Eddie Jones has named 21 uncapped players in his first training squad ahead of the July internationals against the USA and Canada. The group does not include the 12 players selected for the British & Irish Lions or any from the Premiership Semi Finalists – Bristol, Exeter, Harlequins, and Sale. …
Read More »July Internationals: Orlando out, Mallía in for Argentina
Argentina have suffered an early injury blow; Matías Orlando is out of the July Internationals. The outside center was injured playing for the Newcastle Falcons. His absence sees a change to the roster. It means Toulouse center Juan Cruz Mallía will now feature for Los Pumas in July. Mallía was …
Read More »Canada squad: Surprise inclusions and Notable omissions
Canada named a 40-strong longlist last week for their July internationals against Wales and England. It contained most of those expected with only a small number of notable omissions and a handful of surprise inclusions though further scrutiny may be required when the traveling group is revealed. Roughly half of …
Read More »Argentina to face Romania in Bucharest in July
Argentina is to face Romania in Bucharest in July. Los Pumas will play a test match in the Eastern European country on Saturday, July 03. It will precede Argentina’s two test matches against Wales in Cardiff. They will take place on Saturday, July 10 and Saturday July 17 respectively. Argentina …
Read More »Wales name strong roster for Canada and Argentina tests
Wales has named a strong roster for home test matches in July. The 2021 Six Nations champions will play host to Canada and Argentina. The matches come in the form of one against the North Americans and two against the South Americans. Head Coach Wayne Pivac has named a 34-man …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP ATL underline MLR title credentials Rugby ATL underlined their title credentials on Saturday with an 8-7 victory the Gold …
Read More »MacGinty named captain of 30-man Men’s Eagles roster
USA Men’s Eagles coach Gary Gold has named AJ MacGinty as captain for the July internationals. The Sale Sharks flyhalf will lead a 30-man roster packed with 22 Major League Rugby players. The Eagles will face England on July 4 in London and and Ireland six days later in Dublin. …
Read More »Canada longlist for July tests includes 13 Arrows
Canada has named a 40-man longlist for upcoming internationals against Wales on July 3 and England on July 10. Included are 18 of the 35 players who traveled to Japan for Rugby World Cup 2019 and 16 players who have yet to win their first test cap. Of the 35 …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Rugby ATL The once-unbeatable Giltinis suffered their second loss of the season on Saturday. It was a tremendous display …
Read More »Argentina Confirm 32-man roster for July Internationals
Argentina has confirmed a 32-man roster for the July Internationals. New captain Julián Montoya will lead Los Pumas in two test matches against Wales in Cardiff. A third fixture is to also be added, likely against Romania in Bucharest. The roster is fully professional; many notable names have missed out …
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