Selknam Grounds American Raptors in Super Rugby Americas Opener
The American Raptors made their first foray into Super Rugby Americas with a 45-10 loss to Selknam.
The Raptors, featuring several players with USA aspirations, a few experienced South Americans, and a group of crossover athletes, are still finding their way in what is a very high level of competition.
Raptors Look to Open Super Rugby Americas Season Saturday
The American Raptors are set to face off with Selknam in the Super Rugby Americas opening weekend Saturday in Chile.
Selknam is very close to the Chilean national rugby team, and so this will be a massive challenge for the Glendale, Colo.-based team made up of crossover athletes mixed with some former college standouts and a few South Americans.
Here's the lineup:
Humbled in Seattle, American Raptors Look to Next Step
The American Raptors got a bit of a rude awakening in their warmup match this past weekend in Seattle.
Chobot Taking American Raptors on Epic Road Trip
The American Raptors are set to start Super Rugby Americas action in a little more than two weeks, playing four games on the road to start the competition.
They kick-start it all with a game at the Seattle Seawolves in Tukwila, Wash. this coming weekend.
For Ed Hagerty It was Your Voice, Not His, That Mattered
It's difficult perhaps to convey to younger readers what Rugby Magazine meant to rugby players, coaches, and fans throughout the United States.
When RUGBY started publishing, there was no internet. There were very few TV networks and none interested in showing rugby. There was a nice little black market in videos tapes, but VCRs were new technology in the mid-1970s.
