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Sudamérica Rugby Restructuring Competitions for 2018

Sudamérica Rugby is rebranding and restructuring international competitions for 2018. The governing body for rugby in South and Central America is looking to implement a new system and format to elevate the level of competition. The overhaul came about following a meeting last month in Medellín, Colombia. Plans were discussed …

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Guinness Pro 14 – Week 2 Preview

The Guinness Pro 14 Championship continues this weekend. Week 2 of the season sees two Friday and five Saturday fixtures. Unlike in round one there are to be matches played in Italy and Scotland in Week 2. South African teams remain in Europe playing away this weekend. It is not …

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Aviva Premiership – Week 2 Preview

Week 2 of the Aviva Premiership season takes place this weekend. The twelve leading English clubs will all take to the field, looking to obtain vital early season competition points. Opening Week 2 will be the Northern clash of the Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons. It is to be the …

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Pro D2 – Week 4 Preview

The long and arduous Pro D2 season is already in its 4th weekend of the new season. Thursday’s opening fixture between Montauban and Grenoble did not feature any Americas players, but all six matches on Friday will have at least one suited up. Charente welcome Biarritz to Stade Chanzy with …

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Team of the Week

The European club season is back in full swing but sadly the Americas influence wasn’t all that great last weekend. Thankfully the World Rugby u20 Trophy was there to help us out when we needed it most and several players put their hands up, most notably from the Teritos who …

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Best of the Rest

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A collection of articles worth reading from elsewhere around the rugby-verse over the past couple weeks. The Women’s World Cup, Guiness Pro 14 expansion, the future of the UAR, catastrophic injury recovery, concussions, and the new law trials.   A Journey to be the Best – by Mark Janzen / …

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Ontario Arrows name squad for Glendale match

The Ontario Arrows have named their match day squad ahead of their historic match against the Glendale Merlins this coming Saturday, September 9. It’s a rematch of sorts with the majority of the two sides competing against each other on May 20 in Burlington albeit under the Blues and Raptors …

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Strikers sign Fiji 7s rep Josua Vici

The Houston Strikers have added a second Fijian to their growing roster for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. Joining Olympic captain Osea Kolinisau in Texas is Josua Vici. The 23-year-old speedster has represented Fiji in multiple tournaments including four stops on the HSBC Sevens Series since making his debut …

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Heavy Americas influence in Falcons ‘A’ team

Newcastle Falcons have named four Americas players in the side for their Aviva ‘A’ League season opener against Wasps on Monday evening. The newly revamped ‘A’ League sees all 12 Premiership sides as well as Championship favorites Bristol entering reserve grade teams which feature a mixture of up-and-coming talent as …

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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 Costa Rica The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala, handed over the title to …

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