Tag Archives: Rugby Championship

Beauden Barrett is a surprise choice to start at flyhalf for the All Blacks in their opening match of the Rugby Championship against Australia in Sydney on Saturday. The mercurial Hurricanes playmaker is typically seen as an impact reserve but will instead begin the match with Aaron Cruden on the …

The wishes of Canadian rugby fans appear to have been answered. TSN will be broadcasting the opening round of The Rugby Championship this weekend. While the broadcaster has not made an official announcement and has not replied to inquiries about the tournament as a whole, an update to their schedule …

In a surprise move Santiago González Iglesias is set to start at outside center for Los Pumas. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade is to name the fly half in mid-field for the Rugby Championship opening round fixture against South Africa on Saturday. A fly half by trade, González Iglesias is to …

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 Women’s Sevens Spirit and utter determination from captain Jen Kish and her team saw Canada winning Bronze at the Olympics Games …

South African star Duane Vermeulen will not play against Argentina in the opening round of the Rugby Championship. The bruising no8 has injured his knee playing for his French club Toulon and has been withdrawn from the Springbok squad. An MRI has confirmed the damage and Vermeulen will undergo surgery …

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed which 26 players will travel to South Africa for the opening round of the Rugby Championship. The finalized squad sees a reduction from 33. The players are to train for the final time in Buenos Aires today and will depart for Johannesburg tomorrow. The …

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 Women’s 7s The Americas hopes of a women’s medal at Rio started with Brazil, Canada, Colombia, and the USA. Now, though, …

South African Head Coach Allister Coetzee has finalized his playing roster for the Rugby Championship. In doing so he has added Johan Goosen, Bryan Habana, Francois Hougaard, Juan de Jongh, Vincent Koch, Juan de Jongh, Malcolm Marx, and Oupa Mohoje. The roster named is for the opening two rounds of the …

Argentina’s preparation for the Rugby Championship has taken a second blow in as many days. Following the loss of prop Santiago García Botta to injury Gabriel Ascárate has joined him on the sidelines. Neither player will travel to South Africa for the opening round fixture. UAR doctor Guillermo Botto confirmed that …

Australian Head Coach Michael Cheika has finalized his roster for the Rugby Championship. Having named 36 players, the updated squad of 33 sees Nick Frisby, Luke Morahan and Toby Smith all released. The final roster sees a contingent of players back from France. Toulon backs Matt Giteau and Quade Cooper may yet …