Perpignan have signed a former Pumas hooker. The Pro D2 leaders have acquired Martín García Veiga on a short-term deal. The front-rower from Buenos Aires has begun training with the team who are on track for a return to the Top 14. For García Veiga the move to Perpignan marks …
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Juan Pablo Socino is moving north to continue his career in Scotland next season. The Argentine mid-fielder will depart the Newcastle Falcons to join Edinburgh, a change from the Aviva Premiership to the Guinness Pro 14 Championship. Socino’s move north to Scotland is on a two-year-deal. Upon completion it will …
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Will they or won’t they? That’s the question being asked throughout the UK as deteriorating weather conditions has already seen three of Saturday’s Greene King IPA Championship fixtures postponed until next week. The other three are set to go ahead pending match-day pitch inspections. Bedford has kept Goldington Road covered …
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International players from the Americas will feature in four of the six Greene King IPA Championship matches this weekend. A few players remain on Americas Rugby Championship duty but a couple have returned to help out their employers. Friday will see four Americas players run out for the Cornish Pirates …
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It’s very quiet in the Greene King IPA Championship this weekend as far as the Americas are concerned. With several players off on international duty for the Americas Rugby Championship it’s a minimal contingent named on team sheets for Friday and Saturday. Bedford Blues will host Jersey Reds at Goldington …
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With one of their all-time great victories on the weekend it comes as no surprise to see more than half the side come from Uruguay this week. Despite the immense disappointment a couple Canadians managed to squeeze in along with a few players from the Jaguares exhibition against the Argentina …
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Can anyone catch Bristol? That’s the question being asked with nine rounds remaining in the 2017-18 Greene King IPA Championship season. The removal of the playoff system means that only regular season points count, and the hot favorites are thus far unbeaten Championship play and nine points clear of their …
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It’s the final round of the pool stages in the British & Irish Cup this weekend. A half dozen Americas players will be in action on Saturday with spots in the Quarter Finals still up for grabs. Canada’s only man in action this weekend will be Justin Blanchet who will …
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While the big names scrap it out in the European Cup competitions, the up-and-comers will get their say in the British & Irish Cup. As we get nearer the Americas Rugby Championship a few players have already been released but there are seven in action over the weekend. Friday evening’s …
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US Eagles lock Nick Civetta has been handed a three week suspension by an RFU disciplinary panel after receiving a red card for an incident in the Doncaster Knights match against Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend. He is free to play again on January 29. It’s bad news for Doncaster, where …
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