Yearly Archives: 2018

Argentina fall to South Africa in Durban

Argentina fell 34-21 to South Africa in Durban this afternoon. The loss marked the beginning for Los Pumas in the 2018 Rugby Championship. Game two will be in seven days time against the same opposition, this time though in Mendoza. In all South Africa crossed for six tries while Argentina …

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Teams set for World Cup Repechage

The teams are now set for the World Cup Repechage to decide the final qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Namibia’s win on Saturday sealed their position as Africa 1, meaning Kenya will join Hong Kong, Canada, and Germany in the last-gasp tournament. Stade Pierre Delort in …

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Namibia beat Kenya to earn World Cup spot

Namibia are headed to the World Cup for the sixth consecutive time after defeating Kenya 53-28 at Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday. The result secures their position at the top of the table in the Rugby Africa Gold Cup and their status as Africa 1 representatives at the …

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Canada Selects Fall to Clermont

Canada’s preparations for RWC 2019’s Repechage Tournament continued today. The national ‘A’ side, the Canada Selects played their second of two tour matches against Top 14 clubs, facing 2017 champions Clermont. While the visitors had moments of quality rugby ultimately the Canada Selects Fell to Clermont, losing 54-15. It was …

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Tri-Nations Cup Preview – Canada vs England

Canada’s u20 Women will square off against their England counterparts for the second time in as many weeks in the final match of the Tri-Nations Cup. With both sides having bested the USA, the spoils will go to the winner despite England claiming victory in the first encounter. After falling …

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Baillie returns for Canada against Clermont

Kyle Baillie will make his return to the Canadian lineup for their match against Clermont Auvergne on Friday. The 27-year-old lines up on the blindside flank having recovered from a shoulder injury sustained while playing for London Scottish in the RFU Championship. Five changes in all are made to the …

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World Cup Watch – Argentina – August 16, 2018

The top-ranked team in the Americas remains Argentina. Despite the advances of the Eagles in recent months, Los Pumas are realistically the only Americas team likely to challenge for a Quarter Final spot at the 2019 World Cup. This may seem an unreasonable expectation given their extremely poor record since …

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Ledesma Adds Second European-Based Player to Pumas

Mario Ledesma has added a second European-Based player to Los Pumas. The French Top 14 hooker, Facundo Bosch will join Argentina in Mendoza for the second round of the Rugby Championship. Uncapped, Bosch has been called-in to the roster following injury to Julián Montoya. The second-choice Argentine hooker was ruled …

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