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Fiji name World Cup roster

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Fijian Head Coach John McKee has named his 31-man player roster for the upcoming Rugby World Cup to be played in England and Wales. Included are a number of players who featured in the recent Pacific Nations Cup in which all but one match took place in North America. Fiji …

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Uruguay Crowned South American U19 Champions

Uruguay is the 2015 South American Under 19 Champion. Los Teritos were crowned the winners of this year’s four nations competition by defeating all of Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Today’s 48-17 win over Chile saw Los Cóndores wrapping up an impressive campaign which featured three big wins. Played at the Estadio …

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Uruguay down Brazil to move towards U19 title

Los Teritos edged towards winning the 2015 South American Under 19 Championship by defeating Brazil 27-12 in the second round. Played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty in Asunción, the Uruguayans led throughout and outscored Brazil by five tries to two. Fullback Bautista Mascia opened …

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Future Government Backing Secured for Uruguay

Shortly before departing, Los Teros had the significant honor this Tuesday of receiving the national flag from the Minister of Tourism, Liliam Kechichian and the National Director of Sport Fernando Cáceres, during a ceremony at the Executive Tower. Present were the Uruguayan rugby players who wil travel to the World …

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Up and Under

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The 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 Argentina History was made in Durban on Saturday as Los Pumas defeated South Africa for the first time, and did …

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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 …

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Uruguay name squad for Japan tour

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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 …

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