Great interest will be placed on this match from the Americas. Argentina and the USA are both in Pool C with the former side looking for the Pacific Islanders to pull-off an upset to help their cause. The USA face Tonga in their final match, with a win in that …
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South Africa breeze past outgunned Italy
Romantic notions of another shock result in Shizuoka at the Rugby World Cup were promptly put to bed as South Africa breezed to a 49-3 win over Italy on Friday. The Springboks won the collisions in the first half, and a red card early in the second put the game …
Read More »RWC Pool B Preview – Namibia vs New Zealand
Reigning RWC champions New Zealand will look for their third win of RWC 2019 when they take-on Namibia in Tokyo on Sunday. The Africans fell to Italy and South Africa in opening losses and have to get through this match before focussing on their target of a win against Canada. …
Read More »World Sevens Series to begin at Glendale on Saturday
As the world continues to absorb the men’s World Cup in Japan, the new season of the World Sevens Series will begin at Infinity Park in Glendale this weekend. It’s the women who start things off as they play the first of a record eight events on the 2019-2020 circuit, …
Read More »France call three injury replacement to RWC
France have called up three players to their Rugby World Cup squad as injury replacements. The most recent additions are La Rochelle fullback Vincent Rattez and Toulon hooker Christopher Tolofua, who replace Thomas Ramos and Peato Mauvaka respectively. Meanwhile Wesley Fofana has also been sent home with uncapped Lyon center …
Read More »Kainoa Lloyd replaces Taylor Paris in Canada squad
Canada have lost a third member of their backs division at the Rugby World Cup. A concussion suffered by Taylor Paris near the end of the match against New Zealand will see the star winger returning to Castres, while Toronto Arrows flyer Kainoa Lloyd will now join the team in …
Read More »RWC Pool A Highlights – Ireland vs Russia
Game 22 of RWC 2019 took place earlier today in Kobe. The Pool A fixture was a must-win match for both sides. Ireland went in to the game having lost against Japan while Russia had fallen to both Japan and Samoa in their earlier matches. A detailed match report can …
Read More »RWC Pool A Preview – Japan vs Samoa
On Saturday RWC 2019 tournament hosts Japan look to edge closer to the Quarter Finals. The Japanese will take-on Samoa at the City of Toyota Stadium in Aichi Following Saturday’s win over Ireland in Shizuoka Japanese rugby is at an all-time high. A win over Samoa would take Japan to …
Read More »RWC Pool D Preview – Australia vs Uruguay
In the third fixture for Australia and Uruguay the teams square-off in a must-win battle in Oita on Saturday. The fixture is a rematch from RWC 2015 where they played for the first time in international competition. For the match Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has gone for twelve changes …
Read More »RWC Pool D Highlights – Fiji vs Georgia
Game 21 of RWC 2019 took place in Osaka. The Pool D clash saw Fiji looking for their opening win and Georgia their second. With ramifications for RWC 2023 qualifying the match had a lot riding on it for this reason alone. The winning side would also move into the …
Read More »Ireland Go Top of Pool A By Beating Russia
Ireland have gone to the top of Pool A by beating Russia this morning in Kobe. The 35-0 win marked Ireland’s first ever shut-out victory in a RWC fixture and was also the first time that Russia had been kept scoreless. The Irish enjoyed a dream start to the match. …
Read More »RWC Pool C Preview – Argentina vs England
It is time for Los Pumas to deliver or go home. Their Pool C match against England simply must be a victory. Performances thus far have been mixed from Argentina while England are among the best teams in the tournament. Argentina Head Coach Mario Ledesma has made one change to …
Read More »Fiji run rampant in blowout win over Georgia
Fiji restored some pride to their Rugby World Cup campaign as they ran away with a 45-10 victory over Georgia on Thursday in Osaka. The rain was hardly a factor for the winners, who take the decisive Pool D result to all but guarantee the automatic qualification position for RWC …
Read More »RWC Pool B Highlights – New Zealand vs Canada
The 20th game of the Rugby World Cup took place in Oita on Wednesday evening as Canada faced off against two-time defending champions New Zealand. It was played under a closed roof at the Showa Denko Dome. Despite the extremely humid conditions, the two sides produced an entertaining spectacle for …
Read More »RWC Pool C Highlights – France vs USA
Game No19 of the Rugby World Cup saw the USA playing France in Fukuoka. It was the second match of the tournament for the Eagles, played in wet weather after a typhoon passed by off-shore. The USA were looking for a better showing after a disappointing contest against England, while …
Read More »Las Vegas to host regular season MLR games
Major League Rugby unveiled its regular season schedule for the 2020 season late last month. Among the most notable features of the season are a series of games in February listed as venue ‘tbd’. Americas Rugby News has now confirmed that multiple fixtures are set to be hosted in Las …
Read More »All Blacks shut out Canada in Oita
It was a difficult day at the office for Canada as they were shut out 63-0 by New Zealand on a humid evening in Oita on Wednesday. They held on as long as they could in the first half, but with the All Blacks enjoying the vest majority of possession …
Read More »France pull away from combative Eagles
The final scoreboard read 33-9 in favor of France, but it was far from easy for Les Bleus as the USA were within three points until the 66th minute of the match. Three converted tries in the final minutes of the match led France to safety after the combative Eagles …
Read More »RWC Pool B Preview – Italy vs South Africa
Any chance for a surprise result in Pool B may come on Friday as Italy will look to overturn South Africa in Shizuoka. The Azzurri are riding high after dominant wins over both Namibia and Canada, and having effectively secured automatic qualification for Rugby World Cup 2023 they now turn …
Read More »Kyle Breytenbach moves from Austin to Houston
Kyle Breytenbach will continue to play Major League Rugby in Texas next season, but it won’t be in Austin. The versatile second or back row forward will pack his bags and head east to Houston where he call AVEVA Stadium home with the SaberCats. It’s a like-for-like replacement for retiring …
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