France defeated the USA by 31-23 at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday to claim Bronze at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The Women’s Eagles put up a fight but were clearly outmatched by the perennial Six Nations contenders and were outscored by five tries to two. A tense …
Read More »Canada end World Cup campaign on a high
Canada brought the curtains down on their 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign on a winning note as they defeated Australia by a comfortable score of 43-12 at Queen’s University in Belfast on Saturday afternoon. Two early scores from Australia put some doubt in the heavily-favored Canadians, but the final …
Read More »South Africa Cruise Past Argentina in Salta
South Africa cruised past Argentina in Salta, winning 41-23. The result was Argentina’s biggest home defeat against South Africa in Rugby Championship history. The Springboks, playing in red, were the superior team. For the second week running South Africa pulled off a comprehensive win over Argentina. The win game despite …
Read More »Full Match – New Zealand vs USA – WRWC Semi Final
The Women’s Eagles went to battle against a fearsome New Zealand side in the Semi Final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Belfast on Tuesday. For the USA it was their first knock-out shot at a World Cup Final since 1998. The match in its entirety can be seen …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs Wales – WRWC
Canada met Wales for the second time in their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign on Tuesday, with the Canadians bent on clinching a spot in the 5th place final and improving on their 15-0 win in the pool stage. The match in its entirety can be seen below. A detailed …
Read More »Independiente de Santander Add Another Argentine
Spanish club Independiente de Santander has added Another Argentine player. San Albano outside back, Lautaro Lualdi joins Independiente de Santander and will play in the División de Honor. The arrival of Lualdi follows that of Agustín Schab who is rejoining the club this season. The Hindú No 8 previously played …
Read More »Black Ferns too strong for Women’s Eagles
The pace and power of Portia Woodman was once again in full display as the dynamite winger landed four tries to lead New Zealand past the USA by 45-12 in the Semi Final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday. Kingspan Stadium hosted an exciting match that saw the …
Read More »Canada rebounds with thumping win over Wales
Canada put the disappointment of missing out on the Semi Finals to bed as best they could with a one-sided 52-0 thrashing of Wales in their Women’s Rugby World Cup match in Belfast on Tuesday afternoon. In doing so they delivered the performance that Canadian fans were expecting in the …
Read More »Rugby Championship History – Argentina vs South Africa
The 2017 Rugby Championship got underway on Saturday. As has occurred in all prior editions, South Africa had home advantage against Argentina in the opening round. Round two will see Argentina hosting the reverse fixture this coming Saturday in Salta. It is to be the fifth Rugby Championship match between …
Read More »Argentina Outclassed in Port Elizabeth
Argentina was outclassed in Port Elizabeth today, falling 37-15 to South Africa. The heavy defeat included tries to Courtnall Skosan, Raymond Rhule, Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph Du Toit. Los Pumas managed two from Martin Landajo and Emiliano Boffelli. South Africa thoroughly deserved the win. The impressive performance had Argentina defending …
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