At the age of 35, Juan Pablo Orlandi has ended his playing career. The Mendoza native was a Puma from 2008-2015, and had the distinction of playing in a winning effort to get Argentina into the RWC 2015 Semi Finals. The tight head prop had a long career as a …
Read More »World Cup Watch – Canada – December 4, 2018
Canada has officially qualified for Rugby World Cup 2019 so it’s time we take our first look at how the team stands. In terms of selection Canada closer resembles Argentina than the USA or Uruguay in that a number of positions are still up for debate. Each case must be …
Read More »ARN Podcast #4 – Curry Hitchborn
This episode features a good chat with Curry Hitchborn to talk about UBC and the pathway from college rugby to the pros. We also cover the last week of the international test window and what lies ahead for the Americas in the coming months. The ARN Podcast is available on: …
Read More »Pumas winless but Focus must go Elsewhere
When looking at Argentina’s November Internationals the results were a winless campaign from Los Pumas. But there is much more to evaluate and focus must go elsewhere. Compare Fairly It is easy to look at the rivals and conclude that Argentina are not well placed. This, however, is problematic in …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Canada Qualifies For RWC 2019 After falling to the USA last year and Uruguay in February it is finally mission accomplished …
Read More »Match Highlights – Canada vs Hong Kong
Canada defeated Hong Kong on Friday to qualify for next year’s Rugby World Cup. In doing so the North Americans claimed the 20th, and final, place at Japan 2019. The win saw Canada going undefeated in repechage to be clear winners of the tournament which also involved Germany, and Kenya. …
Read More »Canada beat Hong Kong to seal 2019 World Cup spot
Canada have officially qualified for Rugby World Cup 2019. The men in red earned their ticket to Japan with a 27-10 win over Hong Kong in the final match of the Repechage competition in rainy Marseille. It wasn’t all smooth sailing but in the end the strength of the Canadian …
Read More »Germany overpower Kenya in Marseille
Germany brought their Repechage story to a close with a dominant 43-6 win over Kenya in Marseille on Friday. Sebastian Ferreira led the way with a hat trick bringing consolation smiles to the face of the Schwarze Adler though secretly they will wonder what might have been with a 20-minute …
Read More »ARN Podcast #3 – Kate Zackary, Paul Tait
This week we hear from various people about all the past week’s internationals. Women’s Eagles captain Kate Zackary was kind enough to chat with us about their recent European tour, and ARN’s own Paul Tait breaks down what we saw last week and what’s ahead this weekend. Last call for …
Read More »Match Preview – Hong Kong vs Canada
It’s all to play for in Marseille on Friday evening, as Hong Kong and Canada will go head-to-head to determine the final spot at the 2019 World Cup. Canada enter with a clear advantage – if they hold Hong Kong to less than four tries or score four themselves it …
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