Canada’s best domestic talent and a handful of overseas players – 45 athletes all told – have been busy preparing for the upcoming Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Uruguay. The centralized group, bolstered by some of the country’s most promising up-and-comers, have spent the past week training at …
Read More »Pablo Lemoine to coach Germany
In a shock announcement on Monday the German Rugby Union (DRV) confirmed the appointment of Pablo Lemoine as new Head Coach of the national senior men’s team. The 42-year-old leaves his post as Director of High Performance at the Uruguayan Rugby Union (URU) to return to the coaching ranks under …
Read More »MacGinty joins growing Americas injury list
The disabled list continues to grow for Americas fans with AJ MacGinty the latest to suffer serious injury. An awkward fall at a ruck while playing for Sale Sharks against Harlequins on the weekend resulted in the Eagles flyhalf being carried from the pitch after twisting a knee. Early reports …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol 4, Iss 1): End Automatic RWC Qualifying
2018 is now here and it is to start with more Rugby World Cup qualifiers. Canada play host to Uruguay on January 27 in Vancouver. Uruguay then host the reverse fixture on February 03 in Montevideo. The winner, on aggregate, will be Americas 2 and play in Pool D of …
Read More »Los Teros confirm Capó Ortega for Canada tests
Uruguay have received a major boost ahead of the Americas 2 World Cup Qualifying series against Canada with the confirmation that Rodrigo Capó Ortega will join the team ahead of the first match between the two at BC Place in Vancouver on January 27. The 120kg (265lbs) second row has …
Read More »Referees confirmed for Americas 2 Qualifiers
World Rugby has confirmed the referees for the Americas 2 Rugby World Cup Qualifying series between Canada and Uruguay. Ireland’s Andrew Brace will take charge of the first match, to take place on January 27 at Vancouver’s BC Place. The second, at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on February 3, …
Read More »Chile, Uruguay, USA Open 2018 Americas Rugby Championship at Home
Chile, Uruguay and the USA are to open the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship by playing at home. All three are to take to the field on February 03. In what is to be a mouth-watering opening round the top two sides from 2016 and 2017 are to square-off in Los …
Read More »Best of the Rest
As we emerge from the November test window the focus now switches to the HSBC Sevens Series, the Americas Rugby Championship, the inaugural Major League Rugby season, and perhaps most importantly the World Cup Qualification series between Canada and Uruguay. Major League Rugby nears kick-off – by Martin Pengelly …
Read More »Capó Ortega to Return for RWC Qualifiers vs Canada
Rodrigo Capó Ortega is to return for the Rugby World Cup Qualifiers vs Canada. The two countries are to square-off in a home-and-away series on January 27 and February 03 with the winner qualifying for Japan 2019 as Americas 2. Talking on El Show de Rugby, Capó Ortega declared: “I …
Read More »Dotti Suspended, But Free to Face Canada in RWC Qualifiers
Uruguayan second-rower Ignacio Dotti was cited for foul play by World Rugby on Saturday. He was yellow carded in the first half against Namibia in game two of the two-match series. The citing commissioner required that Dotti appear at a hearing before the independent Judicial Officer Robert Stelzner SC (South …
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