It was a jam-packed week with the conclusion of the Rugby Championship coinciding with the opening of the Americas Pacific Challenge. Unfortunately not many players stood out from those teams with Uruguay the best of the bunch. Elsewhere we plucked players from Italy, England, Argentina, and New Zealand with a …
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The New Orleans Gold have struck again with a third signing from the Southern Hemisphere. After announcing Tristan Blewett and Scott Gale the team has now confirmed that Manu Samoa World Cup lock Kane Thompson will join the team for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. A seasoned campaigner who …
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Uruguay’s RWC 2019 opponents are to be busy in the November Internationals. Los Teros are to face Australia, Fiji, Georgia, and Wales at RWC 2019 in Japan. All four will be playing a lot of rugby next month. Australia The Wallabies will be busy in November but less so …
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Brazil have confirmed the names of nine internationals that will travel north to participate in a Major League Rugby combine that will take place at Infinity Park beginning on October 21. Also taking part in the tournament will be players from Canada, Chile, and Uruguay. The combine will culminate in …
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Kate Zackary will captain the USA Women’s Eagles for their three-match November campaign. The dual international flanker is joined by just eight other members of the 2017 World Cup squad as new coach Rob Cain looks to the future. Of the 34 players on the roster an extraordinary 20 have …
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The second round of the Americas Pacific Challenge kicks off at 11am Montevideo time on Wednesday. A high-scoring opening day saw Uruguay, Tonga, and Samoa emerge victorious in the senior ‘A’ competition. Argentina’s two-year unbeaten streak is over and the North American teams are back on their feels after disappointing …
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World Rugby is not taking any chances with the World Cup Repechage after the Rugby Europe fiasco in Brussels. Assigned to the last-chance qualification tournament are World Rugby’s most experienced test referees, all of whom officiated at the 2015 World Cup. Canada has drawn Wayne Barnes for their opening round …
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Newly-appointed Manu Samoa coach Steve Jackson has named a 31-man squad for their three-match November international tour. Samoa will play against the USA at the neutral venue of San Sebastián, Georgia in Tbilisi, and then Spain in Madrid. Three uncapped players have been included in the squad. Tasman hooker Ray …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Peru Two wins in a week have seen Peru win the 2018 Sudamérica 4 Naciones B competition. A 36-14 win over …
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Argentina set a Rugby Championship record against Australia in Salta, but not the kind they were hoping for. Los Pumas somehow blew a 31-7 halftime lead, conceding 38 second half points to watch their third-place dreams go up in smoke. It was a massively disappointing way to finish what was …
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