Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP South American 4 Nations International rugby has resumed at last! The South American 4 Nations got underway on Saturday. The two …

Paris is to be allocated ten matches at RWC 2023, reports L’Equipe. All ten matches will be at the Stade de France, the largest stadium in the country. The Stade de France is expected to host the opening match and final. This would be a repeat of RWC 2007. In …

Russia has decided to step up its bid to host a Rugby World Cup. In July, the world’s largest country confirmed a bid for RWC 2027. Now in October Russia Rugby has extended the bid to include RWC 2031. The union confirmed the decision. In doing so, Russia may now be …

The Toronto Arrows have signed another star name from Argentina. Joaquín Tuculet joins the Major League Rugby franchise from Los Jaguares. He recently ended his UAR contract and retired from international duty. Tuculet joins five countrymen at the Toronto Arrows. Three of the five have played together with him for …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Juan Imhoff Argentina have recalled Juan Imhoff for the Rugby Championship. The Racing 92 winger was last capped by Argentina at …

Matías Moroni has slammed World Rugby’s handling of player eligibility and the RWC 2023 draw. Rugby’s global governing body recently made two controversial decisions. The first saw the player eligibility change deleted by twelve months. The second saw the RWC 2023 draw not postponed. On the one hand, World Rugby …

Argentina are in Band 3 for the RWC 2023 draw. What then does this mean for Los Pumas’ tournament possibilities? Alejo Miranda notes that there are a number of scenarios, a total of 16 to be exact. The draw will take place on December 14 in Paris. World Rugby has …

The January 2020 rankings will determine the World Cup 2023 draw. World Rugby made the decision noting that it believed it to be fair. The official release noted: “The RWC Board determined that the rankings to determine seedings was best taken after Rugby World Cup 2019 as it was the …

USA Rugby has announced the approval of eight National Development Programs that will officially join the High Performance Pathways initiative. Among them are two Major League Rugby teams – the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion. Each program was required to submit a plan for verification with USAR …

The Western Force have re-signed Marcel Brache. The team’s website made the announcement, noting it as a new two-year-deal. Brache joins Kieran Longbottom, and Brynard Stander in committing to the Western Australian Super Rugby side. The 32-year-old Brache has over 50 appearances in Super Rugby. In addition to playing for …