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PRO Rugby Form Team – 1st Quarter

As there’s only two games each week and in some cases only one it doesn’t really make sense to choose an entirely PRO-centric weekly team (unless we have to!) so instead we’ve opted to take a quarterly approach. With a 16 week season we’ll select a form team after each …

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Uruguay and Fiji set to do battle

Uruguay will host the Fiji Warriors – the national ‘A’ side – on Saturday at Estadio Charrúa in the first of two matches set to take place between the two sides. The arrival of the Fijians follows on last year’s nearly identical tour that saw the Warriors win both matches …

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7.4 Tons of Food Gathered for Charity at Brazil vs Chile

Last month’s South American A Championship match between Brazil and Chile at São Paulo’s Pacaembu Stadium saw organizers gathering some 7.4 tons of donated food. The collected items were used to provide much needed aid to the Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Associate Cruz Verde. The Associação Cruz Verde charity aids people …

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Americas players in Pro D2 – Week 29

Chilean prop Ramón Ayarza came on as a 29th minute substitute for Bayonne against Béziers on Thursday evening to make his first appearance in Pro D2. The 22-year-old is one of 16 Americas players suiting up in France this weekend, including Argentine teammate Benjamín Macome, who started at no8. Dax …

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Great Britain Name Extended Roster for Olympics

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Great Britain has named an extended roster for the Olympic Games. Included are players from England, Scotland and Wales including a mixture of Sevens specialists and full-time professionals playing in the Aviva Premiership or Guinness Pro 12. Among the big names selected are Rugby World Cup 2015 athletes Mark Bennett …

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Ten Talking Points of the New Beaumont and Pichot Regime

Wednesday’s announcement from World Rugby was extremely warmly received. But did the election of Bill Beaumont and Agustín Pichot to Chairman and Vice-Chairman signal in a fresh approach or is it to be more of the same from World Rugby? In order to consider this very question I have put together the …

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Team of the Week

With Los Jaguares taking a week off and not so many European players jumping up and down for selection, this week was a little trickier than anticipated. Thankfully a few players from within the Americas had good enough games to justify their inclusion. 1 – Hubert Buydens (San Diego) It’s …

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Rugby World Cup 2019 Draw Set for 2017

The Rugby World Cup 2019 draw is officially  set for 2017, World Rugby confirmed today. It signifies a change to the process from that of Rugby World Cup 2015 as the seeding will be delayed by six months. For Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted by England and Wales, the draw …

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South American Women’s Rugby Map

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The governing body of rugby in South and Central America, has put together the statistical information to detail the women’s playing numbers throughout there region. The organization received information from the national unions. From Guatemala in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south the organization is intercontinental and …

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