Spain were successful in game two of their South American tour as they defeated a feisty Chile 29-22 this evening at the Estadio La Granja in Curicó. The win sees Los Leones traveling to Montevideo with an eye on a perfect 3-0 tour. Early on Spain had control of the …
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Uruguay silence Argentina XV to claim Nations Cup
Uruguay silenced the Argentina XV this evening to claim the Nations Cup. In doing so Los Teros successfully defended the trophy for a second year, making them three-time champions. The match followed that of Russia vs Namibia. The Bears’ 20-0 win over Namibia saw them on 10 points in the …
Read More »USA and Canada qualify for Olympics on Biarritz Day One
As expected, both the USA and Canada have officially secured their spots at the 2020 Olympics. The Women’s Eagles needed only play their opening match to earn the single point required to book their flight to Tokyo, while Canada punched their ticket by qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals. …
Read More »MLR Final Preview – San Diego Legion vs Seattle Seawolves
The 2019 Major League Rugby season comes to a conclusion on Sunday as the San Diego Legion host the defending champion Seattle Seawolves at Torero Stadium in the Championship Final. It’s a fitting end given that they finished as the top two finishers in the regular season, and one certain …
Read More »Super Rugby Highlights – Jaguares vs Sunwolves
In their final regular season match of 2019 Los Jaguares played host to the Sunwolves. The Argentina vs Japan Super Rugby fixture saw the South Americans completing a comfortable victory, and with it they confirmed themselves as a team that has the potential of damaging the historical roots of the …
Read More »Match Highlights – Brazil vs Spain
This past weekend saw history made as Brazil played host to Spain for the first time. The fixture was an important test rugby fixture as it saw two countries seeking qualification for RWC 2019 going at it face-to-face. Only once before had Brazil and Spain met in a test match. …
Read More »Test Match Preview – Chile vs Spain
In the second weekend of the June Internationals Chile play host to Spain. The capped test match will see two aspiring countries battling it out, both of whom have the dream of qualifying for RWC 2023. Chile go into their second of two home June Internationals with a strong Cóndores …
Read More »Jaguares End Regular Season With Maximum Points Against Sunwolves
Mission accomplished. This was the overwhelming theme of the post match celebrations from Los Jaguares. The coaching staff, and players delivered on their pre-season quest of returning to the play-off’s. Getting to the Quarter Finals was the initial goal but now it is in the after thoughts. The goal is …
Read More »Test Match Preview – Brazil vs Romania
An exciting fixture sees a rugby test match between Brazil and Romania for the first time in South America on Saturday. Both countries have aspirations of appearing in RWC 2023, and their match in Jundiaí is to be an early indicator of their respective tasks as the RWC 2015-2019 cycle …
Read More »Nations Cup Preview – Uruguay vs Argentina XV
The rivalry between Uruguay, and the Argentina XV will continue on Saturday. Despite it being a non-capped international the players selected for both countries gives the match a feel of being a true test match. Uruguay’s line-up to face the Argentina XV is close to the genuine article which will …
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