This year’s edition of the Tobago International Rugby 7s Tournament will take place over the first weekend (5th & 6th) of December. Details of the cost to participate and various accommodation options available can be accessed by clicking here as can an official Registration Form and information on how to get to …
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World Rugby has announced that Harare, Zimbabwe, will be the location of the 2016 Under 20 Trophy. The second tier competition will once again feature eight teams, including Uruguay, Namibia, Samoa, and four regional qualifiers yet to be determined – one each from Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia. The …
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All four teams were in action this past week, including two Canadian matches, and though there were few truly exceptional performances, there were enough noteworthy contributions to throw together this cosmopolitan selection. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (ARG) Special day for the Pumas legend who pushed on his country’s scrum in …
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The first wave of Americans have hit the ground running in New Zealand as part of USA Rugby’s new partnership with Taranaki Rugby. Capped Eagle 7s player Mike Te’o and Eagle hopefuls Cam Falcon and David Tameilau are all in training with the Taranaki Development side as part of the …
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Following international matches this weekend the Final World Rankings have been posted before the Rugby World Cup. Confirmed as the world’s top four are New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England in that order. This means that only Pool D lacks a side ranked among the best heading into the …
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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 Uruguay Uruguay rebounded from a forty point loss against Japan to end the World Cup preparation in style. Sunday’s 41-19 win …
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The USA’s final outing before the Rugby World Cup offered reasons to believe that the Eagles can achieve better results in England than has been the case in World Cups of the past. Ranked 16th in the world the USA played host to the 2nd ranked Australia at Chicago’s Soldier …
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Rugby World Cup 2019 hosts Japan made it three in a row today as the Asian champions completed a hard-fought 13-10 win over Georgia in Gloucester. Amanaki Lelei Mafi was the hero as the replacement prop went over two minutes from full time to put Japan in front for the …
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The historic Americas Six Nations will get the go ahead. The tournament is yet to be officially launched due to ongoing arrangements in regards to the name and sponsor acquisition, but the governing body of Brazilian rugby – the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) – has confirmed the tournament is …
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The 2015-2016 Guinness Pro 12 season starts today with three league matches involving Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams. The remaining three opening round matches are to be played tomorrow. In previous years the Celtic-Italian League has been an important part of preparing players from the Americas for international duty. The …
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