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Team of the Week

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Well it wasn’t hard to pick most of this week’s team! After a performance like the one from Argentina on Saturday, it was tempting to just pick the Pumas team in its entirety, but somehow we did find room to squeeze in a couple other players. 1 – Marcos Ayerza …

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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 Argentina History was made in Durban on Saturday as Los Pumas defeated South Africa for the first time, and did …

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RWC 2015 Pool B: How are USA’s Rivals Preparing?

We’re in the home stretch towards the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The time for shaking up rosters and testing new players is nearing an end as all of the teams involved now shift their focus on final preparations. The USA just completed what can be considered a successful Pacific Nations …

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ARN Pacific Nations Cup XV

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A wild and exciting Pacific Nations Cup is now over, and while it was tough to come up with a definitive XV given all the chopping and changing, here’s who we feel are the standout players from this year’s tournament. Did we get it right? 1 – Sakaria Taulafo (SAM) …

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Talking Rugby (Vol. 2, Iss. 14): PNC Wrapup

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The PNC wrapped up with a flourish on Monday. Three games… make that, three really exciting games were played. Fiji took home the crown besting Samoa, Tonga outdueled Japan, and the USA got a last minute win over Canada. The PNC is the red-headed step child of the World Rugby …

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MacGinty Saves USA from Canada

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A last minute drop goal from flyhalf AJ MacGinty gave the USA a 15-13 win and saved the Eagles from a resilient, but mistake riddled Canadian side. The Eagles did their best to hand the game over to Canada, as they failed to score a try, ran into penalty trouble and struggled down the stretch. The …

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ARN Forecast August 3

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Some unusual timing this week is going to require a couple rounds of predictions, here’s the first for the final day of the Pacific Nations Cup!   PACIFIC NATIONS CUP   August 3 – Tonga v Japan Paul – Tonga has performed well thus far in North America while Japan …

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Team of the Week July 29-August 1

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Not a great week from a Pacific Nations Cup standpoint, but there was a number of contenders to choose from after an enthralling game in Montevideo. 1 – Djustice Sears-Duru (CAN) A star in the making, the 21-year-old made his run-on debut against Samoa and impressed with his power in …

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Lyle on US Players to Watch at RWC

Dan Lyle is regarded as a pioneer for American rugby. One of the first US players to make a big splash in Europe, Lyle was capped 45 times for the USA from 1994-2003 and made 123 appearances for Bath in the English Premiership. World Rugby had a chance to sit …

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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 on the weekend. UP Uruguay History was made in Montevideo on Saturday as Los Teros defeated the Argentina XV 30-26 in what was the first ever …

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