Tag Archives: Americas Rugby Championship

Olmstead signs for London Scottish

Evan Olmstead has signed for London Scottish in the Greene King IPA Championship. The big Canadian second row joins the team with immediate effect. Olmstead has confirmed that the contract runs until the end of the 2015/16 domestic season. He had been named in Canada’s squad for the Americas Rugby …

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Eagles ARC Squad – Who’s Available When

Accompanying the announcement of the USA squad for the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship was a chart of sorts indicating the availability of each player over the course of the five games. Most of the professional players will only be present for a couple games, with the Argentina match clearly being …

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Clever Returns as Eagles Name Mixed ARC Side

The USA’s roster for the Americas Rugby Championship has been named in the wake of the announcement regarding the Eagles’ Coaching Staff. The squad is highlighted by the availability of a number of overseas professionals and augmented by a mix of young prospects. With overseas professionals expected to not be …

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Eagles add Wasps trio for ARC

New USA head coach John Mitchell has named his staff for the Americas Rugby Championship, with three former Wasps players added to the coaching roster. Rob Hoadley, Marty Veale, and Phil Greening will join the new-look staff that retains only two from the World Cup, strength & conditioning coach David …

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Canada confirms ARC Staff

Canada has confirmed their staff for the Americas Rugby Championship. As reported on Monday, veteran second row Jamie Cudmore has been included as a forwards and defense coach, and will be with the squad for the first three matches of the tournament while he recuperates from a neck injury suffered while …

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Canada’s ARC – Notes and New Players

It’s been a busy couple weeks on the news front for Canadian rugby fans with the imminent arrival of the new Americas Rugby Championship and there’s plenty to absorb, so let’s try and summarise things quickly. Also don’t forget the HSBC World Sevens Series starts up again this weekend after …

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Uruguay Name Strong Group to Face Canada

Los Teros have named a strong group of 24 players to face Canada in the opening match of the Americas Rugby Championship, which takes place on Saturday, February 6 in Langford. New head coach Esteban Meneses has named Juan Manuel Gaminara as captain following the retirement of Santiago Vilaseca. The …

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ARN Story of the Year 2015

There were heaps of exciting stories to cover in the Americas during the 2015 calendar year, which prompted a trio of writers to come to together to create this site. While that in itself is notable, at least in our eyes, we could hardly give this award to ourselves! In …

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Brazil vs USA moved to Barueri

The upcoming test match of Brazil vs USA has been moved to Barueri Arena, it was confirmed today by the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (Brazilian Rugby Confederation – CBRu).The fixture is to be a round five match in the Americas Rugby Cup which get’s under way in just over a …

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Canada Names Fresh Squad for ARC

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National u20 standouts Paul Ciulini and Lucas Rumball are among 28 players named by Canada in their squad to participate in the Americas Rugby Championship, of which only nine traveled to the World Cup and one further having won senior caps. The hugely inexperienced group include only two players based …

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