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USA Hawks squad named for South American tour

A squad of 28 players has been named in the USA Hawks squad for their two-week South American tour. The development side will face Super Rugby Americas clubs Selknam and Pampas along with an Argentine equivalent before returning stateside to play four further matches. Once returned from South America, the …

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World Rugby Admit World Cup Draw Error

The cat is at last out of the bag. After repeated World Cup cycles wherein the early draw brings unbalanced pools, World Rugby have admitted the error. Writing for The Mirror, Alex Spink writes that World Rugby are to delay the draw for future Rugby World Cups. The draw for …

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MLR Notes – Domínguez official, Windsor hits milestone

The Chicago Hounds have now confirmed the long-awaited signing of Julián Domínguez. A try-scoring star first with NOLA and then Austin, the Argentina XV representative adds top class finishing ability to the expansion side’s backline. Domínguez could feature in Chicago’s historic home opener this weekend. Another who could make his …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week.   UP Silver for Los Pumas in Los Angeles Argentina finished runners-up to New Zealand at the LA 7s this past weekend. It’s …

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New Zealand defeat Argentina to win LA 7s

New Zealand made it back-to-back World Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated Argentina in the Cup Final at Los Angeles. After the dreadful day of rain on Day One, conditions were much more agreable on Day Two. The men in black now hold a sizeable lead at the top …

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Bonus point win for San Diego over New England

San Diego fans were treated to another impressive performance from the Legion, as they secured a 29-12 bonus-point win over the New England Free Jacks on Sunday. While the vaunted backline threatened, it was the defense of the home side that proved the difference in a physical contest. The Legion …

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Utah given scare by Dallas in home opener

The Utah Warriors came away winners in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, however, as the Dallas Jackals matched them in tries but missed conversions made the final score 33-25 to the home side. Alarm bells were ringing early for Dallas as Joel Hodgson broke …

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Powerful Selknam down Pampas in Chile

Selknam entertained Los Pampas in Santiago on Saturday. The fixture saw two winning teams from week one of Super Rugby Americas battling-it-out in a competitive match in Santiago. Selknam were deserved 34-20 winners. A solid start from Los Pampas was the visitors scoring first. Fullback José Ignacio Larenas slotted a …

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SaberCats win at home over frustrated Gold

The SaberCats earned a comfortable victory over the Gold in Houston’s home opener at AVEVA Stadium on Saturday evening. In similar fashion to their opening loss against New England, a clearly frustrated NOLA side again committed several unforced errors leading to a final score of 35-14. It was the visitors …

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