Uruguay

Youthful Emerging Italy side for the Nations Cup

Gianluca Guidi has named his 28-man Emerging Italy roster for the World Rugby Nations Cup. Included are just two players based outside Italy’s domestic Eccellenza in versatile prop Derrick Appiah and dynamic back row forward Sebastian Negri, the only senior international in the squad. Appiah will move to London Scottish …

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World Cup stars set to shine for Namibia

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Namibia will enter the World Rugby Nations Cup with their strongest ever entry as their World Cup stars return to international duty. The team will be captained by abrasive Bulls loose forward Renaldo Bothma, who will move to Aviva Premiership club Harlequins next season. Also present is departing Glasgow Warriors …

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Russia lean on Continental Shield for Nations Cup

Russian coach Alexander Pervukhin has not cast his net far for the World Rugby Nations Cup, with 20 of his 28 players selected from European Continental Shield finalists Enisei STM and Krasny Yar. Five players are set to make their debuts amidst some of Russia’s most celebrated international players. Loose …

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Spain Name 28-man Roster for Nations Cup

Spain has named a 28-man Roster for the World Rugby Nations Cup. Los Leones Head Coach Santiago Santos is looking to use the tournament to build towards Japan 2019. Spain is well positioned to compete for a possible first Rugby World Cup appearance since 1999. Los Leones will open their …

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Americas Rankings – June 04 2017

Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, respective winners in their test matches. The Bahamas recovered from losing to the Turks & Caicos Islands to defeat the Dominican Republic on Saturday. The 42-5 away victory sees …

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Team of the Week

We’re very late getting our best from last weekend up but in our defense it was a busy week and it took some extra time to review all the footage! It was a rough week for the Jaguares and as such not one player from the team makes our selection. …

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Berchesi signs for Dax

Uruguayan star Felipe Berchesi is on the move. The World Cup flyhalf is leaving Carcassonne and has signed a two-year contract with Dax, with an option for a third year. Berchesi will be replacing another South American goal kicker on the roster with Argentine international Ignacio Mieres moving to newly-promoted …

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28 Countries Chasing 8 Vacancies at RWC 2019

There are a total of 28 countries chasing the remaining 8 vacancies at Rugby World Cup 2019. These countries are from all of World Rugby’s designated regions. In the case of the Americas the regions of Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby are combined for the purposes of Rugby World Cup …

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Up and Under

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 Uruguay It is mission accomplished for Uruguay. Los Teros have advanced to the final round of Americas qualification for Rugby World Cup …

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