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One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …

Following Chile’s loss to England at the World Cup, Los Cóndores Head Coach hit out at World Rugby. In his post match interview, Lemoine complained about how the sport is being run by World Rugby to ESPN Argentina (in Spanish). “The early minutes of play were good, but after we …

Changes are set to hit International Rugby like a hurricane. Canada, USA, Uruguay and Chile are among those set to miss out in the new International Competition. The arrangement will see SANZAAR and Six Nations Rugby beginning a new international competition that will begin in 2026. The new competition will …

The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa is set to begin with a ‘warm-up’ match against Japan in Scotland tomorrow. Rugby fans in Canada and the USA have been clamoring to find out how to watch the tour, and it has not proven straightforward but we do …

Pumas and Eagles will feature in the 2021 English Premiership and French Top 14 finals next weekend. The Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs will decide who is the English champion while La Rochelle and Toulouse will square off in a repeat of the 2021 European Champions Cup Final.   ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP …

Wales has named a strong roster for home test matches in July. The 2021 Six Nations champions will play host to Canada and Argentina. The matches come in the form of one against the North Americans and two against the South Americans. Head Coach Wayne Pivac has named a 34-man …

Today’s announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad brings a definitive end to months of doubt whether the tour would even go ahead. Fingers crossed anyway. Four years ago we approached the concept of an ‘Americas Lions‘ touring side, and while it was a fun exercise there was no …

Ireland are looking to secure a home test match against the USA Eagles in July. The possible match comes following the cancellation of Ireland’s tour to Fiji this coming July. In looking to play test matches in July Ireland is now seeking to play at home against Japan and the …

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 World Sevens Series Returns The Madrid Sevens served as a precursor for World Rugby’s big announcement that the World …

USA Rugby are hoping to secure a test match against South Africa this summer. Head coach Gary Gold revealed to RugbyPass that the idea has been proposed for the Eagles to face the Springboks as a warm-up for the defending World Cup champions prior to their series against the British …