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USA v Tonga Headed to Spain

It appears as if the USA’s Fall Tour match against Tonga has found a home in Spain. Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian will play host to the Eagle’s November 19th match against Tonga. The stadium, built in 1993, has a capacity just over 30,000 and has been used in the past …

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2016 PRO Rugby Dream Team

The first professional rugby competition contained entirely within the Americas has completed and for the first time Americas Rugby News chooses a select team including players from other nations. PRO Rugby might have been short on world class stars, but there were some veterans who showed they were here for …

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PRO Rugby 2016 – By the Numbers

PRO Rugby year one is in the books. The Denver Stampede are inaugural champions, lifting the unnamed trophy, and the verdict from American fans is unanimous – they want more. More teams, more players, more games, more exposure. It’s onwards and upwards from here. Before we look at where things …

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Rush hold on to edge Express

San Francisco just edged past hosts Sacramento in a wild contest at Bonney Field on Saturday evening. The win secures 4th place for the Rush, and the bottom rung on the ladder for the Express in the first ever PRO Rugby season. Volney Rouse led the way with a penalty …

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PRO Week 16 – Sacramento vs San Francisco

It’s the final week of PRO Rugby’s inaugural season and an entertaining match between Sacramento and San Francisco at Bonney Field will serve as an appetizer for the Sunday’s finale in Ohio. With only three points separating the two sides, the winner will escape the foot of the table – …

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Denver outlast San Francisco in shootout

Denver moved to the top of the PRO table with a 31-24 win over San Francisco at Boxer Stadium on Sunday. The Stampede won the try-scoring sweepstakes by 5-4 in an exciting match that featured no shortage of ambitious attacking rugby. While the Rush will be disappointed with the result, …

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Express defeat Breakers in See-Saw Battle

Sacramento came away with the 35-27 win against San Diego in a lively encounter at Bonney Field on Saturday evening. After a dominant opening period for the home side, the Breakers enjoyed a purple patch in the second half that saw them erase an 18-3 deficit to take a temporary …

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PRO Week 15 – San Francisco vs Denver

The second game on the PRO Rugby docket this weekend sees the Denver Stampede travel to sunny San Francisco to attempt to re-take the iron throne on top of the league standings. Trailing Ohio by only a single point, a big win would give Denver a psychological boost ahead of …

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PRO Week 15 – Sacramento vs San Diego

It’s the penultimate round of the inaugural PRO rugby season and for San Diego this is the last kick at the can. Sacramento’s Bonney Field will host the show with the Express desperate for a win to escape the basement. The fate of the Breakers is academic at this point. …

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