Fort George Memorial Park in Belize City was the setting for a tag rugby session last weekend. Involved were 40 children who were all trying rugby for the first time. The session involved the participation of Rugby Belize and local law enforcement officials. Authorities are aware of the potential life-changing …
Read More »Lemoine Talks to World Rugby about the RWC
World Rugby caught up with Los Teros Head Coach Pablo Lemoine who gave his thoughts on the development of his team and the ultimate goal of making his country proud of the team at the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Lemoine told World Rugby ”the focus is not on winning, losing or …
Read More »RWC 2015 Pool B: How are USA’s Rivals Preparing?
We’re in the home stretch towards the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The time for shaking up rosters and testing new players is nearing an end as all of the teams involved now shift their focus on final preparations. The USA just completed what can be considered a successful Pacific Nations …
Read More »RWC 2015 Pool A: How are Uruguay’s Rivals Preparing?
August marks the final stage of preparation for Rugby World Cup 2015 and is a time in which all 20 competitors are finalizing their squads. All are involved in warm-up matches, some of whom have been doing so in previous months. Uruguay’s rivals are to be Wales, Australia, Fiji and …
Read More »Uruguay name squad for Japan tour
Los Teros Head Coach has confirmed his 31-man squad for the upcoming two match tour of Japan. The tour is to be Uruguay’s final preparation ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Uruguay will depart for Japan on Thursday, August 14 playing test matches in Fukuoka on August 22 and Tokyo …
Read More »British Ambassador Farewells Los Teros before World Cup
The British Ambassador to Uruguay, Ben Lyster-Binns farewelled the Uruguayan national men’s rugby team in an event at his Montevideo residence, days before the team departs for the World Cup which will be played in England and Wales. Uruguay’s team is to depart on a high after winning last Saturday’s home …
Read More »Bolivia Rugby Sevens train in Cochabamba
Bolivia’s Rugby Sevens team trained this past weekend at the estadio Félix Capriles in Cochabamba, continuing with the plan of arriving in good physical, technical and tactical conditions for the 2018 South American Games which will be played in the same city. The sessions led by Argentine coach Sebastián Mandaradoni, are looking …
Read More »Fiji take PNC title over Samoa
Rugby fans expected some magic in the Pacific Nations Cup final and they got their wishes as Fiji beat Samoa 39-29 in another pulsating game to finish off a great tournament. Eight tries in all – most of the spectacular variety – and countless bone-rattling tackles punctuated a fine afternoon …
Read More »Takulua leads Tonga to win over Japan
A second consecutive man-of-the-match performance from Tane Takulua sparked Tonga to a 31-20 victory over Japan at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Monday. It was a closely fought match with several lead changes until the final quarter, when Tonga pulled away. The two kickers were into the game early as …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 8): Colombia’s Spectacular Progress
With a population of 46.7 million Colombia is the fourth most populated country in the Americas with only the populations of the USA, Brazil and Mexico being larger. Those three have all regularly come up as being key markets by World Rugby in their strategic plans with the central reason …
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