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Team of the Week

It’s another first for Americas Rugby News. This is the first time a weekly selection has included both men and women in the team. With the Women’s Rugby World Cup wrapping up but also the beginning of the French domestic season, it seemed best to recognize the best of each. …

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Americas trio named to World Cup Dream Team

Kristen Thomas, Julianne Zussman, and Sara Parsons have been named to the official World Rugby Dream Team for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The North American trio were awarded the honor on Monday having been voted on by the tournament commentary team. Thomas combined with Naya Tapper and Cheta …

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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 Guatemala Guatemala got their South American Championship C title defense off to a strong start on Sunday. Los Jaguares downed newcomers Nicaragua …

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Americas Rankings – August 27 2017

This weekend featured three capped matches involving teams from the Americas. Five teams in total were in action, four of them playing in round one of the South American C Championship. Nicaragua’s historic first ever test match sees the country move for the first time in the Americas Rankings. The 57-19 …

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New Zealand claim Women’s World Cup title

New Zealand’s women are now on equal footing with the men after earning the right to call themselves World Champions with a 41-32 result over England at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday to bring a close to the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The two sides treated spectators to …

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Collegiate All-Americans named to play Oxford

Head coach Gavin Hickie has named 25 players in his Collegiate All-American squad that will congregate for a friendly against Oxford University in Philadelphia on September 16. The match will act as a prelude to the Aviva Premiership fixture between European champions Saracens and Newcastle Falcons at Talen Energy Stadium. …

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2017-2018 Top 14 – Week 1 Preview

The 2017-2018 Top 14 season gets underway this weekend. Six of the seven matches are to be Saturday fixtures. The one remaining match will take place on Sunday. First up on Saturday will be Oyonnax at home to Toulouse. No players from the Americas will be involved in the match. …

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