Argentina came up short this afternoon, losing 21-8 against England in London. The loss was Los Pumas’ fourth defeat in the calendar year against the Europeans. England got the clean victory without playing well. Such was Argentina’s showing that there was a distinct mental difference between the sides. A lack …
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Germany powered past Brazil today, winning 45-12 in Leipzig. The result maintains Germany’s perfect record against Brazil. Moreover it was the largest score posted in the five matches played between the countries. Germany entered the match as favorites. This was on the back of winning the previous test matches. They …
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The 24th edition of the South American Women’s 7’s Championship is underway. Day One of the Valentin Martínez took place on Friday in Montevideo. Competing are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. They are doing so for the right to qualify for the 2018 Rugby World Cup …
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Germany and Brazil begin their November Internationals’ campaigns on Saturday. The two sides are to meet in a one-off match in what is an emerging longterm rivalry. The countries first faced-off in 2015. Germany toured Brazil that year playing two test matches, in Joinville and São Paulo respectively. The Central …
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Despite virtually all the attention this weekend going to the November Internationals there is to be a full round of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Taking to the field are England teams from the Aviva Premiership and Welsh regions from the Guinness Pro 14. Friday’s matches will see two US Eagles taking …
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Sergio Parisse leads Italy against Fiji in Sicily this weekend. The Argentine-Italian will captain the Azzurri from No 8 in Catania on Saturday. The match is the opening fixture for both countries in the November Internationals. It is also to be the second time they meet this year. In the …
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Chile got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of 23-3 at King’s Park in Hong Kong on Friday. A slow start to the game saw the score only 6-3 at the break, but Los Cóndores came out firing in …
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Canada will be without goal-kicking flyhalf Shane O’Leary during their November test series. The 24-year-old underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair ruptured ankle ligaments suffered while on duty with Ealing Trailfinders. It’s a bitter blow for Canada who are already without Connor Braid and alternate kicker Gordon McRorie, so too …
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The Regal Hotels Cup of Nations gets underway in just a few short hours at King’s Park in Hong Kong where Chile will open their historic November international series against Kenya on Friday. While they have faced off at age-grade level and on the HSBC Sevens Series, this will be …
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Uruguay will take 25 players on their two-match tour of Namibia next week. While there will be domestic opportunities in the Campeonato Argentino following, these represent the final matches that the team will play prior to the Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada in January. Despite the importance …
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