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Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 19

This Saturday and Sunday will see another full round of play in France’s elite division. Spread over Saturday and Sunday there are to be a host of Americas Players in the Top 14 this weekend, which is week 19 of the 26 week league competition. Kicking-off week 19 will be a …

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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 …

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Americas Players in Pro 12 – Week 18

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It is all but to club duty in the Celtic-Italian League this weekend. The completion of the Six Nations championship sees players from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales returning to their respective Guinness Pro 12 teams with many of them straight back into the starting line-up. Also involved are to be …

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Durutalo, Leonardí start for Sunwolves vs Bulls

Two players from there Americas will be involved for Japanese Super Rugby Franchise the Sunwolves on Saturday. Holding down his spot at openside flanker is USA Eagles star Andrew Durutalo. Also involved will be former Puma Tomás Leonardí who is to earn his first start, playing at number 8. The Tokyo based …

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Team of the Week

Our first weekly selection with the Jaguares available! They’ve returned to action at an opportune time as well, with Pro D2, Guinness Pro 12, and Greene King IPA Championship all on a bye week, and Top 14 not quite at a full complement. As such there’s more than a fair …

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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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If Canada Went Pro

With PRO Rugby just on the horizon and the announcement of a significant portion of the rosters, this seems like as good a time as any to ponder ‘what if?’ Many fans have asked why there aren’t any Canadian teams in the inaugural competition but instead of regurgitating things already …

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Americas players picked for Colours Match

A handful of Americas-eligible players have been named to take part in the annual Colours Match between Ireland’s most prestigious university sides, Trinity College and UCD. The game has been a fixture on the rugby calendar since 1952, the Irish equivalent of the Varsity Match played between Cambridge and Oxford, …

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Former Wallaby signs for PRO Denver

Australian dual-international Timana Tahu has signed for the Denver PRO Rugby franchise. The long-time National Rugby League (NRL) star made a splash on the rugby union scene in 2008 when he signed a big money deal with the Australian Rugby Union and the Waratahs. After two Super Rugby seasons in …

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