Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

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 Canada steamroll Japan to start World Cup Canada took a one-sided 41-5 win over Japan in their first match …

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Brazil Victorious at South American Games in Asunción

Brazil were tournament winners at the 2022 South American Games. Played in Asunción, Paraguay As Yaras overcame all opponents en route to winning gold. The outcome confirmed the accuracy of the pre-tournament projections with Brazil favorites for the title. Brazil won the final by outscoring Paraguay 17-5. Brazil scored three tries …

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RWC 2022 – Japan vs Canada – ARN Guide

Canada’s World Cup begins against Japan, their lowest-ranked pool opponent. Remarkably the two sides haven’t collided in 28 years. The only previous encounter was at RWC 1994, when Canada were runaway winners in Scotland. Kévin Rouet has selected what appears to be his preferred side, with the notable absence of …

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RWC 2022 – USA vs Italy – ARN Guide

The USA will open their tournament with a pivotal match against Italy. It’s been five years since they last met at the 2017 World Cup in Dublin, with one previous outing coming in Rome. Both were competitive but ultimately won convincingly by the Eagles. Rob Cain has selected his strongest …

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2022 Rugby World Cup – ARN Guide

After a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top women’s players in the world have finally gathered for their 9th edition of the Rugby World Cup. Despite the change World Rugby continue to call the tournament ‘RWC 2021’ for branding purposes. New Zealand will act as hosts for …

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Colombia to tour Brazil in November

Colombia will play an away match against Brazil in November. The non-capped fixture will see As Yaras at home against Las Tucanes. The fixture marks the return of women’s international competition to Brazil following the global pandemic. The venue for the match is soon to be confirmed. It will be …

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