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Huete in Chile squad to face Brazil

Chile have named their strongest squad of the year for their opening round match of the Sudamericano 6 Naciones ‘A’ against Brazil on Saturday. Four overseas professionals are named including Bayonne second row Pablo Huete who returns after an 11-month absence. Barcelona centre Francisco de la Fuente and two Portugal-based …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Jamaica A dominant second half performance saw Jamaica winning away today in Barbados. The Crocs went from leading 15-14 at half …

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Bosch continues to tempt Pumas selectors

Marcelo Bosch continues to give Argentine selectors further reason to select him. The Argentine center was a try scorer on Sunday, crossing for Saracens’ away victory over London Irish. Saracens’ victory saw the London-based side securing a home Semi Final in this season’s English Premiership. Both Bosch and fellow RWC …

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Season over for Facundo Isa?

Is the season over for Facundo Isa? Publications from France indicate that the Argentine back-rower will not play again this season. Var Matin reported that Isa had ruptured a cruciate ligament of his knee and would not play again until the 2018-2019 season. The injury occurred on Saturday with Isa …

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Imhoff Bags an Intercept Double

Juan Imhoff scored two tries today for Racing 92. He did so in unlikely fashion as both of his tries came from intercepts. The Argentine winger helped his club to a 39-15 away victor over Bordeaux. Both of Imhoff’s tries came in the second half. His first try was from a …

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Americas Rankings – April 29 2018

International competition in the Americas returned this weekend. With it the Americas Rankings have been updated. The Americas Rankings – April 29 2018 have include the result of the second match of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s 15’s competition. The tournament runs from April through July. Involved are nine competitors, …

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South Korea Down Malaysia in RWC 2019 Qualifier

South Korea defeated Malaysia in a RWC 2019 Qualifier on Saturday. The 35-10 victory sees South Korea greatly boosting their chances of advancing. Early on in the contest there were memories of South Korea’s 115-5 win over Malaysia from 1986. Their strong start had them 21-0 up in quick time. …

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Brive Relegated from Top 14 to Pro D2

Brive have officially been relegated from the Top 14 to the Pro D2. The French club’s away defeat against Stade Français in Paris confirms the club cannot finish higher than 14th position. Brive will now trade places with the winner of the Pro D2. That team is to be either …

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