2018 was an abysmal year for the Argentina XV. There were disappointing results both in South America and elsewhere. Losses of note came against Georgia ‘A‘ and Brazil. On both occasions the Argentina XV started well only to be beaten. The meltdown defeat against Os Tupis was the definition of …
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A strong competitor in prior years of the ARC, Uruguay go into the 2019 campaign with everyone paying attention. Los Teros have been a success of the competition, most notably in claiming the scalp of Canada in Vancouver twelve months ago. ARC 2018 The 2018 ARC saw Canada vs …
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The USA has won back-to-back Americas Rugby Championship titles and on Saturday will begin their march towards the three-peat. Gary Gold has named a squad with the World Cup firmly on his mind and with spots on the plane still up for grabs there is still plenty to prove for …
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History was made in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon when the Gold hosted the expansion Toronto Arrows in the 2019 Major League Rugby season opener. That the league has successfully launched a second season is itself notable. It also opened the books on professional rugby in a new country. The …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Major League Rugby It was an historic weekend as Major League Rugby passed another hurdle with the start of it’s second …
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The comparative populations of the 20 countries competing at RWC 2019.
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Area sizes from the largest to smallest countries at RWC 2019.
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A 79th minute penalty goal from Sam Windsor gave the Houston SaberCats a 21-20 win over Austin Elite on opening day of the new Major League Rugby season on Saturday. Heavy rain made conditions difficult at Dell Diamond but didn’t throw off Windsor’s boot, the flyhalf scoring all 21 points …
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The New Orleans Gold took a 36-31 win over the Toronto Arrows in the first game of the 2019 Major League Rugby season and the first ever regular season match for the expansion Arrows side. It was a thrilling if sloppy match, with Toronto falling just short after coming back …
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One of two expansion sides in the 2019 Major League Rugby season, the Toronto Arrows are unique in that they are the first and only Canadian side in the league. In fact they are the first ever professional rugby union franchise from the Great White North and with that historic …
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