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Half of the Americas representation at the Rugby World Cup is contained in Pool C where both Argentina and the USA are found. Many have labeled it the ‘Pool of Death’ with both England and France also in search of a Quarter Final spot and Tonga playing the potential spoiler …

Rugby World Cup 2007 would be a very different tournament to that of RWC 2003. With more even match scheduling it would be a more competitive event and there would be far more unpredictability in the results. Unlike RWCs 1999 and 2003 there would be three rather than four competitors …

RWC 2019 has officially become the highest grossing Rugby World Cup. Three days out from the start of the competition the tournament has already surpassed all others. Japan bid for RWC 2011 only to lose to New Zealand. At the time of the decision, in 2005, it was voted against …

Rugby World Cup 2003 took place in Australia. It would be the second RWC of the professional era but unlike RWC 1999 the tournament in 2003 would be staged in just one country. RWC 1999 had five pools of four which saw them being spread around Great Britain, Ireland, and …

Rugby World Cup 1999 was the first RWC of the professional era. RWC 1995 saw the end of amateurism and with it RWC 1999 would see a change in the landscape of who different teams were prepared compared to that from 1987-1995 RWCs. The 1999 World Cup was also the …

20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …

Newly-promoted Ampthill have signed a pair of Argentines for their first ever campaign in the RFU Championship. Flyhalf Serafin Bordoli and No8 Facundo Domínguez, both Pumitas caps at u20 level, will get their first tastes of professional rugby in England. Bordoli, 24, has spent the past three seasons in Italy. …

The San Diego Legion have plundered another big name from Austin Elite. Outstanding lock Ben Mitchell has traded Texas for California, joining Eagles hooker Peter Malcolm at Torero Stadium for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It’s a major blow for Austin fans, who have now seen their three most …

20 competitors are to compete at the 2019 Barbados World Sevens. This year’s event will take place at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on December 13-14. Kensington Oval is no stranger to top class sport. It hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup Final between Australia, and Sri Lanka. Overall in the …

Javier Rojas will be staying with Cornish Pirates after all. The RFU Championship club announced the Argentine Olympian as one of the departures, bringing back countryman Nicolás de Battista from Zebre as a replacement. Instead of returning home to Rosario, however, Rojas has signed a new one-year deal to stay …