History took place on Friday evening in Buenos Aires. The Argentine Super Rugby franchise, Los Jaguares, were winners over the Chiefs in what was a Quarter Final. The victory sets up a home Sremi Final next Friday against either the Brumbies, or Sharks. In rugby the team with the most …
Read More »Chris Brown and Mike Friday earn World Rugby awards
Two USA coaches have been recognized by World Rugby at the end of the 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series. Having led their respective teams to record 2nd overall finishes, Chris Brown and Mike Friday have each been handed Coach of the Series in their respective divisions. Brown formally took charge of …
Read More »MLR Full Match – 2019 Championship Final
The 2019 Major League Rugby season came to a close on Sunday. A sold-out crowd at Torero Stadium were treated to a captivating Championship Final between the home-town favorite San Diego Legion and the defending champion Seattle Seawolves. The winner was not decided until the 80th minute of play. Neither …
Read More »Landry and Benn make World Rugby Dream Team
Two Canadians have been named in World Rugby’s Dream Team for the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Britt Benn and Ghislaine Landry are rewarded for their outstanding seasons and are the only players from the Americas included. The USA did not have any named despite finishing 2nd overall. It’s in …
Read More »MLR Final Full Highlights – San Diego Legion vs Seattle Seawolves
The 2019 Major League Rugby season came to a close on Sunday. A sold-out crowd at Torero Stadium were treated to a captivating Championship Final between the home-town favorite San Diego Legion and the defending champion Seattle Seawolves. The winner was not decided until the 80th minute of play. Neither …
Read More »Eagles trio in Biarritz Dream Team
Three Women’s Eagles have been named in the official HSBC Dream Team following the USA’s historic Cup Final victory in Biarritz on Sunday. Cheta Emba, Kristen Thomas, and Lauren Doyle earned their spots in the select side as voted by the commentary team. Emba and Thomas formed a powerful ball-running …
Read More »Full Match – Chile vs Spain
Chile and Spain continued their international rivalry on Saturday. In the sixth test match between the countries Los Leones were 29-22 winners. Prior matches date back to 1995. The first international between the teams was won by Chile 28-23. Los Cóndores also won the second fixture, doing so 20-18 in …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Jaguares vs Sunwolves
In their final regular season match of 2019 Los Jaguares played host to the Sunwolves. The Argentina vs Japan Super Rugby fixture saw the South Americans completing a comfortable victory, and with it they confirmed themselves as a team that has the potential of damaging the historical roots of the …
Read More »Match Highlights – Brazil vs Spain
This past weekend saw history made as Brazil played host to Spain for the first time. The fixture was an important test rugby fixture as it saw two countries seeking qualification for RWC 2019 going at it face-to-face. Only once before had Brazil and Spain met in a test match. …
Read More »Full Match – Brazil vs Spain
In the opening weekend of the June Internationals Brazil played host to Spain. The fixture was the first between the two in South America, and just the second ever played. Both Brazil, and Spain are among the major markets World Rugby is interested in moving forward. Both have very large …
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