Round 3 of the PRO Rugby season sees another historic first for the competition. The upcoming Sunday tilt at Memorial Park in Obetz marks the first home match for the Ohio franchise. Despite the fact that it is only Week 3, it is an important match as only one of …
Read More »Denver scrum mauls San Francisco
Denver made it two wins from two as they ground San Francisco into submission on the back of a totally dominant scrum that contributed to virtually every score. The final tally was 35-18, but it could have been more had windy conditions affected Will Magie’s kicking accuracy and the bounce …
Read More »PRO Week 2 – San Francisco vs Denver
Denver will take it to the road in PRO Rugby Week 2, traveling to balmy San Francisco to take on their hosts at Boxer Stadium on Sunday. After surviving the frozen field at Infinity Park and coming out memorable extra time winners over Ohio by 16-13, Denver will be hoping the …
Read More »Landry named to Langford Dream Team
Top Canadian points scorer Ghislaine Landry has been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Langford 7s. Landry collected 21 points to move her to within just five of season leader Emilee Cherry. Also in the backs were England’s Danielle Waterman and a pair of New Zealanders, player of …
Read More »PRO Rugby – Facts & Figures
The new season is upon us, so it’s time to have a little fun and pull out little bits of trivia about the players set to thrill the North American audience in the coming weeks. The oldest, the youngest, the shortest, the tallest. Here are some facts and figures to …
Read More »Javelet’s winning try against New Zealand
Jessica Javelet scored a superb individual try just after coming on the field as a replacement against New Zealand on Day One at the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event in Atlanta. After looking cornered out wide, she cut back inside to fool the defense and scythed through the middle for …
Read More »Anscombe confirmed as Canada coach
Rugby Canada today confirmed that Mark Anscombe has been appointed as Head Coach of the National Senior Men’s Team, signing a contract to lead the team through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. The former Ulster and Auckland supremo has yet to arrive in country and is targeting May …
Read More »World Rugby confirms June internationals
World Rugby has confirmed the June fixtures for Tier 1 and 2 teams, with 25 games spread over the three-week international window. The Six Nations, SANZAAR, and Pacific Island teams are all present, along with the USA, Canada, Japan, Georgia, and Russia, the only team included in the series who did …
Read More »All Black centurion for San Francisco
Former All Black great Mils Muliaina has signed with PRO Rugby. The organization ended speculation that had emerged in recent weeks by today announcing that the 35-year-old fullback will indeed be joining the San Francisco franchise. Muliaina leaves his Guinness Pro 12 contract with Zebre early to take up the …
Read More »RWC 2019 Seeding to be Pushed back 12 months
Seeding for the twelve automatic qualified countries for Rugby World Cup 2019 is likely to be Pushed back 12 months, the Scotsman reported this morning. Rugby’s global event will be staged outside of a founding union member for the first time in history when Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup …
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