The USA will not play at Rugby World Cup 2023 and neither will Canada. Players from both countries will, however, compete at the sport’s showcase tournament. Romania’s roster contains Robert Irimescu. He received a call-up for Romania in February. Irimescu is from New York and earned Collegiate All-American honors while at …
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Brotherhood will truly be on display when Chile take to the field in France. Chile’s roster for their inaugural Rugby World Cup contains four sets of brothers. Two of the four sets of brothers also include players whose fathers also played for Chile. Alfonso Escobar and Diego Escobar Forwards Alfonso …
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The Americas have been involved at every Men’s Rugby World Cup. Teams from both North America and South America featured at Rugby World Cups 1987-2019. Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the first without a North American competitor. It will also be the first with three South American competitors. Canada, …
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Argentina’s roster will temporarily increase by one. Tomás Albornoz will travel to Europe with Los Pumas. Argentina will have a training camp in Portugal ahead of their final warm-up match against Spain in Madrid. Albornoz will be on the airplane together with the 33-man roster for the World Cup. He …
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The first-ever Chilean roster for a Rugby World Cup has been named. Head Coach Pablo Lemoine unveiled a roster containing 30 players for the upcoming tournament in France. Three additional players will be added to Los Condores’ roster. All 30 players on Chile’s roster learned their rugby in Chile. The …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Argentina’s Star-Studded 33 Argentina’s roster for the World Cup is star-studded. Julián Montoya will lead a 33-man squad which contains many …
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The week started with Argentina naming a star-studded 33-man roster for Rugby World Cup 2023. Julián Montoya leads a side containing players who have defeated teams including Australia, England, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales in recent campaigns. The captain plays his rugby in England for the Leicester Tigers. He …
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World Rugby Eligibility Law changes are not popular in Uruguay. In an interview with Uruguay rugby expert, Ignacio Chans, Esteban Meneses slams World Rugby’s eligibility law changes which enable players to change countries. Players can now play for two countries at different Rugby World Cups. Chans asked Meneses what he …
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Pieter Labuschagne will not play against Chile at the World Cup. Japan’s opening World Cup match will be against Los Cóndores in Toulouse on September 10. Labuschagne is out of the match through suspension. The South African flanker was red carded playing for Japan last weekend. World Rugby handed Labuschagne …
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Two members of Argentina’s World Cup roster are set to appear in a fourth Rugby World Cup. Veteran hooker Agustín Creevy and fly half Nicolás Sánchez both also appeared at Rugby World Cups 2011, 2015 and 2019. Creevy and Sánchez are to join six others on the list of Pumas …
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