Australia will host Rugby World Cups in 2027 and 2029. A World Rugby vote in Dublin on Thursday morning determined awarded Australia hosting rights. RWC 2023 will be the Men’s Rugby World Cup and RWC 2029 will be the Women’s Rugby World Cup. RWC 2027 will be the third edition …
Read More »Chile to play Scotland ‘A’ as RWC Qualifier warm-up
Chile will play against Scotland ‘A’ on Saturday, June 25. The match serve as a tune-up for Los Cóndores ahead of their historic Americas 2 World Cup Qualifier series against the USA that begins on July 9. It will be played at the Estadio Santa Laura in Santiago, the same …
Read More »Racing 92 extend Juan Imhoff’s contract until 2024
Racing 92 have signed Juan Imhoff for a further two years. The Parisian club will be home to the Rosario speedster until 2024. Few Americas players have served a foreign club to a comparative extent; Imhoff joined Racing 92 following Rugby World Cup 2011. Imhoff holds records for Racing 92. …
Read More »World Cup Radar – URUGUAY – May 4, 2022
Uruguay are just over a month away from starting a new year of international competition. Los Teros will tour Japan in June and then play at home against Romania in July. The four test matches will provide Esteban Meneses and his coaching staff with plenty of opportunity to raise questions, …
Read More »RWC 2023 Qualifier – Cóndores to host USA in Chilean Capital in July
Chile will play host to the USA on Saturday, July 09. The all-important-fixture is the first of two Rugby World Cup 2023 qulaifiers between the countries from the Americas. Game two will take place in Denver, Colorado on July 16. The winner of the series, on aggregate, will qualify for …
Read More »Pumas Great Joaquín Tuculet Retires from Rugby
Pumas great Joaquín Tuculet has retired from rugby. His playing career ends at the age of 32. He played for Los Pumas 2012-2019, earning 56 caps and played in RWCs 2015 and 2019. He retired from international duty in 2020, doing so ahead of the Tri Nations in Australia. He moved north …
Read More »Spain take Gavin van den Berg falsification case to Prosecutor’s Office
Following the disqualification of Spain from Rugby World Cup 2023, Spain Rugby, the Federación Española de Rugby (FER) are taking action. Spain was kicked-out of RWC 2023 for breaching player eligibility laws. Prop Gavin van den Berg was not eligible to play for Spain but did so against Holland. van …
Read More »Spain kicked out of Rugby World Cup 2023, Romania in
Spain have been disqualified from competing at Rugby World Cup 2023. The winners of the Europe 2 qualification slot have been found guilty of breaching player eligibility laws by selecting South African prop Gavin van den Berg as a replacement in two Rugby Europe Championship matches against the Netherlands. Spain …
Read More »Eagles to play French Barbarians in Houston
USA Rugby has confirmed that the Men’s Eagles match against the French Barbarians will take place at AVEVA Stadium in Houston on July 1. The non-test match will serve as a warm-up for the World Cup Qualifying series against Chile scheduled for July 9 in Santiago and July 16 in …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Joe Biden offers support for USA World Cup Bid U.S. President Joe Biden has officially declared his support for …
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