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Taufete’e ties Keith Wood’s try record

Records are made to be broken and today a long-standing one equalized. Since long before retiring, following RWC 2003, Ireland’s Keith Wood has held the World Record for the most test tries scored by a hooker or a prop. In October 2001 Wood scored his 12th test try to match …

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USA thrash Chile in ARC opener

The US Eagles made easy work of Chile in the opening match of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship, scoring 11 tries en route to a 71-8 final. AJ MacGinty led the way with a hat-trick in his return from injury, also landing five conversions to come one point shy of …

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World Rugby releases Americas Combine documentary

World Rugby has released a 50-minute documentary feature on the week-long Rugby Americas Combine that was hosted at Glendale’s Infinity Park in October. The combine featured 26 players from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, and the USA. At the end of the week the players came together to play in …

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Utah scrap to win over Austin in season opener

The Utah Warriors started their 2019 Major League Rugby campaign on a winning note, defeating Austin Elite 17-9 at Dell Diamond on Friday evening. It was a scrappy match with both teams struggling to find continuity and penalties scattered throughout. A half-break by Tim O’Malley put the Warriors in behind …

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ARC Preview – Chile vs USA

The first match of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship takes place in a new venue – the Estadio Santiago Bueras. It is a small stadium found in Maipú, the largest commune of Chile’s capital region of Santiago. There the Cóndores will welcome another bird of prey, the Eagles from the …

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