Goal-kicking flyhalf Will Hooley will be staying in the Greene King IPA Championship for another year. The new Eagles cap has signed a one-year contract extension with Bedford Blues, who he joined from Aviva Premiership club Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2017-18 season. A former England u20 international, Hooley qualifies …
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It’s been an extraordinarily eventful couple of weeks in the rugby world and as such we’ve collected a number of interesting stories from other online publications that are worth a gander. Professional rugby in New York, concerns in BC, American rugby, Pumas exiles, Canadian players, French interests in America, refereeing, …
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His brother may be leaving but Santiago Socino isn’t going anywhere for now. The Argentine hooker has signed a new deal with Newcastle Falcons that will see him stay at Kingston Park for two more seasons. It comes near the end of a roller-coaster year for the 25-year-old who stormed …
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Jake Ilnicki is the latest Americas players headed out the door at Kingston Park. The Canadian prop will leave Newcastle Falcons at the end of the season to join Yorkshire Carnegie in the Greene King IPA Championship on an initial one-year contract. It’s been a frustrating couple of seasons for …
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The pools for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens have been confirmed. A total of 28 teams will take part in seven pools split between the main draw and the HSBC Sevens Series core qualifier competition. Six teams from the Americas will be participating, three in each category. The three-day tournament …
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Nathan Hirayama achieved a significant points milestone over the weekend. His tournament-leading 53-point haul in Vancouver vaults him into 5th place on the all-time HSBC Sevens Series scoring list. On Saturday he overtook legendary Pacific duo Waisale Serevi and Uale Mai, and his try against France on Sunday took him …
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Fiji left no doubt as to who was the top team at the Vancouver Sevens after a thoroughly convincing 31-12 win over Kenya in the Cup Final. It closed a perfect tournament for the irrepressible Fijians who coasted past Argentina in the Quarter Finals and edged HSBC Sevens Series leaders …
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A last-gasp win over Canada was just enough to see the USA through to the Cup Quarter Finals at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Vancouver on Saturday. John Moonlight tied the game after two Perry Baker scores had put the Eagles in front. With time up the Eagles won …
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The final rosters for the Vancouver Sevens have been declared. Another weekend featuring some of the world’s biggest names looms though there are a few stars who did not survive Las Vegas. New Zealand have suffered a blow with skipper Tim Mikkelson and Vilimoni Koroi ruled out, but fortunately they …
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Americas teams will be seeing plenty of each other in Vancouver this weekend as three of the four teams have been drawn together in Pool A. Uruguay, hosts Canada, and Las Vegas winners USA are joined by Australia in a group that should get plenty of attention from the fans …
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