Brazil has secured home games in against Kenya and Guyana in June, the CBRu confirmed on Thursday. Brazil previously faced Kenya in a test match in Dubai in 2011. The Africans won the match 27-25. The Brazilians are to play both Kenya and northern neighbors Guyana in the country’s northern state of Amapá, …
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Number 8 Nick Smith will captain Brazil in Saturday’s home international against Chile in São Paulo. The SPAC back-rower will have the honor of leading the team in a South American A Championship match at the Estadio Pacaembu, São Paulo’s stadium used for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The fixture …
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Fears that Ohio’s home games from Memorial Park in Obetz would not be broadcast live have been allayed as PRO Rugby has signed an agreement with Time Warner Cable for the 2016 season. Rumours had persisted that no deal was in place following the decision to partner with ONE World Sport …
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Los Cóndores will take-on Brazil for the second time this year. Saturday’s test match will see Chile looking to complete back-to-back wins over Brazil and also make it two from two in the South American A Championship. Coming off a 68-7 hammering of Paraguay on home soil Los Cóndores now …
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The Central American Republic of Guatemala is fast-tracking its development programs. The union’s quest to become a full Sudamérica Rugby member in 2017 and eventual World Rugby member has the organization busy in finding ways to develop rugby in the junior, senior, Rugby Sevens and, now, women’s categories. Held in Guatemala …
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Mexican referee Jorge Rodríguez was in charge with the Caribbean classic between Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica this past weekend. The match was a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying fixture and also a part of the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship. Together with Americas Rugby Championship competitors Brazil and the …
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Former Glasgow Warriors and Scotland u20 prop George Hunter is set to play for the Bahamas in their upcoming match against Mexico on May 7th as part of Rugby Americas North Championship. The 24-year-old Aberdeen native qualifies for the Bahamas by virtue of his grandfather being born on the islands. …
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It was a good week for Americas rugby, with action all over the globe. Players involved in Asia, Europe, North and South America all vied for selection in one of the most contentious teams we’ve ever had to pick. Only 15 make the final cut, but many more were in …
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Los Teritos fell 56-22 to Samoa this morning in a third round match in the World Rugby Junior World Trophy in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was back-against-the-wall for the Uruguayans throughout as Samoa dominated the early exchanges with their physicality. Los Teritos, though, fought-hard to improve the scoresheet late in the …
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The LNR have named Agustín Ormaechea’s try from this past weekend as being among the best scored in round 27 of the Pro D2. The Uruguayan scrum half crossed for the opening try of the second half for Mont de Marsan who defeated Carcassonne 39-10. Ormaechea was in the right place …
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