His brother may be leaving but Santiago Socino isn’t going anywhere for now. The Argentine hooker has signed a new deal with Newcastle Falcons that will see him stay at Kingston Park for two more seasons. It comes near the end of a roller-coaster year for the 25-year-old who stormed …
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Jake Ilnicki is the latest Americas players headed out the door at Kingston Park. The Canadian prop will leave Newcastle Falcons at the end of the season to join Yorkshire Carnegie in the Greene King IPA Championship on an initial one-year contract. It’s been a frustrating couple of seasons for …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP New York Rugby The birth of professional rugby in New York is here. The Rugby United New York team won their …
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After three years Belisario Agulla has departed the Newcastle Falcons. The 29-year-old announced he was leaving the Aviva Premiership club on social media. He is now to return to Buenos Aires to rejoin Hindú where he will play alongside his RWC brother Horacio Agulla. Belisario Agulla declared that he was …
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Glasgow Warriors have confirmed the signing of DTH van der Merwe with an added surprise. The Canadian international will return to the Guinness Pro 14 club with immediate effect, leaving Newcastle after making only three Aviva Premiership appearances with the club since joining from Scarlets in the off-season. van der …
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With the Americas Rugby Championship over it’s back to our regularly scheduled programming. Where last week saw no Argentines selected, this week is a complete turnaround in fortunes with only two North Americans stopping the side from being a whitewash. It should be noted that the club schedule limited our …
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A huge performance from Santiago Cordero helped Exeter into the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final. The Exeter Chiefs will take-on fellow Aviva Premiership side, Bath in the final on Sunday. The Chiefs’ Semi Final win was against the Newcastle Falcons this past weekend. Playing at home at Sandy Park, Exeter won 20-17. …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Vancouver Sevens A record attendance of 77,096 was recorded across the two days of the Vancouver Sevens at BC Place this …
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Santiago Cordero is to start the Anglo-Welsh Cup Semi Final, wearing the colors of the Exeter Chiefs on Sunday. The reigning Aviva Premiership champions play host to the Newcastle Falcons on Sunday in what is the second Semi Final. The winner of the Exeter vs Newcastle match will play either …
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DTH van der Merwe is set to make a surprise return to Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season. The Canadian winger joined Aviva Premiership club Newcastle Falcons from Scarlets last summer but with little playing time will seek more success with the team he spent six seasons with …
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