Rugby World Cup 2003 took place in Australia. It would be the second RWC of the professional era but unlike RWC 1999 the tournament in 2003 would be staged in just one country. RWC 1999 had five pools of four which saw them being spread around Great Britain, Ireland, and …
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Rugby World Cup 1999 was the first RWC of the professional era. RWC 1995 saw the end of amateurism and with it RWC 1999 would see a change in the landscape of who different teams were prepared compared to that from 1987-1995 RWCs. The 1999 World Cup was also the …
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Los Teros Head Coach Esteban Meneses has revealed Uruguay’s targets for the World Cup. The South Americans are the bottom seed in Pool D of RWC 2019. Their matches will be against Fiji, Georgia, Australia, and Wales. In an interview with Ignacio Chans, Meneses stated that Uruguay’s targets for the …
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Jack Evans will not be playing for the Toronto Arrows in 2020. The 22-year-old has returned to Wales where he will suit up for Swansea in the Welsh Premiership while also joining the Ospreys u23 side. Evans was born in Canada but grew up in Wales, playing for the country …
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20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …
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Russia Head Coach Lyn Jones has announced Russia’s 31-man roster to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019. The Russian Bears will be playing in their second RWC with their first having been RWC 2011 in New Zealand. 29 of the 31 players play their rugby in Russia. The two based …
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Head Coach Warren Gatland has named Wales’ 31-man World Cup roster. Recently ranked no1 in the world rankings the Western British side are title contenders for that tournament which starts in 20 days time in Japan. Gatland’s roster comes with et shock omissions of hooker Rob Evans, and center Scott …
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Uruguay’s 31-man roster for Rugby World Cup 2019 has been named. All 31 of the players selected for Rugby World Cup 2019 were born and raised in Uruguay. Included are 15 players who play their rugby abroad. That is 11 more than was the case for RWC 2015 four years …
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During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week two the feature team is Canada. In day five of the series the feature is …
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The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signature of South African midfielder Tiaan Loots for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Hailing from Cape Town, the 27-year-old signed for the Dragons of the Guinness Pro 14 in May 2018 and had one year remaining on his contract but has agreed an …
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