One of Canada’s top prospects has put pen to paper with French Top 14 club Montpellier. Men’s u20 standout Tyler Duguid has signed a two-year academy contract and will join his new team at the end of the month with training set to begin on July 1. Having spent the …
Read More »Young Americas duo join Brive academy
Two promising teenagers from the Americas will head to France to take up spots in the Brive academy. Argentina u20 prop Francisco Coria and USA u18 lock Sione Lolohea are among five new recruits for the Top 14 club’s ‘Espoirs’ side. Coria turns 20 in July and would have been …
Read More »Three MLR signings in USA u20 squad
USA Rugby has named their Men’s under-20 squad for 2020. Head coach Scott Bracken has selected 33 players though as of yet there is no confirmation that the team will play any games this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The u20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed with the …
Read More »u20 Americas Rugby Championship postponed
The inaugural under-20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed. Set to be hosted by Uruguay in June, the age grade edition of the established Americas competition was also to act as a qualifier for the World Rugby u20 Trophy for Canada and the USA. A target date has not been …
Read More »Sevens Series postponed, u20 Championship cancelled
World Rugby have confirmed that the remainder of the World Sevens Series has been postponed. FFR President Bernard Laporte had announced earlier this week that the Paris Sevens was off. The European leg in its entirety has now been tentatively moved to September with London also called off, with the …
Read More »USA Rugby renames Development Teams
USA Rugby has announced a change to their naming standard for all development programs. The new format will apply to age grade and senior development sides, men’s and women’s, and both sevens and 15-a-side rugby. Age grade sides will now be strictly labeled according to their level of competition – …
Read More »Laporte: Paris Sevens and u20 Championship postponed
The affect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is set to be felt well into second half of 2020. In conversion with French newspaper Sud Ouest, FFR President Bernard Laporte has now confirmed that the Paris Sevens and World Rugby u20 Championship will not take place as planned. With the decision …
Read More »Quinn Ngawati returns to Toronto Wolfpack
Canada u20 center Quinn Ngawati has left the Pacific Pride program in Victoria after signing with the Toronto Wolfpack. It will be the 20-year-old’s second stint with the professional rugby league club, first joining in 2017 before returning to rugby union in 2018. An imposing figure at 6’4″ (1.94m) who …
Read More »Dates and matches confirmed for inaugural u20 ARC
Rugby Americas has confirmed the dates and matches for the inaugural u20 Americas Rugby Championship. As previously reported the tournament will be hosted at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo however the dates and pools have been revised. Matches will be played on three days – June 10, 14, and 18 …
Read More »Former Pumitas flanker Bautista Stavile joins Selknam
Another Argentine player has been revealed as joining Chile’s new Súper Liga franchise Selknam. Former Pumitas flanker Bautista Stavile follows countrymen Rodrigo Bruno, Patricio Baronio, and Ignacio Albornoz. He joins the team from his home club Mendoza RC. Stavile graduated through the Argentine age-grade ranks and appeared in two consecutive …
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