Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Gary Gold has named 50 players in his extended US Eagles training group for Rugby World Cup 2019. An initial squad of 40 will prepare for the Pacific Nations Cup with an extra 10 players listed who may join the team at a later date. The team will assemble next …

Host city Shizuoka is ready for RWC 2019.  Japanese city has been allocated four pool matches, including one featuring the host country. Growth of Shizuoka has seen the city now officially the second largest in Japan both in terms of size, and population. Those visiting for matches will have the …

As the European club season reaches a close and Super Rugby leans towards the playoffs, it’s time to look back and see how Canada’s overseas contingent fared in the 2018-19 campaign. Only a handful of Canadian internationals are currently based in the Southern Hemisphere – Tyler Ardron the most prominent. …

Ranked 3rd in the world, Ireland is a serious contender to win RWC 2019. Having won their pool in the previous two RWC tournaments the men in green are a definite team who have the potential to make history in Japan. It is fair to ask if this Irish side …

The most successful country in the history of the RWC is New Zealand. The All Blacks are the only team yet to be defeated in a pool match and are the only three-time champions. Their titles were won in 1987, 2011, and 2015. The first two came on home soil …

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 Brazil, Colombia Women’s Sevens An unbeaten tournament in Lima from the Yaras saw Brazil qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. …

Castres captain Rodrigo Capó Ortega is to play one more year for Castres. The Uruguayan will remain at the French side for the 2019-2020 season, thereby completing a staggering 18 years playing for the Top 14 club. The 38-year-old had an early ending to the 2018-2019 season. Having suffered a …

With vastly more rugby for Uruguay’s leading domestic-based players and Uruguay happening to have far more professionals the roster for RWC 2019 will see some tough choices and close selections. This has been evident in 2019 in the Americas Rugby Championship, and Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. With the Nations Cup …

With a population of 0.106 million Tonga is to be the smallest competitor at RWC 2019. Yet the size of the Tongan players more than makes up for any perceived shortage in player resources. At RWCs Tonga has long defied the odds. In fact long before the inaugural Rugby World …

The World Cup Watch series identifies the players most likely to represent their respective countries at the RWC. The previous edition of World Cup Watch – Argentina was put together following Mario Ledesma’s explanations over team selection. It can be seen by clicking here. Two months have past since the …