The USA got their European tour off to an impressive start with a resounding 31-17 victory over Romania in Bucharest on Saturday. In their first match with Scott Lawrence in charge the Eagles ran out to a stunning 31-nil lead before slipping away in the final quarter. It was an …
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Romania play host to the USA on Saturday. The match will begin Romania’s warm-ups ahead of the World Cup. The USA missed out on qualifying but will be very busy in facing European teams this month. The first stop for the Eagles is Bucharest; a hunting ground in which the …
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Italy are targeting a spot in the Rugby World Cup 2023 Quarter Finals. Such an achievement would be a first for the Azzurri. Italy have competed at every Rugby World Cup but have been unable to advance to the play-off’s. Argentine import Juan Ignacio Brex notes that Italy have set …
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The USA will face three World Cup teams in August. Squaring off against the Men’s Eagles will be Romania, Portugal, and Georgia on consecutive weekends beginning on August 5. A rematch against the Lobos is the latest to be confirmed with the Oaks and Lelos already public knowledge. It will …
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Romania has confirmed three warm-up matches ahead of Rugby World Cup 2023. The Stejarri will play one home test match and two away test matches in August. The Americas is included with Romania’s first match in August to be against the USA in Bucharest. The match is the second confirmed …
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The cat is at last out of the bag. After repeated World Cup cycles wherein the early draw brings unbalanced pools, World Rugby have admitted the error. Writing for The Mirror, Alex Spink writes that World Rugby are to delay the draw for future Rugby World Cups. The draw for …
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World Rugby’s approval of eligibility law changes may bring substantial changes for Rugby World Cup 2023. Players are able to represent a second country following a three-year stand-down period from their last binding representative appearance for their first country. In other words, there are players from both RWC 2019 and / …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Uruguay With an Eye on Pool A Round one of the 2023 Six Nations saw two of Italy’s World Cup opponents …
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A pair of American forwards will be part of international squads in Europe this weekend. Tighthead prop Roman Salanoa has been called up to Ireland’s Six Nations training squad, while hooker Robert Irimescu has been named on the bench to make his test debut for Romania against Poland on Saturday. …
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RWC 2023 will feature new matches at the Rugby World Cup. There are to be fixtures that have never taken place before in RWC history. There are new games in each of the four pools. Three teams will be facing an entire new list of teams in their respective RWC …
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