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Americas Weekend Guide – Guinness Pro 12 Week 14

The Guinness Pro 12 returns today. Following a break the Celtic-Italian league is back with a full round of six league matches. Players from the Western Hemisphere are to feature. Below is the Americas weekend guide for week 14 of the competition. Ulster have home advantage tonight against Edinburgh. The Northern …

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Three new caps for Canada against Chile

Ollie Nott will make his test debut for Canada against Chile in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. It could be a frosty one for the 21-year-old openside flanker, with weather in Langford still an issue after the appalling conditions suffered by the players last weekend’s …

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Chile Ring the Changes for Canada

Chile have rung the changes for Canada. Head Coach Bernard Charreyre has made eleven changes from the side that faced Brazil in round one. A disappointing performance from Los Cóndores in the rain has seen Charreyre reacting. With snowy conditions expected at Westhills Stadium in Langford Chile will require a …

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ARC Team of the Week – Round 1

It’s time for our first weekly selection of the best from the Americas Rugby Championship. This particular side took extra time to complete, as the rough conditions on the weekend made it difficult to compare one player from another. After some re-watches we think we’ve just about got it down. …

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Chile take 28 Players to Canada

Chile has taken a roster of 28 players to Canada. Los Cóndores will play their second round fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Coming off a lackluster performance against Brazil, Chile is in search of a much improved performance. Their opponents also lost in round one, going down …

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Three Cóndores Ruled Out of Facing Canada

Three Cóndores have been ruled out of facing Canada. Chile take on the North Americans in a round two Americas Rugby Championship match on Saturday. Missing through injury are center Matías Nordenflycht, second-rower Nicanor Machuca and hooker Tomás Dussaillant. All three players were not considered for the flight to Canada. …

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Americas remember Joost

The rugby world is today in mourning following the passing of Springbok great Joost van der Westhuizen. Considered by peers and pundits alike to be among the greatest scrumhalves to have played the game, the man colloquially known by his first name suffered from debilitating motor neuron disease since being …

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Draw for Las Vegas 7s revealed

The draw for the Las Vegas leg of the HSBC Sevens Series has been revealed. Four sides from the Americas will participate, with Chile entered as the 16th team after qualifying in the Sudamérica Sevens Series earlier this month.  Canada have been drawn in Pool A along with series leaders …

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South Africa pushes away at Sydney 7s

South Africa continued their dominance on the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series, winning their third event of the new season in Sydney and second consecutive after Wellington last weekend. The Blitzbokke redeemed their Day One loss with a convincing 29-14 win over rivals England in the Cup Final. In doing so …

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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 North American Women’s 7s What an exciting weekend for Americas rugby, especially on the Sydney leg of the HBSC Women’s Sevens Series. For …

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