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NACRA Rebranded to Rugby Americas North

The regional governing body for rugby in North America and the Caribbean, NACRA is to officially be rebranded to RAN – Rugby Americas North. The change is a part of a global renaming policy which has seen the former names or regional Associations altered to be Rugby Africa, Asia Rugby, …

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Americas players in Pro D2 Week 13

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A number of Americas players will be in action on Friday as the French Pro D2 approaches the mid-point of the competition. Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and the USA are all represented. Agustín Figuerola starts things off at scrumhalf for league-leading Lyon against 5th place Colomiers. The former Pumas scrumhalf moved …

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Haiti Enters the World of International Rugby

The birth of rugby in Haiti was September of 2014 when around 20 coaches took part over several days of courses and practices to prepare them to play and coach Rugby.  It followed a workshop from the previous year but was a true introduction as, for the most part, the notion of …

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Beach Rugby returns to Rio de Janeiro

International rugby sevens stars will compete in the annual invitational beach rugby competition at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on 19 December to promote rugby sevens’ debut at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Supported by World Rugby and run by the Confederaçao Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu), the event will deliver …

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Brazil vs Colombia Full Match

This past Saturday’s international match between Brazil and Colombia saw the home side coming out on top. The powerful and comprehensive 44-0 result enables the Tupis to focus on the Americas Rugby Championship knowing that their place in the 2016 South American Championship has been secured. In an effort to …

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Uruguay second-rower signs for Oyonnax

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Young Uruguayan rugby player Manuel Leindekar has signed a three-year contract for Oyonnax. The move sees him becoming Uruguay’s youngest professional player. It comes after he arrived in the French city on a one-week trial earlier this month. It means Uruguay now has six professional rugby players in Europe. Also …

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ARC Kickoff Times Announced

Kickoff times, for all of the matches in the new Americas Rugby Championship, have been announced. The ARC, which starts in February and runs five consecutive weekends, is a new competition that includes Argentina, USA, Canada, Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil. Americas Rugby Championship Schedule Date Match Venue KO Time (Local …

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Brazil Rises to 7th in the Americas

Brazil’s impressive home victory over Colombia on Saturday sees the Tupis rising in the World and Americas Rankings. The Portuguese speaking country’s 44-0 win over Colombia sees Brazil rising from 9th to 7th in the Americas, to trade places with Colombia, and from 45th to 42nd in the world. It …

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