NOLA Gold have wasted no time securing their top draft pick for the foreseeable future. Sebastiano Villani, the 2nd-overall selection in the Collegiate Draft, has signed a two-year deal with the club through the 2024 Major League Rugby season. Italian-born but US-eligible, Villani was a standout with St. Bonaventure and …
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The Dallas Jackals have announced the signing of hooker Tomás Baravalle for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. He makes the move from Italy, where he has played for United Rugby Championship side Benetton Treviso for the past five seasons. Originally from Rosario, Baravalle represented Argentina at u20 level before …
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Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup. Sixteen teams competed in four pools of four at the inaugural tournament in 1987. It was expanded to twenty teams competing in five pools of four for RWC 1999. It changed to four pools of five for RWC …
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Italy were handsome winners over Samoa on Saturday afternoon in Padua. Argentine Juan Ignacio Brex was among the try scorers in what was a dominant 49-17 home win for Italy. Brex scored the game’s first try. The Argentine center broke the line and stepped to beat a defender. The try …
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Canada clinched their spot in the Quarter Finals with a 22-12 win over Italy at Waitakere Stadium in their second match of the World Cup. Once again it was the strength of the Canadian forwards which proved the difference with a dominant set piece providing the platform for victory. It …
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Canada face a pivotal match in their World Cup campaign as they square off against Italy in Auckland. Whoever wins will guarantee their place in the Quarter Finals and mark them as favorites to reach the Semi Finals, and possibly beyond. The Azzurre weathered an early storm against the Eagles …
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Italia disputará tres paretidos en la ventana de noviembre. En la lista del DT, Kieran Crowley hay dos argentinos. La Azurra jugará ante tres países del sur – Samoa, Australia y Sudáfrica. Los argentinos dos argentinos son el centro Juan Ignacio Brex e el pilar Ivan Nemer. Los dos juegan …
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The USA’s first match of the World Cup ended in bitter disappointment as Italy pulled away to secure a 22-10 victory. Their first-ever win over the Eagles came despite conceding the vast majority of possession in the first half, and losing a starting forward while fans were still taking their …
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The USA will open their tournament with a pivotal match against Italy. It’s been five years since they last met at the 2017 World Cup in Dublin, with one previous outing coming in Rome. Both were competitive but ultimately won convincingly by the Eagles. Rob Cain has selected his strongest …
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After a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top women’s players in the world have finally gathered for their 9th edition of the Rugby World Cup. Despite the change World Rugby continue to call the tournament ‘RWC 2021’ for branding purposes. New Zealand will act as hosts for …
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