USA utility front-rower, Joe Taufete’e credited his team’s effort as the Worcester Warriors con for the first time this season. The Aviva Premiership side completed a 30-20 win over Brive. The Californian made the most of three driving lineups to score a hat-trick. His tries came in the 16th, 36th …
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The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The October 15 2017 rankings see changes for Venezuela and Peru. As a result of Saturday’s win in Lima, Venezuela have risen and Peru fallen in the Americas Rankings. The 33-21 away win means Venezuela is …
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Agustín Pichot wants England to Split gate revenue with Samoa. Twickenham Stadium is to play host to November Internationals next month. The game against Samoa is causing old debates to resurface as the cash-strapped union will get nothing from a Full House at English rugby HQ. Fed-up with the status …
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Venezuela Downed Peru in Lima this evening, winning 33-21. The fixture was a second round match in the 2017 South American B Championship. Venezuela won by controlling the lead throughout, converting a 19-07 half time lead into a 12 point victory. With the competition being replaced by the Sudamérica 4 …
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The final tilt of the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge will see hosts Uruguay ‘A’ thrown in against the Argentina XV, defending champions and heavy favorites to repeat after blowing out both Canada ‘A’ and Samoa ‘A’ in successive matches. While Uruguay will be disappointed to have dropped their match against …
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The first of three derby matches to kick off the final day of the Americas Pacific Challenge will see island neighbors Tonga ‘A’ square off against Samoa ‘A’ on Sunday. It’s been mixed results thus far for the two teams, which each sporting one win from two. Tonga’s success came …
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World Rugby has unveiled the complete list of officials for the November Internationals. This year’s edition is disappointing from an Americas perspective as powerhouses Argentina are again lacking any appointments. From the Americas as a whole World Rugby has overlooked the region. The only match of the 40 games taking …
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The 2017-2018 European Champions Cup kicks-off this weekend. Involved are the qualified teams from the Aviva Premiership, Top 14 and Guinness Pro 14. This season’s opening match will be played in Northern Ireland. Ulster play host to English club, the Wasps. Named on the bench for the home side is …
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The European Challenge Cup has arrived. The 2017-2018 season is underway. The competition is Europe’s second-string professional club tournament. Involved this season are clubs from England, France, Italy, Russia, Scotland and Wales. Players from the Americas will feature in the competition on Friday. The first to do so is to …
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Week 8 of the Pro D2 is underway. In the opening game of the round Dax have home advantage against Colomiers. Playing fly half for Dax is Uruguay’s Felipe Berchesi. On the opposition bench covering fly half is Sébastien Poët. Starting at hooker is Agustin Costa Repetto. Five matches are to …
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