Americas Rugby News
June 2, 2024
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Argentina were table-toppers on the overall standings, but it was France who stood at the top of the podium in Madrid on Sunday. Les Bleus, who entered the tournament as the No5 seed, upset Los Pumas by a score of 19-5 to claim the Men’s title at the inaugural Grand …
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Americas Rugby News
June 2, 2024
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Australia’s Women wrapped up a victorious campaign on the World Sevens Series with a dominant 26-7 result over France in the Championship Final at Madrid on Sunday. Canada finished in 4th with the USA just behind in 5th, while Brazil had no trouble retaining their core status for next season. …
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Americas Rugby News
June 2, 2024
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Canada’s Men’s team have been officially relegated from the World Sevens Series. A 22-14 loss to Spain on Sunday brought a finish to a winless weekend in Madrid. Meanwhile Uruguay edged Chile to regain the core status they lost a year ago, and the USA kept their spot with a …
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Americas Rugby News
June 1, 2024
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A four-try blitz in the second half gave the USA a 33-18 win over Canada in the first match of their u20 Trophy Qualifier series at Shawnigan Lake School on Saturday. The Canadian pack took charge at the set piece in rainy conditions during the first half, but the USA’s …
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Americas Rugby News
June 1, 2024
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Thomas Grenslade captained Bermuda to a big home win on Saturday. Bermuda completed a solid win over the Bahamas. Played at the National Sport Center in Devonshire Parish, the 35-5 win was Bermuda’s first of the year. Center Hadleigh Tucker was the first to score. He burst through the mid-field …
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Americas Rugby News
June 1, 2024
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Only a win will do for the two teams colliding for the first time in Carson on Sunday afternoon. Both Miami and Los Angeles are currently outside the playoff picture and a loss would see their hopes of a postseason appearance fading considerably. CURRENT STANDINGS 3-7-1 (L1) West 6th 4-7-0 …
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Americas Rugby News
June 1, 2024
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Dallas returns to Veterans Memorial Stadium with an eye on an upset after losing by a single point to New England last season. The Jackals need points to keep ahead of Utah in the playoff race, while the Free Jacks are looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss in …
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Americas Rugby News
June 1, 2024
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Mexico completed a road win over the Cayman Islands on Friday. Played in George Town, Las Serpientes were 20-10 winners. The match was the first of two between the sides this year; they will meet again on December 07. Promoted as the Big Game 10, the match followed the Cayman …
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Americas Rugby News
May 31, 2024
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Two old rivals will collide for the 11th time when Utah hosts San Diego at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday night. The Warriors have lost three in a row and are in desperate need of a win as they chase the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Meanwhile the …
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Americas Rugby News
May 31, 2024
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Two of Major League Rugby’s best teams will collide at The Gold Mine on Saturday evening. NOLA have won four games in a row to move into 2nd in the Eastern Conference, while Houston are at the top of both the Western Conference and overall standings. CURRENT STANDINGS 7-4-0 (W4) …
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Americas Rugby News
May 31, 2024
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Old Glory return home from a close loss to Seattle to host Anthem at Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday evening. The expansion side from Carolina are yet to win a game but have the chance to play spoilers as DC suddenly find themselves in a tight playoff race with the Miami …
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Americas Rugby News
May 31, 2024
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Canada and the USA have named their rosters for the first match of their World Rugby Men’s u20 Trophy qualifying series. The opener will be played at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island at 3pm local, 6pm Eastern. A live stream will be available on the Rugby Canada YouTube page. …
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Americas Rugby News
May 30, 2024
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The final event of the 2023-24 World Sevens Series takes place at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid this weekend. For the first time in the circuit’s history, the winner will be determined solely by the results of the ‘Grand Final’ tournament. At the same time four core positions in each …
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Americas Rugby News
May 30, 2024
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Canada will host the USA for a two-match series starting this weekend that will decide North America’s entry into the World Rugby Men’s u20 Trophy tournament. The winner on aggregate between the two matches will travel to Scotland to compete between July 2 and 17. The USA were convincing winners …
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Americas Rugby News
May 29, 2024
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NOLA Gold have new majority owners. Intervalle Capital is joined by a group of local investors and current Clermont Auvergne GM Benoît Vaz. Among the new investment group are former majority owner Tim Falcon and fellow founding partners Michael and Brook Kerrigan and Robert Israel. Falcon will retain one of …
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Americas Rugby News
May 29, 2024
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Argentina has confirmed a 30-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship. Los Pumita will be the Americas only representative in the annual tournament to determine the World Champion at Junior level. Coached by former Pumas flanker, Álvaro Galindo, the roster comes together on the back of the recent …
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Americas Rugby News
May 28, 2024
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The Super Rugby Americas 2024 regular season is over. After fourteen rounds, four teams remain: Los Pampas, Los Dogos, Yacare and Peñarol. Who, though have been the best players of Super Rugby Americas 2024? This article identifies the top performers per team, per position and names an All-Stars team for …
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Americas Rugby News
May 26, 2024
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San Diego recovered from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat RFC Los Angeles 27-19 at Dignity Health Stadium on Sunday. In doing so the Legion secured a two-game sweep of their closest rivals to claim this season’s Cali Cup and pushed past Dallas for third place in the Western Conference. …
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Americas Rugby News
May 26, 2024
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NOLA made it four wins in a row with a convincing 25-13 result over the Hounds at SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Despite wet conditions the Gold used the width of their attack to stretch Chicago’s defense with the wingers accounting for all three tries tallied by the visitors. The …
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Americas Rugby News
May 25, 2024
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The expansion Miami Sharks earned the biggest win of their short history with a 15-13 upset of the defending champion Free Jacks on Saturday night. Blazing heat and humidity sapped New England’s energy and left the door open to a last-gasp try from Tomás Casares that left the visitors in …
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