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The Winners and Losers of RWC 2019 Match Schedule

Thursday morning’s live match schedule announcement saw some smiling while others looked at their lists wondering what to think. This was based on RWC 2019 handing out a range of demands to the twenty participants. There were some clear winners and losers. Match Days In terms of overall match days …

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Chile bring top squad to Silicon Valley

While HSBC Sevens Series core sides USA and Canada have opted to bring development sides to Avaya Stadium, Chile will send their strongest available side to the Silicon Valley 7s this weekend. Several players who might have otherwise traveled with the Cóndores XVs team on their November tour will instead …

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Tongan center adds to expanding Austin Elite roster

Rampaging Tonga ‘A’ center Paki Afu is the latest in a busy week of signings for Austin Elite ahead of the upcoming Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old made a splash during the Americas Pacific Challenge tournament in Montevideo, scoring two tries in an impressive performance against Canada ‘A’. Afu …

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Argentina to Open RWC 2019 Against France

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Argentina is to open RWC 2019 against France. Today’s announcement handed Los Pumas a demanding scheduled for Rugby World Cup 2019. The South Americans will open against France on September 21 and end their pool matches against the USA on October 09. This represents four matches in nineteen days. France …

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2017 Americas Pacific Challenge XV

Given the almost disturbing ease with which Argentina breezed past the field we might have just named a team full of their players. Besides being colorless, such a stance would have denied several players who performed well despite the inevitable team struggles which accompany an ad hoc tournament. It would …

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No Rugby Championship Expansion

There is to be no Rugby Championship expansion. Speculation of a new format for the Southern Hemisphere’s premier international competition has pointed to possibly adding Fiji or Japan. However Americas Rugby News has been told that no changes will be made. Fiji is ranked above Argentina in World Rankings. Samoa …

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