Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Samoa’s Scott Malolua has been ruled out of playing at the World Cup. Having been named in the final roster for the tournament he will instead miss the tournament to injury. Malolua had been ruled out after having suffered a dislocated shoulder will playing against Australia on the weekend. Malolua …

20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day one of the series the feature is …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA The USA continued their strong run against Canada as they added to their undefeated streak against their northern neighbors. The …

The Americas Rankings – September 08 2019 mark the final edition of the RWC 2015-2019 cycle involving competition teams in the competition. The current edition of the rankings takes into account the USA’s 20-15 away win over Canada in Vancouver on Saturday. The match result sees the teams exchanging 0.243 …

USA Rugby has confirmed the 31 players who will travel to Japan for the Rugby World Cup. Blaine Scully captains the side, one of 10 returnees from RWC 2015. The Eagles were the last remaining team to declare their roster, today being the final deadline for submissions. The return of …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week three the feature team is the USA. In day seven of the series the feature …

In the final match for all RWC 2019 competitors before the tournament begins the USA edged Canada to complete a 20-15 victory. The fixture was close with it genuinely being a North American classic with both teams in positions to win the encounter. Canada’s roster for RWC 2019 was confirmed …

Uruguay’s on-field preparations for RWC 2019 concluded today. Playing at home in Montevideo Los Teros fell to a 36-24 defeat today against the Argentina XV. Played in damp conditions at the Estadio Charrúa the weather would not stop both teams from playing attacking rugby. In just the second minute the …

Argentina’s RWC warm-up matches were completed earlier today with a huge win over Randwick in Sydney, Australia. Mario Ledesma’s team were 74-0 winners over the Sydney club side. The match was placed in the schedule to give the team a low pressure fixture as a run-in to the RWC. It …