The port city of Bahía Blanca will host international rugby for the first time on Saturday, with Uruguay arriving to take on the Argentina XV in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Located some 600km to the south of Buenos Aires, the Estadio El Fortín of Club Villa …
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France-based second row Luiz ‘Monstro’ Vieira is one of three changes made to the Brazilian side to face the US Eagles at Dell Diamond on Saturday. Diego Lopez drops to the bench to accommodate. One other change in the pack sees Jonatas Paulo in at loosehead in place of Alexandre …
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Ollie Nott will make his test debut for Canada against Chile in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. It could be a frosty one for the 21-year-old openside flanker, with weather in Langford still an issue after the appalling conditions suffered by the players last weekend’s …
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The USA has made seven changes for Brazil. The Eagles host the South Americans in a round two Americas Rugby Championship match on Saturday. Changes have been motivated by a variety of factors. Star backs Blaine Scully and AJ MacGinty have returned to club duty in the UK Also missing …
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Uruguay’s lineup has been named to face the Argentina XV. The team’s will meet in round two of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Both Uruguay and the Argentina XV played well in round one. Uruguay pushed the USA hard before falling in the final quarter. The Argentina XV managed to …
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Chile have rung the changes for Canada. Head Coach Bernard Charreyre has made eleven changes from the side that faced Brazil in round one. A disappointing performance from Los Cóndores in the rain has seen Charreyre reacting. With snowy conditions expected at Westhills Stadium in Langford Chile will require a …
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US Eagles winger Zack Test is on the mend after requiring emergency surgery on a head injury suffered in the match against Uruguay on the weekend. The 27-year-old came off in the 39th minute of the Americas Rugby Championship fixture in San Antonio after taking a knock to the head, …
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The USA had home advantage against Uruguay in round one of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Having lost the corresponding fixture in 2016 the Eagles were out for revenge on Los Teros. Played in San Antonio Texas this past weekend the Eagles and Teros both held the lead at differing …
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Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has made six changes for Uruguay. Both teams are back from opening round matches in North America to square-off in round two in Bahía Blanca on Saturday. Contepomi has made five changes to the pack. Francisco Ferronato, Marcelo Brandi, Santiago Medrano, Ignacio Larrague, and …
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It’s time for our first weekly selection of the best from the Americas Rugby Championship. This particular side took extra time to complete, as the rough conditions on the weekend made it difficult to compare one player from another. After some re-watches we think we’ve just about got it down. …
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