Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Biarritz have signed Evan Olmstead. The Canadian forward will join the French club as a medical joker for injured second-rower Edwin Hewitt. The 28-year-old Olmstead is presently in Japan playing for Canada in what is his second Rugby World Cup tournament. Earlier today he played against South Africa while on …

Game 29 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Kobe. It was the final pool match for South Africa and the third for Canada. The Africans won to secure a place in the Quarter Finals while in losing Canada now need a win over Namibia to return …

Canada avoided a record defeat with a courageous second half performance, but a poor opening 40 minutes saw them fall 66-7 to South Africa in Kobe on Tuesday evening. They may yet be counting the cost before their final match against Namibia as a first half red card will see …

Cam Dolan will earn his 50th test cap on Wednesday. The USA Eagles N8 will do so playing in the clash of the Americas at RWC 2019 as the USA face Argentina in Kumagaya, Japan. For Dolan the match is to be his third of the tournament and his 7th …

The Pool D fixture between Fiji and Wales is certain to have some spectacular rugby. Their match at RWC 2015 was excellent while the game at RWC 2007 was even better. Both were close matches with one win going to either team. Following on from their impressive performance against Georgia …

History will be made on Wednesday in Shizuoka, Japan. For the first time ever Russia and Scotland will square-off in a rugby match. The fixture is to be a Pool A game with Scotland needing a win to remain in contention for a place in the Quarter Finals. Russia Head …

In the first of three Wednesday fixtures Argentina face the USA in Kumagaya. The Pool C fixture is to be the third for the Eagles and the final match for Los Pumas. Although Argentina have been eliminated from the Quarter Finals equation the fixture is nonetheless not a dead rubber. …

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. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

Russia is to bid to host RWC 2027. Interest in having the Rugby World Cup in the world’s largest country  was confirmed by CEO and chairman of the board of the Russian Rugby Union (FRR), Stanislav Druzhinin. It is the second time that Russia is seeking to host a Rugby …

For Argentina RWC 2019 will not require soul searching. There is no real need to do so as the answers are crystal clear as quite simply the Jaguares project failed. After three out of four pool matches Los Pumas have a return of one win and two losses, something never …