US Eagles World Cup centre Thretton Palamo will make his debut for London Irish in the Greene King IPA Championship tilt against Ealing Trailfinders on Saturday. The powerhouse midfielder is on a season-long loan from Aviva Premiership club Saracens after seeing limited time last season. Palamo will wear the no12 …
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Juan Pablo Socino will make his Newcastle Falcons return on Saturday against Worcester Warriors after returning from his country’s World Cup semi-final efforts. The versatile midfielder played a key role in Newcastle’s survival last season as both a running threat and high percentage goal kicker. Socino played only a bit …
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Los Teros fullback Gastón Mieres has not returned to his former home of Valpolicella in Italy to play rugby. Instead the Uruguayan is on trial with Coventry RFC, a club currently playing in the National League 1, the third tier of English rugby. Aged 26 Mieres played in all four …
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Canadian senior women’s head coach François Ratier has named a 24-player roster to travel to England on a two-match development tour this coming December. The Maple Leafs will be comprised of a number of uncapped players along with 10 members of the senior Women’s Super Series squad that competed against …
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Confirmation that the draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 draw will be made some time in 2016 brings new meaning to the importance of international rugby in 2016. The lesson of England crashing out at the pool stage after losing against Wales and Australia ought to be noted by all. …
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Despite reaching the Semi Finals stage of the Rugby World Cup Argentina finish their international competition for the year 2015 ranked 5th. Ahead of Argentina in 4th place is Wales, a team who won three and lost two matches at the World Cup. Argentina had been in 4th last week …
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27 year old former Pumas winger Belisario Agulla has agreed to terms to join Aviva Premiership side the Newcastle Falcons. The move sees him joining his older brother and veteran Puma, Horacio playing in England after both began playing abroad in France. Still with age on his side Belisario Agulla …
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The 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 Julian Savea He started the season overweight and – if we’re honest – pretty out of form. Even in the …
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Jebb Sinclair has been named on the flank for London Irish as they host Leicester Tigers at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on Sunday. The fixture kicks off the Aviva Premiership season for the two teams with high hopes after a busy off-season of acquisitions. Sinclair returns for his fifth …
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It took a long time for my colleagues and I here at Americas Rugby News to compile the list of foreign-born players involved in the ongoing Rugby World Cup. This was due to there simply being so many players picked for the tournament who are playing for countries other than …
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