Georgia have named a 36-man training squad to prepare for their historic three-match tour of the Americas. The first stop is Calgary to play Canada on June 10, then the USA in Kennesaw on Jun 17, and finally Argentina in Jujuy on June 24. Head coach Milton Haag will reduce …
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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 Chile Chile produced their best performance in a very long time to humble Paraguay in Santiago. The 66-7 victory saw Los Cóndores’ …
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Canadian forward Mike Fuailefau and USA winger Perry Baker have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the London 7s. It’s the first ever such selection for Fuailefau, who is rewarded for his physical play while helping Canada finish in 3rd place during the tournament. Baker led the …
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Agen have won promotion to the Top 14. The South-Western French side defeated Montauban 41-20 in the Pro D2 Final today in Bordeaux. The result sees the club joining Oyonnax in earning promotion for the 2017-2018 season. The clubs replace Grenoble and Bayonne respectively. Agen overcame Montauban by scoring five …
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The 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series has come to a close with Scotland taking the spoils after a tense 12-7 win over hosts England in the Cup Final. It was a fitting close to the careers of several of the Scottish team including retiring veterans Mark Robertson and Scott Wight, with …
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Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Chile and Turks & Caicos Islands. Of the two the former made a slight gain while the later completed an impressive rise in rankings. Chile’s home victory against Paraguay sees Los Cóndores gaining 0.26 points. This …
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Glendale’s perfect start to 2017 is over. After 10 consecutive victories they tasted bitter defeat in Burlington as the Ontario Blues ran in seven tries to four to claim an impressive 43-25 win on Saturday afternoon. The match was a friendly organized between arguably the two most prominent domestic teams …
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Argentina, Canada, USA are all to Compete in the London 7’s Quarter Finals. The three Americas’ countries had impressive opening day performances on Saturday. Canada and the USA came out as upset winners over Fiji and South Africa respectively. In the case of Fiji this send the Oceania side to …
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Just one match remains in the Pro D2 this season. Former Top 14 sides Agen and Montauban face-off in the 2017 Final in Bordeaux. The prize for the winner is ultimate – promotion to the Top 14 for the 2017-2018 season. Both teams have players associated with rugby in the …
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The final squads have been submitted for the last round of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series to take place at Twickenham this weekend. South Africa can breathe easy having clinched the overall Series title in Paris but there are still some final placings up for grabs, particularly second spot where …
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