Tag Archives: Pro D2

Last week was incredibly busy in the rugby world. Two rounds of the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge and a full flight of professional rugby across the globe. This week’s selection has players from New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the English Premiership, the Pro D2, the French Top 14 and Pro …

Andrés Bordoy has joined the Jaguares’ coaching staff, doing so from France. The former Pumas prop will join the Gonzalo Quesada regime after 8 year coaching Pau, a club now firmly in the Top 14. From Rosario, Bordoy played his club rugby for Duendes, the same club as Juan Imhoff …

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 Colombia The greatest result in the history of Colombian history took place on Saturday. Los Tucanes recorded their first ever win …

Chile Rugby have named Pablo Lemoine as the new Head Coach of Los Cóndores. The Uruguayan takes over from New Zealander Mark Cross. As of today, August 31 Lemoine is the Head Coach of Chile’s national men’s team with Cross now in charge of the Chile XV. From Montevideo, Uruguay …

The Pro D2 continues in France with Week 3 taking place from Thursday to Sunday. The competition is important for many countries who will playing RWC 2019. From the Americas the qualified Uruguay and USA both have hopefuls involved in the league. The same is true of Canada, a country …

Chilean Pablo Huete has traded Dax for Charente. The move comes with immediate effect and sees the second-rower back in the Pro D2. Huete had made the move to Dax from Bayonne but after playing just one pre-season friendly for Fédérale 1 side Dax he now joins Charente. The 21-time …

Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have entered into a formal negotiation period to ‘explore potential areas of strategic collaboration’, according to a press release issued on Thursday. After months of informal talks, the public declaration signals a clear intent between the two parties to …

Professional rugby in France continues with the second division, the Pro D2 seeing week 2 of the season taking place from Thursday to Sunday. Week 1 saw wins for Mont de Marsan, Béziers, Montauban, Biarritz, Bayonne, Colomiers, and Aurillac. In Week 2 there are to be RWC hopefuls involved for …

With the French summer coming to a close the new rugby season is upon us. The 2018-2019 Top 14 season kicks-off on Saturday, August 25. The long and highly challenging season will culminate with the Top 14 Final less than four months before RWC 2019. With this being the final …

Gonzalo Quesada Returns from 19 Years in France To Be Head Coach of Jaguares. The 44-year-old will take charge of the Argentine Super Rugby franchise in 2019. Quesada replaces RWC 1999 and 2003 teammate Mario Ledesma, the latter now being Argentina’s Head Coach. The arrival of the Quesada regime is nothing …