Bejamín Urdapilleta is to start in a rare Wednesday Top 14 match. His club, Castres, host Stade Français in a rescheduled fixture. With both clubs having played this past Saturday it is a tough assignment for all involved. Urdapilleta was on the bench for Saturday’s match against Toulon. He was …
Read More »Beukeboom signs 3-year Pau extension
It’s been a very good start to the year for Matt Beukeboom, who earned his first international caps for Canada during the Americas Rugby Championship and then shared the field with brother Brett in the matches against Uruguay and Brazil. While Brett’s own contract renewal was formally announced last week, …
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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 Canada 7s Canada made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in …
Read More »Video: Isa Scores A Double in Lyon Win Over Top 14 Leaders
Facundo Isa continued his fine form in France, scoring a double for Lyon on Saturday. Playing at home Lyon knocked-over the Top 14 leaders, La Rochelle 29-25. The result lifts Lyon to 7th place in the French championship. Isa featured from the bench this weekend. He came on in the …
Read More »Grenoble Relegated to Pro D2
Grenoble have been relegated to the Pro D2. The team’s 59-18 home loss against Clermont today means the club cannot obtain enough points from remaining matches to remain in the Top 14. The club joins Bayonne in returning to the second division. Previously Grenoble were relegated to the Pro D2 …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide: Top 14 – Round 24
The Top 14 rolls on this weekend. Round 24 of 26 will be played in France and is to involve a host of players from the Americas. With there being no Friday matches in round 24 the games are to instead be five on Saturday and two on Sunday. There …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was all guns blazing in Europe this past weekend with all the major divisions in action including some Aviva ‘A’ League fixtures. The Jaguares didn’t have the greatest game but there were more than enough options elsewhere to put together what looks a pretty handy side on paper. 1 …
Read More »Isa to Play for Barbarians
Facundo Isa is to play for the Barbarians.The Argentine No 8 is one of six players named by Vern Cotter for a match against England on May 28. Isa made the move to France earlier this year. He did so by walking away from a contract with the UAR. He …
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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 Houston Strikers The Houston Strikers announced the hiring of former US Eagles Assistant Coach Justin Fitzpatrick as their Head Coach for the …
Read More »Video: Imhoff Scores as Racing 92 Down Pau
Juan Imhoff scored a vital try for Racing 92 who downed Pau this afternoon. The Argentine left wing touched down for a first half try as Racing 92 went on to win 34-32. Imhoff’s try would be the second of four in the match. The try was Imhoff’s 10th in …
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