Three-time World Cup attendee Phaidra Knight is a surprise inclusion in a 44-strong longlist named by head coach Pete Steinberg to prepare for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The 42-year-old flanker is part of a group built largely around the players that took part in the Women’s Super Series …
Read More »ARC Predictions – Round 2
Round One went fairly well with five of our pundits getting all three winners correctly. Only one – Jake Frechette – managed to pluck a dead-accurate score of any match with his USA +6 prediction proving spot-on. Once again we have 10 of the greatest minds from American rugby set …
Read More »Match Preview – USA vs Brazil
Revenge will be a dish served warm, at least that’s what the Eagles will have in mind when they welcome Brazil to Dell Diamond in Saturday’s second-round Americas Rugby Championship fixture. The players will not have needed to be reminded of the historic 24-23 defeat suffered at the hands of …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide – Aviva Premiership Week 14
A full round of English premiership rugby will be played this weekend. Despite the Six Nations being played the Aviva Premiership roles on. The Americas weekend guide for week 14 details the involvement of players from the Americas. In an usual round, three matches are being played on Friday. One …
Read More »Brazil swap three for USA test
France-based second row Luiz ‘Monstro’ Vieira is one of three changes made to the Brazilian side to face the US Eagles at Dell Diamond on Saturday. Diego Lopez drops to the bench to accommodate. One other change in the pack sees Jonatas Paulo in at loosehead in place of Alexandre …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide – Guinness Pro 12 Week 14
The Guinness Pro 12 returns today. Following a break the Celtic-Italian league is back with a full round of six league matches. Players from the Western Hemisphere are to feature. Below is the Americas weekend guide for week 14 of the competition. Ulster have home advantage tonight against Edinburgh. The Northern …
Read More »USA Change Seven for Brazil
The USA has made seven changes for Brazil. The Eagles host the South Americans in a round two Americas Rugby Championship match on Saturday. Changes have been motivated by a variety of factors. Star backs Blaine Scully and AJ MacGinty have returned to club duty in the UK Also missing …
Read More »Zack Test recovering from Head Surgery
US Eagles winger Zack Test is on the mend after requiring emergency surgery on a head injury suffered in the match against Uruguay on the weekend. The 27-year-old came off in the 39th minute of the Americas Rugby Championship fixture in San Antonio after taking a knock to the head, …
Read More »ARC 2017: USA vs Uruguay – Full Match
The USA had home advantage against Uruguay in round one of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Having lost the corresponding fixture in 2016 the Eagles were out for revenge on Los Teros. Played in San Antonio Texas this past weekend the Eagles and Teros both held the lead at differing …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week – Round 1
It’s time for our first weekly selection of the best from the Americas Rugby Championship. This particular side took extra time to complete, as the rough conditions on the weekend made it difficult to compare one player from another. After some re-watches we think we’ve just about got it down. …
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