All posts tagged "Americas"

Latest News
/ 1 year ago

Super Rugby Americas: Round One Review

By Joe Santamaria The new Super Rugby Americas season exploded into life over the weekend as South America’s premier club competition...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Handle the expansion of Junior World Cup carefully

PLANS are afoot to reorganise World Rugby’s showpiece annual U20 competitions – the Junior World Cup and the U20 trophy –...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Hastings opens up options for Townsend

By JOE SANTAMARIA IF YOU were to ask two different Scotland fans for their assessment of the tour of the Americas,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

South American quintet who could sparkle in Europe

BRISTOL made headlines this week with the signing of Argentina U20 full-back Benjamin Elizalde, below, ahead of the new season. Elizalde...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

We’ll benefit from tourTownsend

■By SAM JACKSON HEAD coach Gregor Townsend believes the successful tour of the Americas will bring huge benefits for Scotland in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Stafford McDowall shocked to be leading Scotland against Canada

It will be only a third Scotland appearance for the Glasgow centre. Stafford McDowall revealed his shock at being told he...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Summer Tours
/ 2 years ago

Gus Warr among 10 uncapped players named in Scotland squad for Americas tour

Sale scrum-half Gus Warr is among 10 uncapped players named in Gregor Townsend’s 37-man Scotland squad for the summer tour of...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 5 years ago

Canucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023

BRENDAN GALLAGHER CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and never more so than during the week of their back-to-back World...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s

With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of...

By Jeff Probyn
Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s

With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of...

By Jeff Probyn
Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Fans are shortchanged twice in one bad week

What do the RFU and the Premiership have in common? First, both have hit the headlines this week with announcements that...

By Jeff Probyn