Canada has been dealt a heavy blow just five months out from their World Cup qualifying series against the US Eagles with the news that star fullback Matt Evans has suffered a serious knee injury. An awkward fall in a tackle against London Irish last month resulted in significant damage …
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What would a lineup look like continuing the most capped players per country? In the case of the USA the answer is a mixture of players from the 1990’s to the present. A number of players are still active. 1 – Mike MacDonald (67 caps, 56 starts) From 2000-2012 prop Mike MacDonald …
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Los Pumas are to face Georgia at the Estadio 23 de Agosto in June. The fixture will be Argentina’s third and final home international of the month. The match will be played on June 24, seeing test match rugby played in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy for the …
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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 Jamie Cudmore For years ‘Cuddles’ has been the hard man of Canadian rugby. Now into the twilight of his career the veteran …
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What would a lineup look like continuing the most capped players per country? In the case of Argentina the answer is that it would appear very modern. Only one player is exclusively from the amateur era and five played in Rugby World Cup 2015. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (66 caps, …
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The June test series for the Americas looks all but complete with multiple sources indicating that Georgia will play Canada, the USA, and Argentina during the June international window. Originally proposed as a trip to South America, the Lelos will now face tougher competition with the North Americans replacing Brazil …
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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 Canada, USA to play Scotland in June 2018 Canada and the USA have secured at least one Tier 1 test for …
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Canada and the USA have secured at least one Tier 1 test for 2018, with Scotland set to tour North America during the June test window. The plans were revealed by World Rugby Head of Competition and Performance Mark Egan in an interview with SportsPro last week. It’s particularly good …
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Argentina’s teams – Los Jaguares and Los Pumas did not come away with the results they desired. The numbers is to be the subject of this, the final Forward Thinking of the year. In 2016 Los Pumas played 13 test matches. Los Jagures had 15 matches in Super Rugby. Combined this meant …
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Who Does Uruguay Play Against the Most? In the fourth of a series looking at international opposition of the the Americas, today we look at Uruguay’s test matches from 1995 on. Uruguay played at a Rugby World Cup for the first time in 1999. The country joined Namibia and Spain …
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