World Rugby has officially opened the process to determine hosts for the next four World Cups. Expressions of interest for the hosting of the women’s tournaments in 2025 and 2029, and the men’s tournaments in 2027 and 2031 will be tabled through May of this year. The second phase of …
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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 USA to open Women’s Rugby World Cup The match schedule for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 took …
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Saracens are no longer perfect in the 2020-21 Premier 15s season. In fact their unbeaten run dated back to October 2018, but it came crashing to a halt on Saturday as Exeter Chiefs took a famous victory with the final score reading 22-14 to the home side at Sandy Park. …
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Exeter Chiefs have named a record eight North American internationals in their match day squad to take on Saracens in this week’s featured Premier 15s match. Saracens travel to Sandy Park unbeaten but the home side are adapting quickly to life in the top flight. While Saturday sees the Premier …
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The match schedule for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 took place today. RWC 2021 will kick-off with the USA vs Europe 1 on Saturday, September 18. It will be the first of two matches that day in Whangarei. The 12-team tournament will operate on a model of equal …
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Mackenzie Carson has returned to Saracens in time for the second half of the Premier 15s campaign. The Abbotsford native joins fellow Canadians Sophie de Goede and new signings Emma Taylor and Alysha Corrigan at the London club who are unbeaten through seven games. It’s a welcome return to the …
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Two more USA internationals have joined Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s. Flanker Rachel Johnson and hooker Joanna Kitlinski make it five Eagles and nine North Americans in all at Sandy Park. Harlequins lock Kristine Sommer and Sale fullback Jess Wooden are the other USA reps in England’s top division. …
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For once we won’t start off with the same old thing! It’s fair to say that 2020 was not the biggest ever for rugby in the Americas. In fact one might say the opposite. The year started with so much promise but then that thing happened and we were left …
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Not only will 2021 represent new beginnings in Americas rugby, it will showcase it. The year will be markedly different to 2020 as it will to earlier years. Six such instances are presented below. Major League Rugby 2021 will be the fourth year of Major League Rugby. It will …
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The first half of the Premier 15s season is in the books and it’s been a very good one for North American exports. With Rugby World Cup 2021 in the horizon, the respective Head Coaches of Canada and the USA will be pleased though Sandro Fiorino has a few more …
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