Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Historic Olympic Medal wins for Canada and the USA North American rugby received a major boost after both Canada and …
Read More »Three European Referees to Debut in Rugby Championship; Still Zero Argentines
World Rugby has confirmed the referee appointments for the 2024 Rugby Championship. Pierre Brousset (France), Andrea Piardi (Italy) and Christophe Ridley (England) will debut as referees in the competition. No matches will be officiated by Argentines and no Americas referee has ever been appointed a Rugby Championship match. Piardi’s appointment …
Read More »Foreign Born / Produced / Homegrown Players in 2024 Rugby Championship
The 2024 Rugby Championship will be contested by four teams. Two of the four rosters are entirely homegrown while two have a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Players involved for Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are required to meet player eligibility laws. The current World Rugby administration …
Read More »Argentina’s Next in Line Players for Rugby Championship
Argentina’s 31-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship came with some notable inclusions and omissions. There are changes from Felipe Contepomi’s roster that faced France and Uruguay in July. The combination of the two rosters helps indicate which players are in Contepomi’s planning and who is out of favor. This …
Read More »Australia Roster Named for 2024 Rugby Championship
Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt has named a 36-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. Australia’s campaign will begin at home with two test matches against world champions South Africa. The Wallabies face the Springboks in Brisbane on August 10 and in Perth on August 17. The matches follow Australia’s …
Read More »Rookies and Returnees on Argentina Rugby Championship 2024 Roster
Argentine Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has named a 31-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. The team will face New Zealand in Wellington on August 10 and in Auckland on August 17. Both matches will be 4:05am kick-off time in Argentina. The roster consists of players who play in Argentina, England, …
Read More »USA looms as potential host of Nations Championship Final
The USA looms as a potential host of the Nations Championship Final. Organizers are looking for a Plan B after staging the event in Doha, Qatar derailed. Doha was involved in exclusive negotiations for the biennial tournament. Writing for City A.M., Matt Hughes reports that an agreement was close to …
Read More »New Zealand Roster Named for 2024 Rugby Championship
All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson has named a 36-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. New Zealand’s campaign will begin at home with two matches against Argentina in August. The All Blacks will host Los Pumas in Wellington on August 10 and Auckland on August 17. All players have …
Read More »World Champions South Africa Name Roster for 2024 Rugby Championship
South African Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 33-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. The World Champions will begin preparations in Johannesburg on Sunday and travel to Australia on Wednesday, July 31. Twenty-two member of the thirty-three man roster are World Cup champions. There are places for five …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Record Rugby Attendance in Chile Los Cóndores played at the Estadio Nacional for the first time. The public responded as …
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