Chilean prop Ramón Ayarza is in doubt for the RWC 2023 qualifiers. Set to start in June, the South American tournament will be played over two rounds. Chile joins Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay in round one. The top two will advance to round two to take-on Uruguay. Ramón Ayarza will …
Read More »World Cup Watch – USA – March 23, 2021
With today’s announcement that the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa will proceed despite the ongoing pandemic, the proposed trip to England for the USA appears to be off the table and it’s not clear who the Eagles will face. What we do know is that there are …
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 Women’s WXV World Rugby have lifted the lid on a new global women’s competition – dubbed the ‘WXV’ – …
Read More »Georgia and Romania win Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualifiers
Georgia and Romania were winners in today’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023 qualifiers. They won their respective qualifiers against Russia and Spain. After three rounds Georgia and Romania are in first and second positions in the Rugby Europe Championship. Georiga are in top spot on 14 points. This is a …
Read More »Only Canada and USA to compete in RAN World Cup Qualifiers
Only Canada and the USA will compete in North American RWC 2023 qualifiers. Rugby Americas North (RAN) confirmed the decision, citing ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19. The outcome means that Mexico and Caribbean members of RAN nations will not have an opportunity to compete in the RWC 2023 qualifiers which begin …
Read More »Romania and Georgia Win RWC 2023 Qualifiers
Romania and Georgia were winners in the latest round of Europe’s RWC 2023 qualifiers. The Eastern European countries won their respective matches on Saturday and Sunday. Romania were 28-27 winners over Portugal on Saturday in Lisbon while Georgia defeated Spain 25-19 today in Madrid. The results mean that Georgia is …
Read More »Russia and Georgia win RWC 2023 Qualifiers
Russia and Georgia were winners in today’s RWC 2023 qualifiers. The Eastern European countries won their respective matches in what was the opening round of the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship. Georgia were 29-16 winners away to Portugal while Russia downed Romania 18-13. All four countries are prior RWC competitors. Georgia …
Read More »ESPN to broadcast SLAR across Latin America
ESPN is to broadcast the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) across South America. This means that fans in all competing countries as well as non-competing countries from the region will be able to follow all of the matches. The 2021 SLAR season will begin on Wednesday, March 16. The …
Read More »RWC 2023 Schedule: Why Americas 1 is favorable and Americas 2 unfavorable
The RWC 2023 match schedule is favorable for some and unfavorable for others. The organizers have provided a more even spread of fixtures than in prior RWCs; however, there are teams with friendlier match schedules than others. In the case of the Americas there are four places to consider. They …
Read More »RWC 2023: minimum of five rest days between matches
RWC 2023 will have a minimum of five rest days between matches. The change comes are repeated RWCs saw teams playing twice with three rest days. The change is to apply to all teams. The new rule will see increased rest periods to see a more level pool schedule for …
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