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 six of the series the feature …
Read More »Match Preview: Uruguay vs Argentina XV
Uruguay’s match preparation for RWC 2019 will conclude in Montevideo on Saturday. Los Teros will play host to the Argentina XV in a non-capped international at the Estadio Charrúa. The status of the match enables there to be additional replacements than normal. Uruguay have therefore been afforded the opportunity of …
Read More »Urdapilleta at 10 for Pumas
In the final hit-out before the World Cup Mario Ledesma has named a predominantly first-choice side to take-on Randwick in Sydney, Australia. The match will be played on Saturday, at 1:20am Argentine time. Starting in the pivotal number 10 shirt for Los Pumas will be Benjamín Urdapilleta. He will play …
Read More »Match Preview – Canada vs USA
North America’s finest will go head-to-head for a third time this year in the final dress rehearsal ahead of departure to Japan. Both coaches have selected strong teams that should closely resemble the lineups for their opening World Cup matches on September 26. Having lost both matches on US soil, …
Read More »RWC Rewind USA: Petri Try vs Russia in 2011
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 five of the series the feature …
Read More »Pieretto and Socino to Play For Randwick vs Pumas
Argentine players Enrique Pieretto and Santiago Socino are to play for Randwick vs Los Pumas. They are to do so to gain more game time ahead of the World Cup. The two Argentine front-rowers are to be in the 28-man Randwick team for Saturday’s match against Argentina in Sydney. They …
Read More »RWC Rewind USA: Ngwenya Try vs South Africa in 2007
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 four of the series the feature …
Read More »Fiji’s Kalivati Tawake Ruled Out of World Cup
Fiji’s Kalivati Tawake has been ruled Out of playing at the World Cup. Having been named in the final roster for the tournament earlier in the week Tawake will instead miss the tournament to injury. Head Coach John McKee has replaced Tawake in the 31-man roster with Lee-Roy Atalifo, a player …
Read More »RWC Rewind USA: vs Japan in 2003
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 three of the series the feature …
Read More »No place for Theo Sauder in Canada’s RWC squad
Toronto Arrows fullback Theo Sauder is not part of Canada’s 31-man squad for the Rugby World Cup. The mercurial 23-year-old was first choice during November’s Repechage series. A shoulder injury ruled him out of the Pacific Nations Cup, but despite impressing against the BC All-Star XV on Friday he will …
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