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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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2019 ARC Preview – Canada

With the mission to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019 now complete, Canada enter the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship with a bit of levity. Head coach Kingsley Jones can now search for potential bolters for his squad to Japan and worry less about results. That said he will also be …

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USA confirm Sevens Residency athletes for 2019

USA Rugby has confirmed a total of 48 athletes to join Eagles residency programs at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, 24 each for the Women’s and Men’s Eagles programs. All athletes will be available for the HSBC Sevens Series and 2019 Pan-Am Games. This year’s HSBC Series also …

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Foreign-Born Players in 2019 Americas Rugby Championship

With the controversial events of 2018 the issue of eligibility and Foreign-Born Players remains a hot topic. The 2019 Americas Rugby Championship will involve players who qualified for a country other than that which they were born in. With widespread use of nationalizing players via Regulation 8, World Rugby extended residency …

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2019 ARC Preview – Chile

Chile seem to be in a perpetual state of rebuilding and there is no change in that regard as they enter the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. With Pablo Lemoine taking over as Head Coach in November it’s hoped that some long-term stability with finally arrive. In the meantime the former …

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MLR Team of the Week

With nine teams now in the league and a minimum of three matches a weekend, we’ll be doing something new this year – a weekly XV composed of players from Major League Rugby. Of note is that this XV differs from our usual ‘Team of the Week’ in that all …

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2019 ARC Preview – Brazil

Two months after Os Tupis made headlines for their game against the Maori All Blacks, the Brazilians are looking to continue their rise. The goal is for Brazil to qualify for RWC 2023, an accomplishment which would be extraordinary.   2018 ARC Brazil has had a heavy investment in the …

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