In a historic appointment for the sport of rugby an Argentine will referee a major final for the first time. Damián Schneider will officiate France vs Ireland, the final of the 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The final will be played on Friday, July 14 at the Athlone Sports …
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Major League Rugby 2023 will involve players from four South American countries. Argentina, Chile, Pargauay and Uruguay will be represented. Capped players will feature including names in the frame for Rugby World Cup 2023. While Canada and the USA missed out on qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2023 there are …
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The Toronto Arrows have signed Ramón Ayarza. The Canadian Major League Rugby (MLR) franchise will be home to the Chilean for the 2023 MLR season. For Ayarza the move comes at the age of 29. It will be the third continent in which the Chilean has played professional rugby. Ayarza …
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Uruguay has been a success story of the past decade. Los Teros returned from missing out on Rugby World Cups 2007 and 2011 to now be a consolidated participant. For Uruguay, the focus changed from qualifying for World Cups to a sustainable long-term structure. How this happened may offer a …
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The Dallas Jackals have signed Martín Elías. The recruitment sees a leading Argentine-based fly half now on his way to play in Major League Rugby (MLR) 2023. Elías joins after previously having played for Los Ceibos and Los Jaguares XV in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Aged 26, Elías …
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Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup. Sixteen teams competed in four pools of four at the inaugural tournament in 1987. It was expanded to twenty teams competing in five pools of four for RWC 1999. It changed to four pools of five for RWC …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Canada Women into World Cup Semi Final Canada have booked their spot in this coming weekend’s World Cup Semi …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Canada Secure Quarter Final at Women’s World Cup Canada clinched their spot in the Quarter Finals with a 22-12 …
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The Uruguay XV played host to the USA Falcons on Thursday at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa. The non-capped fixture was the opening contest of the Uruguay Conference, a tournament positioned for match practice ahead of the November Internationals. The Uruguay XV were 50-27 winners in what was a high scoring contest. …
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Old Glory DC continue to put together their roster for the 2023 Major League Rugby (MLR) season. The franchise have signed Lautaro Bavaro from Argentina. The flanker joins from Buenos Aires club Hindú. Bavaro is a former Jaguares XV player in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). He played …
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