Brazil is to tour Hong Kong for two test matches in November. The Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has confirmed the tour. It will see a third test match between the Asia no 2 and the South American no 4 in 2024. Brazil played host to Hong Kong in July. …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Chile Write History against Argentina XV Chile wrote history on Saturday. Los Cóndores were 28-0 winners over the Argentina XV. …
Read More »Uncapped Santiago Pernas in for Matías Orlando for Springboks Series
The uncapped Santiago Pernas has earned his first call-up to Los Pumas. Felipe Contepomi has added the 21-year-old to his roster with Matías Orlando dropping out. The change sees Pernas joining the roster in Santiago del Estero ahead of Argentina’s first of two Rugby Championship 2024 fixtures against South Africa. …
Read More »Stars return to Eagles squad for WXV
Sione Fukofuka has named his strongest available traveling squad for the upcoming WXV tournament in Vancouver. Notably returning to the squad after missing out on the Japan tour are captain Kate Zackary, vice-captain Rachel Johnson, and star duo Hope Rogers and Alev Kelter. Veteran prop Maya Learned and Beantown scrumhalf …
Read More »Chile Write History against Argentina XV
Chile wrote history on Saturday. Los Cóndores were 28-0 winners over the Argentina XV. The uncapped match was the Chilean Senior Men’s team up against Argentina’s next-of-XV. It was Chile’s second win over the Argentina XV and by a much larger margin than the 2021 result. RESULT IMPLICATIONS Played …
Read More »Eagles come up short but earn Fijian respect
The USA came up short against Fiji on Tokyo on Saturday but stout defense earned a respectable 22-3 result in the Pacific Nations Cup Semi Final. High humidity affected ball handling at times, while the Eagles scrum was under huge pressure for much of the game. An early turnover by …
Read More »Tonga overpower Canada in Tokyo PNC clash
Tonga powered past Canada by a final score of 30-17 to secure a 5th-place finish in the Pacific Nations Cup on Saturday. Played at a neutral venue in Tokyo, the Maple Leafs were outmuscled in the collisions and struggled to make inroads with ball in hand against a punishing Ikale …
Read More »PNC 2024 – Fiji vs USA – ARN Guide
The first Semi Final of the Pacific Nations Cup sees the USA taking on Fiji in Tokyo. It’s been a decade since they last collided in a test match in what will be just their 7th meeting. Nine spots separate them on the current World Rankings, the largest such disparity …
Read More »RWC Qualifiers Warm-Up – Chile vs Argentina XV – ARN Guide
South American rugby eyes will be focus on Talca, Chile on Saturday. Chile play host to the Argentina XV in an uncapped match. The fixture is vital match practice for both teams. Chile are preparing for Rugby World Cup Qualifiers against Paraguay and Brazil while Argentina XV players are looking …
Read More »PNC 2024 – Tonga vs Canada – ARN Guide
Canada will close out their Pacific Nations Cup with a 5th-place play-off against Tonga at the neutral venue of Tokyo on Saturday. Both sides dropped both of their pool matches and as a result missed out on the Semi Final and a fourth test. The meeting comes a year after …
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