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 Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame The first inductees into the newly-created Canadian Rugby Hall of Fame were presented in the annual …
Read More »Uruguayan Clubs Win Round 2 Matches in Argentine Competition
Uruguayan Clubs Old Boys and Carrasco won their round 2 Matches in Argentina. On Saturday Uruguayan clubs competed in Argentina’s national club competition. Montevideo sides Old Boys and Old Christians won their respective matches in the Nacional de Clubes B while Carrasco Polo faced Trébol de Paysandú (Uruguay) in a …
Read More »Jaguares Top Africa Super Rugby Conference
Los Jaguares top the Africa Super Rugby conference. After four rounds the Argentine franchise has 14 competition points. This is the same total as that of the Lions, the side that Los Jaguares defeated in round 3. Los Jaguares and the Lions are grouped together in the Africa 2 conference. …
Read More »Quade Cooper Set to Miss Jaguares Clash
Quade Cooper is set to miss the Jaguares Clash next weekend. The Queensland Reds fly half was red carded for a dangerous tackle in Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Lions in Johannesburg. Coaches from both sides shared their point of view, suggesting that referees are under strict order to …
Read More »French clubs scrap merger plan
Plans for the merger of French clubs Stade Français and Racing 92 have officially been scrapped. An outcry of opposition from supporters of both storied clubs came following the shock announcement earlier in the week by owners Thomas Savare and Jacky Lorenzetti that the two Parisian clubs would become one. …
Read More »Moyano Hat-Trick Sees Jaguares Down Cheetahs
Ramiro Moyano underlined his rising stock. The Tucumán outside back ran-in three tries for Los Jaguares who downed the Cheetahs 41-14 this afternoon. The round four win sees Los Jaguares 3-1 up this season. Next weekend the Argentine side will play host to the Reds. In doing so it will …
Read More »Argentina Will Play in RWC 2019 Pool of Death
It is doomsday for Los Pumas. Confirmation can now be made that Argentina will play in the RWC 2019 pool of death. Results from the 2017 Six Nations did not go Argentina’s way which, consequently sees the South Americans remaining 9th in the world. Having fallen to Wales, Scotland and …
Read More »Player Strike knocks out Top 14 fixtures
Two of this weekend’s Top 14 fixtures have been ‘postponed’ due to the ongoing player strike of both Stade Français and Racing 92 players. Scheduled matches involving Castres and Montpellier will now not take place. The strike comes in the wake of a shock announcement earlier in the week by …
Read More »Can Argentina Avoid a Pool of Death for RWC 2019?
Heading into the final round of the Six Nations Argentina remains ranked 9th in the world. With this coming weekend’s matches being the final games before the draw is made Los Pumas would appear to have their fate sealed. Can Argentina Avoid a Pool of Death for RWC 2019? The …
Read More »World Rugby reveals new Global Calendar
World Rugby has announced a new agreement that will see the Global Calendar shift beginning in 2020. Perhaps the most noticeable alteration is the confirmation of a heavily-rumored switch to a July test window, replacing the current June window. Also announced is an increase in high profile matches for Tier …
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