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Former Scotland captain and scrum-half, Rory Lawson has warned of Covid-19. The 31 time capped international, who appeared in two RWCs tweeted that: “Symptoms I’ve had over the past week – temp of 38.8, sweats, shivers, body aches, cough, sore throat, short of breath, physically drained & the inability to …

One of the lasting moments from RWC 2019 was Uruguay’s famous win over Fiji in Kamaishi. The historic upset was a rematch from RWC 2015 when the teams met in Milton Keynes, England. On that occasion Fiji were playing their fourth, and final, pool match and Uruguay were playing their …

Canada will not be participating on the Tokyo Olympics if the games go ahead as planned on July 24. An official statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee has called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the games for one year. The announcement comes just hours after IOC President Thomas …

The inaugural under-20 Americas Rugby Championship has been postponed. Set to be hosted by Uruguay in June, the age grade edition of the established Americas competition was also to act as a qualifier for the World Rugby u20 Trophy for Canada and the USA. A target date has not been …

World Rugby have confirmed that the remainder of the World Sevens Series has been postponed. FFR President Bernard Laporte had announced earlier this week that the Paris Sevens was off. The European leg in its entirety has now been tentatively moved to September with London also called off, with the …

The 2015 edition of the South American Rugby Championship was the last of its kind. The following year saw the birth of the Americas Rugby Championship, and with it a new structure altogether. It has led to professional rugby in six new countries, a marked change from 2015 when only …

The affect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is set to be felt well into second half of 2020. In conversion with French newspaper Sud Ouest, FFR President Bernard Laporte has now confirmed that the Paris Sevens and World Rugby u20 Championship will not take place as planned. With the decision …

The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been suspended until 2021. The inaugural season began on March 04 with Peñarol vs Selknam and ended on March 14 following Selknam vs Ceibos. The season was limited to just three league matches due to COVID-19. Board meetings on Monday involving representatives …

Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues…   UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …

The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been indefinitely suspended. It is the final blow for professional rugby in the Americas. It follows the suspension of both Major League Rugby and Super Rugby. SLAR confirmed the decision following the completion of today’s match between Selknam and Los Ceibos in …