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England came from behind to defeat Canada 24-15 at Loughborough on Sunday, in doing so repeating as Women’s u20 Tri-Nations Champions. The match brought a close to the tournament that saw the USA go winless in their two matches with Canada finishing with one win and one loss. An evenly-matched …

The San Diego Legion have signed one of Fiji’s most promising young players as they have confirmed the addition of 21-year-old Tira Patterson for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A physically imposing athlete at 6’2″ (1.88m) and 220lbs (101kg), he is primarily a winger a but can also play …

Canada defeated the USA 24-7 at the Women’s u20 Tri-Nations Cup in Loughborough on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first match of the tournament for Canada, who will now play England on Sunday with the title on the line. The USA wrap up their involvement having lost to the Red …

England scored a lopsided 62-0 victory over the USA to open the Women’s u20 Tri-Nations Cup in Loughborough on Saturday. The defending champions scored 10 tries and threw down the gauntlet for their next opponents Canada, who they will meet on Sunday. Phoebe Murray, Lucie Skuse, Carys Cox, and Cara …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Mexico Women 10s, Men’s u19 Mexico made it a special week as they won the Women’s 10s and Men’s u19 competitions …

Japan are headed back to the World Rugby u20 Championship after defeating Portugal 35-34 in a thrilling contest at the Estadio Martins Pereira on Sunday evening. Portugal were in the lead at halftime and it wasn’t until the 75th minute when the Baby Blossoms were able to secure the winning …

Brazil stole a famous victory over Hong Kong on Sunday as a Lucas Spago drop goal in extra time gave them a dramatic 32-29 victory in São José dos Campos. It gives Os Curumins their much-desired win in their first ever appearance at the tournament and spares them the indignity …

Uruguay’s hopes for a top-three finish at the World Rugby u20 Trophy were dashed as Tonga took a narrow 29-27 victory on Sunday afternoon in São José dos Campos. After a promising start to their campaign, a sound defeat at the hands of Japan knocked them out of final contention …

Canada brought their World Rugby u20 Trophy campaign to a close with a dominant 52-13 victory over Kenya on Sunday afternoon in the first match of finals day in São José dos Campos. It leaves the Canadian record at 2 wins and 2 losses with a final placing of 5th …

The pool stage has come to a close and it’s Finals Day at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in São José dos Campos. All eight teams will be in action playing for their final placement, with Portugal attempting to upset Japan in the main event. There will be Americas teams …