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Chile has been bust preparing for the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. Los Cóndores will face Colombia in a must-win RWC qualifier on Saturday, July 03. The Chileans will have home advantage for the match in which the winner will travel to Montevideo to face Uruguay and the winner of …

The reveal of the first publicly-revealed Eagles squad since Rugby World Cup 2019 is now imminent. Initially expected in mid-June, sources indicate it could come as early as this week. What exactly it will look like remains to be seen, possibly a long-list for the season or a streamlined touring …

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 Juan Cruz Mallía and David Ainu’u win European Champions Cup  Mallía and Ainu’u are European Champions Cup winners. The Argentine …

It’s been four months since our last look at Canada’s depth chart. While there have been no official selections since, we are now at the midpoint of the Major League Rugby season and can use club form as a guide to making some reasonable though not entirely objective adjustments. Canada’s …

Australia’s bid for RWC 2027 is official. With the slogan Game On Rugby Australia have launched their bid to host the tournament. It would be the third RWC held in Australia after RWC 1987 and RWC 2003. The former was co-hosted with New Zealand while Australia exclusively hosted the 2003 …

Colombia’s on-field preparations for the RWC 2023 qualifiers started this year. Colombia did not play test match rugby; instead, the country had an entrant in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Los Cafeteros Pro was a hybrid team. The roster consisted of Colombians and Argentines with Colombians accounting for …

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 2022 Women’s World Cup The new dates for the postponed Women’s World Cup are now set. World Rugby has …

Brazil’s preparations for the RWC 2023 qualifiers started in 2020. They took two forms. First, the South American 4 Nations wherein Brazil played as the Brazil XV. Second, Brazil’s tour to Portugal in late 2020. In 2021 they took on a third form – the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby …

Brazil Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) has confirmed that Brazil’s men’s team has pulled-out of the upcoming qualification tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. Brazil was to compete at the Repechage competition on June 19-20 in Monaco. The decision to pull-out is due to the tournament dates. The competition …

The South American fixtures for the Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers have been confirmed. Five South American countries will have the opportunity of joining Los Pumas at RWC 2023. The new system will enable the possibility of three South American countries to compete at RWC 2023. Argentina has already qualified. …