Argentina have received a favorable pool for RWC 2023. Los Pumas will compete in Pool D of the tournament in France. As it transpired, the South Americans have avoided a pool of death. Pool C will consist of England, Japan, Argentina, Oceania 1, and Americas 2. This is a favorable …
Read More »Rugby World Cup 2023: Live Draw
The RWC 2023 draw takes place today. It is being streamed live on the Wold Rugby website. Click here to watch the draw. How is the draw structured? RWC 2023 will have 20 teams. 12 are prequalified teams. They qualified automatically by virtue of finishing in the top 3 of their …
Read More »RWC 2023 Draw: Best, Worst and Fairest Scenarios
The draw for RWC 2019 is just days away. The draw will take place on December 14 in Paris. World Rugby determined that 2020 rankings will not be considered. Instead, the official rankings from the start of 2020 have been implemented to seed the participants. The decision means that no …
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 Brazil Women’s Sevens Brazil proved a class apart to win the Sudamérica Sevens at the Carrasco Polo club in …
Read More »New format unveiled for Americas RWC 2023 Qualifiers
A new format has been unveiled for the Americas for the RWC 2023 qualifiers. Ignacio Chans reports that World Rugby has modified the qualifying system in the Americas. The changes were subsequently confirmed by Sudamérica Rugby. The Americas has been allotted 2.5 places. This is no different to the RWC …
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 Argentina Los Pumas did it! Argentina completed an historic win over New Zealand on Saturday. The 25-15 result was …
Read More »Colombia has formalized professional rugby
Colombia has formalized professional rugby. The South American country’s first professional rugby team will be Los Cafeteros PRO. The team will enter the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) in 2021. Los Cafeteros PRO will be the sixth team in SLAR. They join existing teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and …
Read More »Colombia Target RWC 2031
Colombia has set a target: qualify for RWC 2031. Colombia Rugby (FECO) President Andrés Gómez has clarified a pathway for Los Tucanes. It culminates with Colombia’s men’s test side competing at the Rugby World Cup in eleven years from now. Planning for the longterm is already underway. Colombia have identified …
Read More »Colombia Identify 50 players for RWC 2023 qualifiers
Colombia have identified 50 players for Rugby World Cup France 2023 qualifiers. Los Tucanes will compete in regional qualifiers as they seek to qualify for a historic first RWC appearance. 44 of the players named play their rugby in Colombia. The 6 remaining players are based abroad. Of the foreign-based …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs USA – RWC Qualifier 2002
It was 18 years ago on this day – June 29 – that Canada hosted the USA at Fletcher’s Fields in the first of their 2002 Rugby World Cup Qualifier series. The result would prove decisive, with the winner going on to comfortably secure the Americas 1 place at the …
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