At RWC 2019 the USA will play against Argentina, England, France and Tonga in Pool C. It begs the question that the USA ought to be asking right now – Where is my Tier 1 November Test? 2018 November Internationals The Six Nations of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales …
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Zebre have signed Argentine center Nicolas De Battista from the Cornish Pirates. In a two-year-deal, De Battista will join Zebre ahead of the 2018-2019 season. The move sees the Rosario mid-fielder moving from England’s second division to compete for the Italian side in the Guinness Pro 14 Championship and the European …
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A 26-man Argentina XV roster has been named for upcoming international activities. The squad is boosted by the presence of Tomás Cubelli, a player sidelined through injury since September. The Argentina XV will train together in Buenos Aires in a three day camp next week. The training is to prepare …
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France are looking to host Argentina in Lille. Les Bleus will play host to Los Pumas on November 17 in the only match between the countries in France between Rugby World Cups 2015 and 2019. The match is to be the second for both countries in the 2018 November Internationals. …
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The season is over for Facundo Bosch. The Argentine hooker suffered a minor injury playing for Agen against Oyonnax on Saturday. It occurred with him playing out of position as flanker and being named Man of the Match. Agen Coach, former Puma Mauricio Reggiardo, made the decision to field Bosch …
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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 Robert Paylor The sophomore lock for the UCal Golden Bears suffered a catastrophic neck injury while playing in the Collegiate Nationanal …
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Round One of the 2018 South American u20’s produced some noteworthy results. Coming out with wins were Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. Their respective victories came against Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil. Taking place at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayti in Asunción, Paraguay there were two lopsided matches and one which went …
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After just a year’s hiatus Bristol are headed back to the English Premiership. A stunning 50-19 defeated suffered by Ealing at Castle Park on Saturday combined with Bristol’s win over Nottingham on Friday sealed the inevitable. With the old play-off format scrapped this season the Championship title was all that …
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Japan’s on again, off again status as an HSBC Sevens Series Core team will continue as they emerged victorious in the qualifying draw of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. The 2018-19 circuit will mark the third time they have been part of the core group since first achieving promotion …
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While Saturday’s performance against Paris will not be fondly remembered by Clermont there was a good early try scored by Patricio Fernández. The Argentine fly half split the Stade Français defense to score the only try of the match for Clermont. Fernández’ try would help his side to a 13-13 …
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