Russia Head Coach Lyn Jones has announced Russia’s 31-man roster to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019. The Russian Bears will be playing in their second RWC with their first having been RWC 2011 in New Zealand. 29 of the 31 players play their rugby in Russia. The two based …
Read More »RWC Rewind Canada: Hassler Scores vs Romania in 2015
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 two the feature team is Canada. In the final day of the series the feature …
Read More »Wales Name World Cup Roster
Head Coach Warren Gatland has named Wales’ 31-man World Cup roster. Recently ranked no1 in the world rankings the Western British side are title contenders for that tournament which starts in 20 days time in Japan. Gatland’s roster comes with et shock omissions of hooker Rob Evans, and center Scott …
Read More »Mamuka Gorgodze to play in World Cup
Mamuka Gorgodze is poised to make a shock return for Georgia at the World Cup. Rumors had circulated during the week that the Lelos had approached Toulon regarding the former captain’s availability for the tournament. Gorgodze has now confirmed to Georgian media sources that he will indeed be joining the …
Read More »RWC Rewind Canada: Mackenzie Seals Win vs Tonga
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 two the feature team is Canada. In day six of the series the feature is …
Read More »Samoa Announce World Cup Squad
Head Coach Steve Jackson has announced Samoa’s roster to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019. All but one player are contracted to professional teams outside of Samoa with the majority not having been raised in the country. Called-up are players from rugby’s elite leagues including the English Premiership, Pro 14, …
Read More »Uruguay Name World Cup Roster
Uruguay’s 31-man roster for Rugby World Cup 2019 has been named. All 31 of the players selected for Rugby World Cup 2019 were born and raised in Uruguay. Included are 15 players who play their rugby abroad. That is 11 more than was the case for RWC 2015 four years …
Read More »Canada pulls away to beat BC All-Stars
It was far from perfect, but Canada pulled away in the final quarter to defeat the BC All-Star XV 45-13 at Westhills Stadium on Friday evening. Only four points separated the two sides at halftime but superior fitness and a dominant scrum saw Canada through in the end. The start …
Read More »Uruguay overwhelm Brazil XV in warm-up contest
Uruguay’s last match before announcing their final team for the Rugby World Cup came off without a hitch. They overwhelmed the Brazil XV by a final score of 43-5 at the Estadio Charrúa on Friday evening. The Teros were well-drilled, their speed and fitness far superior to that of their …
Read More »Match Preview – Canada vs BC All-Star XV
Canada will play their penultimate Rugby World Cup warm-up match against a BC All-Star XV on Friday night in Langford. The All-Star side is comprised of BC Premier League standouts with a handful of import players included and a number of provincial and national age-grade representatives. The All-Star XV was …
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