Tag Archives: PRO Rugby

Amateur vs Pro – The Back Row

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We’ve gone through the tight five (front row / second row) already, and now it’s time to have a look at the most competitive area in the Americas teams, the loose forwards. Often the spot to find a team’s best rugby players, American sides North and South always have a …

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PRO Rugby to Hold First Combine

PRO Rugby North America, the new professional rugby competition launching in the USA this coming Spring, is holding their first player identification combine in two weeks. Set to be hosted in Irvine, California on December 19-20th, the combine serves to find players to fill out team rosters in their inaugural season. PRO Rugby …

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Amateur vs Pro – The Second Row

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Yesterday we looked at the status of international front row players in the Americas, and saw that Argentina – with or without Los Jaguares – have a clear advantage over their friends to the north and neighbors Uruguay. Today we move to the second row, and find the numbers a little …

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Amateur vs Pro – The Front Row

As the promise of professional rugby reaches North American shores for the first time, coinciding with the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Argentina, there’s no better time to take a look at how the Americas teams might benefit from becoming full time rugby players. While most Tier 1 nations …

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PRO Rugby now taking applications

New American-based professional rugby startup PRO Rugby, officially unveiled just a couple weeks ago by CEO Doug Schoninger, has posted an application form for international talent. While the league has confirmed two California-based teams – Sacramento and San Francisco – with Denver, among others, almost certain to follow, no coaches or …

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Up and Under

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Argentina In years gone by Argentina has suffered greatly from the transition process which occurs in the year after Rugby World …

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Second PRO Rugby Team Confirmed for California

Northern Californians are to be treated to two options as both Sacramento and San Francisco will have professional teams in PRO Rugby, the new North American professional rugby competition set to begin in April 2016. With both cities having been confirmed as having PRO Rugby teams only four cities remain for the …

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Denver Set to Announce Pro Rugby Team

Following the announcement from Douglas Schoninger — CEO of PRO Rugby — that Sacramento, California, will be home to one of the six inaugural season teams there is a lot of speculation as to where the remaining five will be based. Many have indeed narrowed down the remaining five to include New …

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Sacramento gets PRO Rugby Franchise

Yesterday, PRO Rugby North America announced Sacramento as the first of six locations for teams in their upstart competition. Set to kick off this coming Spring, PRO Rugby plans to release the name of each host city over the course of the next week or so. Sacramento is expected to …

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Up and Under

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Pro Rugby Player Potential Last Monday’s announcement that professional rugby is coming to the USA in April 2016 was music to …

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