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Second half Argentina blitz sinks Canada

The Argentina XV took one step closer to claiming the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship title as they conquered Canada by a 54-21 score at Duendes Rugby Club on Sunday. A blistering second half performance saw them score 27 unanswered points to take the spoils over their exhausted visitors. The match …

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Americas Rankings – February 28 2016

Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend and they have all been effected. While no team has risen or fallen in the Americas Rankings there have been changes in points which see Brazil and Uruguay gaining superior rankings points at the expense …

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Americas players in Championship Week 17

It’s slim pickings this week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship, with only eight involved over Saturday and Sunday’s games. Between injuries, early departures, and players just left out, there is just one Argentine and seven Canadians to keep tabs on. Richard Thorpe leads London Welsh across …

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Argentina XV named to face Canada

Canada will face a motivated Argentina XV in Rosario on Sunday that shows seven changes from the team that scraped by Uruguay in Punta del Este. Coach Pablo Bouza has drafted in World Cup veterans Juan Manuel Leguizamón and Lucas González Amorosino to bolster the squad, but only Leguizamón will …

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Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 16

Against the backdrop of the Six Nations the French domestic league, the Top 14 will roll on this weekend with Week 16 taking place. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas. Getting the round underway will be title favorites Toulon who host the well placed Brive. …

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Just Call Me DJ

Canadian fans got a glimpse of the future on Saturday. A number of young players excelled in a dominant win over Brazil in the Americas Rugby Championship. One of those was loosehead prop Djustice Sears-Duru, one of a new generation of stars with genuine international size and frightening athleticism. In …

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Americas Players in Pro 12 – Week 16

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With Wales playing host to France this evening in Cardiff there are to be no Guinness Pro 12 matches today. This also saw the round get off to a premature start with a match taking place in Newport on Thursday evening. This round, like others, will be a range of …

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Americas Players in Premiership – Week 14

In the midst of European attention being focused on international rugby the Aviva Premiership rolls on. This weekend will see Week 14 of England’s domestic competition and a host of players from the Americas Players will be in action. There are to be no Friday matches in week 14, thereby …

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World Cup stars to face Canada

Pablo Bouza has added World Cup stars Lucas González Amorosino and Juan Manuel Leguizamón to his Argentina XV squad to take on Canada on Sunday round four of the Americas Rugby Championship at Duendes RC in Rosario. The duo have been released by the UAR for the home fixture to …

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