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The governing body of Ecuadorian rugby the Federación Ecuatoriana de Rugby has confirmed a 25-man player roster for the upcoming South American B Championship. Ecuador’s Head Coach Luis Zamora ehas called upon players from three of the country’s provinces with Guayas and Pichincha accounting for all but one of them. To be …

In an effort to aid the development of rugby in the region Argentina have invited Uruguay’s second selection, the Uruguay XV to compete in Argentina’s national provincial championship, the Torneo Argentino de Uniones. The historical opportunity provides Uruguay with a means of developing more players to a higher level. The …

The Feruchi staff have announced twelve players to represent Chile at next month’s International Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo. The Uruguayan capital will play host to an invitational tournament from November 6-8. The twelve selected Chilean players come from the regional unions of La Serena, Regional Valparaíso, Santiago, Concepción and …

England’s Wayne Barnes and Jérôme Garcès of France have been appointed as referees for the World Cup semi-finals. Barnes comes as no surprise having been in impressive form throughout the tournament. He will oversee the second match between Argentina and Australia on Sunday October 25. Saturday’s meeting between New Zealand …

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Julian Savea He started the season overweight and – if we’re honest – pretty out of form. Even in the …

Scotland saw their semi-final hopes dashed when Bernard Foley’s kick sailed through the uprights with a minute to spare, earning Australia a famous 35-34 victory in a thrilling match that will live long in the memory. Among other reasons, the contentious nature of key decisions from referee Craig Joubert will …

Three tries from Julian Savea highlighted a stunning performance from the All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. New Zealand humiliated France, scoring nine tries en route to a 62-13 victory in their quarter-final. Any questions of form were put swiftly to bed as the All Blacks dominated the …

A try in the 75th minute from Fourie du Preez put the Springboks into the semi-final as they survived a remarkable performance from Wales at Twickenham. Dan Biggar’s penalty goal some 10 minutes earlier had put Wales into the lead, and some resolute defense kept South Africa off the boad …

Ireland have suffered another hammer blow ahead of their quarter-final against Argentina on Sunday as Jonny Sexton has been forced to withdraw with a groin injury. The star goal kicker was injured in the final pool game against France but was earlier in the week declared fit for duty. Sadly …

Well the pool stages are now done and dusted, 40 matches gone by the wayside with 12 teams back for an early round of golf. That means it’s business time, and there are some tasty match-ups for the quarters, with zero unanimous picks! The standings after the pool stages have …