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Rugby Americas have confirmed that the flagship Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and second-tier Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) will not take place in 2020. The under-20 versions of those tournaments are also off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A formal release from the organization says that discussions are ongoing for …

Three Chileans will play for French club Anglet in the Fédérale 1. They are Javier Meneses, Iñaki Ayarza and Ramón Ayarza. All three players have represented their country in the past. Javier Meneses joins the French club from Bayonne. He does so for the senior roster, a move up from …

Ramón Ayarza has signed for Anglet. He moves to the French Basque club from Montauban, his team last season in the Pro D2. The 26-year-old Ayarza has been in France for a substantial time. In addition to Montauban, He previously spent four years with Bayonne in the Pro d2 and …

Canadian prop Jon Thiel scored a memorable try against Uruguay in 2002. The score came off an assist from scrum half Ed Fairhurst who had received a backhand pass from second-rower Mike James. It was a highlight of a match which Canada won 51-16 in a RWC 2003 qualifier wherein …

North American rugby fans will have a chance to watch Super Rugby Aotearoa beginning this weekend. Confusion over the rights regarding the impromptu competition featuring only the five New Zealand teams has now been resolved. ESPN will broadcast in the USA and South America, with TSN showing the games in …

World Rugby has been forced to backtrack on their Rugby World Cup Qualifying process just a day after confirming the path to France 2023. Originally set to be determined in the Americas Rugby Championship, the Americas path is now in disarray with North and South America on course to split …

World Rugby has confirmed the qualification  model for Rugby World Cup 2023. The France-hosted tournament will be a 20-team competition, operating on the same model as that of Japan 2019. As was the case in RWC 2019, RWC 2023 has eight qualifying slots. The eight successful teams will join the …

Chile had home advantage against Brazil in the 2012 South American Championship. The teams met in La Reina in Santiago on May 20, 2012 in what was an opening round fixture. The competition was a four nations tournament that also involved Argentina and Uruguay. Chile and Brazil were seeded third …

This was supposed to be the season that NOLA pushed through into the Major League Rugby playoffs, having missed out by the narrowest of margins in 2019. It’s hard to say how things might have gone with their early season form inconsistent as they suffered two defeats at home. RESULTS …

Sudamérica Rugby intends on using the Estadio Charrúa as a hub this year, writes Ignacio Chans for El Observador. The South American regional governing body is advancing plans for 2020 competitions for Men’s, Women’s and u20’s activities. The COVID-19 pandemic means all rugby is presently suspended. The outlook is not …