Tag Archives: June Internationals

Aaron Carpenter’s long-rumoured move to London Welsh is now official. The Canadian no8 bids farewell to Cornish Pirates and Mennaye Field after three seasons with the club and heads nearly 300 miles west to Old Deer Park in Richmond on the outskirts of London. Carpenter is effectively a replacement for …

Evan Olmstead is heading to the Aviva Premiership for the 2016/17 season. The Canadian international has signed a two year contract with Newcastle Falcons, his first in a top flight professional division. Olmstead joined London Scottish on a short-term deal in January and has since played seven times in the …

Brazil has secured home games in against Kenya and Guyana in June, the CBRu confirmed on Thursday. Brazil previously faced Kenya in a test match in Dubai in 2011. The Africans won the match 27-25. The Brazilians are to play both Kenya and northern neighbors Guyana in the country’s northern state of Amapá, …

After a lengthy injury layoff, Argentine forward Juan Cruz Guillemaín now faces possible surgery once again. The San Juan second row made his Super Rugby debut for Los Jaguares in the recent New Zealand tour and having been named to start against the Sunwolves in Tokyo he was forced out when …

Two teams dreaming of playing in a first Rugby World Cup are to make history this year. Brazil is to face Kenya in June in an international test match, doing so in Macapá city located in Amapá state. It is to be the first time that the northern Brazilian state of …

USA Eagle and U20 player Lorenzo Thomas tore his ACL during the U20’s World Rugby Trophy opening match against Namibia. Thomas, who made his debut for the Eagles during the ARC, suffered the injury in the first half of the match and was removed in the 30th minute in the USA’s …

Canada’s fears have been confirmed as World Cup star DTH van der Merwe has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. The Scarlets winger was forced off in the first half against Glasgow Warriors on the weekend and will see a specialist this week. …

Canada will be without star winger Jeff Hassler for the June international series against Japan, Russia, and Italy. The World Cup standout has opted to undergo surgery on a troublesome shoulder problem with a view to returning to full fitness ahead of the 2016-17 Guinness Pro 12 season. Hassler suffered …

After an extensive process it is now official that Santa Fé is to host Los Pumas vs Italy on June 11, the UAR confirmed today. The Estadio Brigadier López del Club Atlético Colón will host the sanctioned test match. The southern city of Comodoro Rivadavia had been allocated hosting right to …

As a team Los Jaguares have not been an on-field success to date. With one win and four losses thus far the team has a long way to go to reach the required heights to be in with a chance of winning a Super Rugby title. The purpose of the …