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Americas 2 Handed Demanding RWC 2019 Scheduling

Americas 2 has been handed demanding RWC 2019 scheduling. The winner of the upcoming Rugby World Cup qualifying series between Canada and Uruguay is to be required to face Fiji and Georgia with just three rest days in between. Today’s RWC 2019 schedule announcement confirmed that Americas 2 will not …

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Team of the Week

Another week of mixed fortunes in Europe where Americas players haven’t quite had the impact that we would have liked thus far. A significant part of this week’s team again comes from the URBA Top 14, where the final round of the regular season was played, while the World XV …

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England name squad to face Canada

England have named 28 players in their squad to play Canada in a three-match series beginning on November 17. There are 18 members of the Women’s World Cup squad that finished runners-up to New Zealand in August including nine of the team that started the final. Head Coach Simon Middleton …

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Māori add to traveling squad

The New Zealand Māori have added two players to their squad ahead of the first of their two-match Northern Hemisphere tour. Joining the squad are Manawatu prop Sean Paranihi and North Harbour outside back Shaun Stevenson. The pair are in contention for a spot in the match day 23 for …

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Phil Mack to captain Canada in November

Phil Mack will captain Canada for their November test series. The 32-year-old scrumhalf was on Monday confirmed by Kingsley Jones to be his choice to lead the team through their four-match schedule which begins against the New Zealand Māori at BC Place on Friday. It’s a swift and decisive move from …

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Ghislaine Landry nominated for World Rugby award

Canadian captain Ghislaine Landry has been nominated for the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year award. The 29-year-old Toronto native is named alongside a pair of New Zealand standouts in Michaela Blyde and Ruby Tui. Monte Carlo will host the 2017 World Rugby Awards on November 26. Landry …

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Up and Under

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 Uruguay Uruguay’s preparation to play two tests in Namibia in November is heading in the right direction. Los Teros warmed-up for …

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George Barton signs for Seattle Seawolves

The Seattle Seawolves have added a third Canadian international to their playing roster. World Rugby u20 Trophy captain George Barton will play for the team during the 2018 Major League Rugby season. At just 20 years old the Cowichan product has already won two senior caps during the 2017 Americas …

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