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Future Government Backing Secured for Uruguay

Shortly before departing, Los Teros had the significant honor this Tuesday of receiving the national flag from the Minister of Tourism, Liliam Kechichian and the National Director of Sport Fernando Cáceres, during a ceremony at the Executive Tower. Present were the Uruguayan rugby players who wil travel to the World …

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USA Pool Opponents, Samoa Name RWC Squad

Ofisa Treviranus will lead Samoa at the Rugby World Cup it was confirmed today by Head Coach Stephen Betham. The Pacific Island nation will play in a seventh World Cup, having only not been a part of the first tournament in 1987. Currently ranked 11th in the official World Rankings, …

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Hands On! with Alex Magleby

Since being named as USA Rugby’s National Director of Performance in February, Alex Magleby has been hard at work rebuilding the pathway to the National Teams. A cohesive and crystal clear pathway is something that has eluded USA Rugby in the past, but it appears those days may be over. Americas …

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Canada’s squad – Piece by Piece

As Canada move ever closer to their final World Cup selection, we take a closer look at where the squad stands, position by position, and who might be the unlucky four who don’t make the cut when head coach Kieran Crowley trims his squad from 35 to 31 at the …

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Team of the Week

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

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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Hourcade names 31-man Squad for Final Home Test

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed a 31-man squad for Argentina’s final assignment before confirming the World Cup squad, a test match against South Africa in Buenos Aires next Saturday. Included are the 26 players who traveled to Durban for the historic win. Joining them are Juan Martín …

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Chile impress against Brazil in Sudamérica Under 19s

Chile started the 2015 South American Under 19 Championship strongly by defeating Brazil 32-3 in Asunción, Paraguay earlier today. The fixture was the opening match of the tournament which is being played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty. The junior Condores side scored all five of the …

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Fiji names preliminary World Cup squad

Fiji has named their preliminary World Cup squad, with 38 players included for a training camp that will run from August 12 to August 31, the day when their final team of 31 will be announced. All 31 players from the victorious Pacific Nations Cup squad are present, with seven …

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The Straight Feed – PNC Thoughts

With the Pacific Nations Cup now behind us, it’s time to turn our full attention to the World Cup, but not before we have a little debrief on the tournament. After endless changes to the format over recent years we finally got something closer a full-on version again, but as …

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Pumas earn famous victory in Durban

Argentina celebrated the 50th anniversary of their inaugural tour to South Africa with a stirring 37-25 victory at Kings Park in Durban, in doing so becoming the first Pumas side to beat the Springboks on any ground. The result has also made a clear statement to the rugby world – …

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Local Rugby and Police Unite to Teach Kids in Belize

Fort George Memorial Park in Belize City was the setting for a tag rugby session last weekend. Involved were 40 children who were all trying rugby for the first time. The session involved the participation of Rugby Belize and local law enforcement officials. Authorities are aware of the potential life-changing …

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