Perform at the World Cup to be noticed. This was what Argentina did in 2007 and now Fiji have done it in 2023. ARN can confirm that the performances of the Flying Fijians have results in ongoing discussions for Fiji to join the Rugby Championship starting in 2024. A source …
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It all comes down to this. Argentina face Japan in a winner-takes-all pool match in Nantes. The Sunday match will see one team into the Quarter Finals and the other going home. It is South America’s best vs Asia’s best. It is a RWC 2025 Semi Finalist against the RWC …
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Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …
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Following his season with the American Raptors in Super Rugby Americas, Martín Landajo is returning to France. The former Puma has signed for Nationale side Carcassonne for the 2023-2024 season. He previously played for Perpignan from 2021-2023. Landajo returns to France in the twilight of his career. The 35-year-old began …
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Juan Imhoff will not be available for Argentina on Sunday. Los Pumas face Japan in a winner-takes-all pool match in Nantes. A place in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals is on the line. The loser will be eliminated from the tournament. Imhoff will not be involved against Japan. The …
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Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days. UP Uruguay Claim the Maximum over Namibia Uruguay secured a bonus point win over a defiant Namibia in Lyon. Uruguay’s 36-26 win was by five …
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One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …
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Argentina ended Brazil’s dominance of South American Women’s Rugby Sevens With a 20-12 win over Brazil in the final, Las Yaguaretés were crowned South American Women’s Sevens Champions for 2023 on Sunday. It marked Argentina’s first-ever title. Played in Asuncion, Paraguay the tournament involved seven South American countries: Paraguay, Argentina, …
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Argentina will not be playing in the traditional white and sky-blue hoops against Japan. The must-win Rugby World Cup match in Nantes on Sunday will see Los Pumas wearing their away kits. Japan will wear their traditional white and red hooped kits with Argentina playing in their dark blue alternative …
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With 20 points for Argentina and Chile on Saturday, Nicolás Sanchez became Argentina’s all-time leading point scorer at Rugby World Cups. The 34-year-old scored 100 points in what was his 100th test cap. Sánchez started at fly half for Argentina and came away with a try, and kicked 7/7 at …
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