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Thompson suspended, Levave plays lock

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Experienced lock Kane Thompson has been handed a two-game suspension after receiving a red card for punching Saia Fainga’a of the Barbarians on the weekend. As a result the former Chiefs and now Newcastle Falcons forward will miss Saturday’s game against Wasps as well as the opening World Cup match …

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Americas non-World Cup XV

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With all four of the Americas team rosters having been named for the Rugby World Cup, the question is who is missing? Americas Rugby News takes a look at a team made up of players from the Americas who will miss the World Cup through injury or non-selection. 1 – …

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Team of the Week

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What a difference a week makes! Canada improve dramatically and finally get a win, the Eagles started strong but faded badly in the second half, and Los Teros were just awful. It’s an all-Canadian backline with only a few others putting their name in the hat in our select XV. …

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Eagles named for World Cup challenge

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Mike Tolkin has announced his final World Cup roster, and as expected there are no changes to the 31-man training squad named three weeks ago. Chris Wyles will lead the side with no place for Todd Clever, the former skipper unceremoniously discarded after skipping training sessions and allegedly disagreeing with …

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Scotland Name World Cup Roster

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USA Eagles Pool B rivals, Scotland have named their 31-man player roster for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Scotland and the USA will be joined by Japan, Samoa and South Africa in arguably the most even of the tournament’s four groups. Scotland will be tested early on in the World …

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Clever Joins Barbarians

Legendary USA Eagle flanker Todd Clever has been called into the Barbarians side that is set to take on the Worcester Warriors this coming Saturday. After serving as Captain of the USA for a number of years and amassing 63 caps for the Eagles, Clever was dropped from the team by Head …

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Harlequins Ink Deal with USA Rugby

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The play on the field yesterday may have been tense for the Harlequins and Eagles, but the relations in the board room was much less frosty. Prior to kick off of the match yesterday in Philadelphia, Harlequins announced the signing of a partnership with USA Rugby that will see the …

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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 Canada At last a return to winning ways for Canada. The 19-12, three tries to two win over the visiting …

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