in favor of the home side as the Canadians failed to score a single point in a woeful second half performance. …
Read More »Arrows earn historic first win in Texas
It wasn’t pretty on a cold, damp night in Texas, but as the saying goes a win’s a win and the Toronto Arrows now have their first etched into the Major League Rugby history books. A late try from Dan Moor gave the expansion side a 23-19 win over Austin …
Read More »MLR Preview – San Diego Legion vs Houston SaberCats
The San Diego Legion will be looking to make it two wins in a row when they host the Houston SaberCats at Torero Stadium on Saturday evening. A win over defending champions Seattle was an early triumph for the Legion, and with a reasonably consistent lineup for a third consecutive …
Read More »Season Over for van der Merwe
The season is over for DTH van der Merwe. The Canadian speedster has undergone shoulder surgery and will play no further part in the Glasgow Warriors’ 2018-2019 campaigns in either the Pro 14 or the European Champions Cup. Following the successful surgery van der Merwe has begun rehabilitation and will …
Read More »ARC Preview – Brazil vs Canada
Two sides looking to rebound from defeat will collide in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Canada arrives in São José dos Campos looking to bounce back from their disappointing loss to Uruguay while Brazil are hoping for the same after being routed by the Argentina …
Read More »RFU Championship – Week 14 Preview
The Championship returns after a week’s break with one game on Friday evening and five on Saturday. With a number of players off on international duty there are only five Americas players in action this week, three Canadians and two Argentines. Shane O’Leary will be watching Canada’s ARC contest against …
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