Uruguayan lock Rodrigo Capó Ortega is one of three players confirmed by the French Barbarians as part of their squad to take on Australia at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux on November 24. The Castres captain will be joined by Bordeaux’s Australian winger Blair Connor and former French international Auréllien …
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Wales have confirmed their squad for their four-match November test series against Australia, Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. The squad is at full strength though there are question marks over the availability of captain Sam Warburton and influential no8 Taulupe Faletau. Warburton recently had surgery to repair a cheek injury …
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Uruguay is to have a bigger and better schedule in 2017, local rugby specialists Referi have confirmed. Building on from an historic 2016 , Uruguayan rugby will enjoy even more next year. Significant gains are to be felt both by Los Teros and by the nation’s clubs. Clubs The national …
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Los Pumas Olympic 7s representative Juan Pablo Estellés has yet to be named to an Aviva Premiership match day squad with Northampton Saints but is currently a regular with their Wanderers development side in the Aviva ‘A’ League. Monday evening saw the team defeating Oxford University 50-0 at Iffley Road …
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Manu Samoa head coach Alama Ieremia had confirmed a 33-man traveling squad for their European tour to face France, Georgia, and Canada in November. A number of overseas professionals are present along with five members of the Samoa ‘A’ team that participated in the Americas Pacific Challenge. Six uncapped players …
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As the rugby world unites in celebration of the life of Munster and Ireland great Anthony Foley, the Americas also remember an esteemed competitor. Dan Lyle, John Tait, and Agustín Pichot were among the many to offer their condolences, each having played against Foley during their careers before their current …
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The dates for a two-match tour of the Americas for the Cook Islands in June of 2017 have now been confirmed. Mexico will host the South Pacific nation on June 17, with Brazil welcoming their opponents to São Paulo one week later on June 24. This will mark the first …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Americas Pacific Challenge The first running of the competition was rather hastily put together and one cannot ignore the poorly executed …
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The Argentina XV defeated the Fiji Warriors by the slimmest of margins with Juan Cruz González’s conversion of a Pedro Ortega try in extra time handing the South Americans the win by 27-26 at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on Sunday. In doing so Argentina have been named champions of …
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Uruguay ‘A’ stunned the USA Selects 47-15 in their final round match-up at the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo on Sunday afternoon. The hosts enjoyed vast superiority in the set piece and showed some impressive attacking play in the loose. Short bursts of positive rugby were enjoyed by both teams …
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