The pool stage has come to a close and it’s Finals Day at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in São José dos Campos. All eight teams will be in action playing for their final placement, with Portugal attempting to upset Japan in the main event. There will be Americas teams …
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Uruguay Ready for Pan American Games
Uruguay is ready for the Pan American Games. Los Teros 7’s are pooled in Group B for Lima 2019 together with Argentina, Canada, and Jamaica. For the competition Uruguay will be without players shortlisted to compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Those named in the preliminary roster have not been …
Read More »Rugby Championship Highlights – Argentina vs New Zealand
In round one of the Rugby Championship the world no1 New Zealand were four point winners over Los Pumas in Buenos Aires. The match went down to the wire with the home side being within try-scoring range throughout the final minutes. Ultimately the All Blacks outscored Los Pumas by 20-16, …
Read More »Argentina lose Creevy for Australia match
Argentina are to travel to Australia without their starting hooker. Former captain Agustín Creevy has been ruled out for next weekend’s away match against Australia with a shoulder injury. Creevy was replaced in the 48th minute by Julián Montoya. Upon been pulled from the field it was evident that he …
Read More »Rugby Championship Highlights – South Africa vs Australia
South Africa completed a bonus point victory over Australia to open the 2019 Rugby Championship. While the scale win was of note what was even more significant was that Head Coach Rassie Erasmus fielded an under-strength side, allowing them to be even better next weekend against New Zealand. One name …
Read More »New Zealand Beat Argentina in tight encounter
New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship defense by beating Argentina in a tight encounter in Buenos Aires. In the first hit-out for both countries in this RWC year the All Blacks came out on top 20-16, doing so despite being kept scoreless in the second half. The match would ultimately …
Read More »Jaguares XV Pulverize Border Bulldogs
Los Jaguares XV pulverized the Border Bulldogs, winning 78-12 in East London earlier today. The bonus s point win sees the Argentine side with maximum points after three rounds and sitting comfortably at the top of the Currie Cup First Division Standings. Despite winning by such a substantial margin Los …
Read More »Colombia Confirm Roster For Lima 2019
Colombia has confirmed a 12-women playing roster for Lima 2019. The Peruvian capital will play host to the upcoming Pan American Games and Colombia is to be involved with the 2016 Olympians set to compete for Gold. Colombia’s roster contains a number of returning players from the 2019 Juegos Bolivarianos, …
Read More »Argentina Ready for Pan American Games
Argentina is ready for the 2019 Pan American Games. Taking place in Lima, Peru Argentina will compete for Gold in both the Men’s and Women’s sections of the competition which brings together competitors from throughout the Americas. Rosters of twelve men, and women have been named, both of which are …
Read More »u20 Tri-Nations Cup kicks off in England
The Women’s u20 Tri-Nations Cup will be hosted by England at Loughborough University beginning on Saturday when the defending champions take on the USA. Three matches will be played over eight days with Canada also contesting the round-robin competition that took place in Nova Scotia last year. A number of …
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