Tag Archives: July Internationals

Michael Cheika wants to remain in charge of Los Pumas. The Unión de Rugby Argentina (UAR) want him to stay on as Head Coach. With both parties wanting the same thing the Australian is to stay on until Rugby World Cup 2027, writes Sergio Stuart for Olé. Cheika replaced Mario …

Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days. UP Esteban Meneses, Uruguay and the Silver era The Meneses years were transformational. Los Teros reached new heights under Meneses. Uruguay overtook both Canada and the …

The attempt to allure the British & Irish Lions to Las Vegas has come and gone. The combined side of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will tour Australia in 2025. It was hoped that a USA side would be able to feature by playing as the home team against the …

Twenty teams will compete at Rugby World Cup 2023. Where does each competitor play home matches? Do some teams have a permanent home venue and others move matches between different venues and / or cities? Yes. Who, then hosted more matches across their territory and who concentrates home matches in …

Georgia came away from their match against the USA with a 22-7 victory on Saturday in Tbilisi, their final home game before the World Cup. It was a competitive contest with the Eagles defense and set piece putting up a stronger fight than some had expected. The Eagles survived the …

Tonga cruised to a second straight dominant victory over Canada in Nuku’alofa on Tuesday, with the final score reading 36-12 in favor of the home side. It was the final tune-up for the Ikale Tahi ahead of the World Cup, and featured a mix of likely travelers and seven uncapped …

Canada will play their second test in a span of five days against Tonga in Nuku’alofa on Tuesday (Monday in North America). It’s a tough ask for a team that failed to score any points against a 14-man Ikale Tahi for the entire second half, and managed just one penalty …

Portugal took full advantage of their only warm-up test ahead of the World Cup with a runaway 46-20 victory over the USA in Algarve on Saturday. While the Eagles matched their hosts up front, they were outclassed by the electric Lobos backline that had far too much pace and guile …

Tonga took a decisive 28-3 result over Canada in the first match of their two-test series in Nuku’alofa. The power of the Ikale Tahi in the contact area was too much for the visitors, who failed to score any points at all in the second half despite playing most of …

Canada’s Senior Men’s side will play their first test since November when they take on Tonga in Nuku’alofa on Thursday afternoon local time, late Wednesday night in North America. It’s the first of two tests at the home of the Ikale Tahi, who are preparing for the fast-approaching Rugby World …