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World u20 Trophy set to kick off

Uruguay and the USA will both be involved in the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament set to kick off in Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Los Teritos will represent South America while the Junior All-Americans qualified as North America’s entry after defeating Canada in a memorable contest at Dell Diamond in February. …

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One change for Canada in Singapore

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Luke Bradley is set to make his senior sevens debut in Singapore in the only change to the Canadian squad that dropped the Shield final to Russia in Hong Kong. The World Rugby u20 Trophy standout was included in the traveling squad to Hong Kong but did not make the final …

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Junior All-Americans named for World Trophy

Head coach JD Stephenson has named his Junior All-American team to travel to contest the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Zimbabwe. A strong group of 26 players will spend four days at Lindenwood University starting on April 10 before departing ahead of their opening fixture against Namibia on April 19. …

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Uruguay Roster Named for World Rugby u20 Trophy

Uruguay’s roster has been named for the Junior World Rugby Trophy. The upcoming international under 20’s competition will be played in the African country of Zimbabwe this month. The national under 20’s side, Los Teritos will travel to Zimbabwe on April 13. Following an impressive campaign in 2015 Head Coach Guillermo Storace …

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Sylvestre included in u20 Championship panel

Argentine referee Juan Sylvestre is among a panel of nine officials from around the world chosen to adjudicate the 2016 World Rugby u20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester, England. A former age-grade international for both Argentina and Italy as a player, the Rosario native is one of two …

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Anscombe confirmed as Canada coach

Rugby Canada today confirmed that Mark Anscombe has been appointed as Head Coach of the National Senior Men’s Team, signing a contract to lead the team through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. The former Ulster and Auckland supremo has yet to arrive in country and is targeting May …

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Ilnicki signs for PRO San Diego

Make it six. Canadian World Cup prop Jake Ilnicki has confirmed that he is headed south to play PRO Rugby for San Diego. The tighthead specialist will join up with international teammates Phil Mackenzie and Hubert Buydens at Torero Stadium once his visa application is approved. Ray Barkwill, Nick Blevins, …

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Americas players picked for Colours Match

A handful of Americas-eligible players have been named to take part in the annual Colours Match between Ireland’s most prestigious university sides, Trinity College and UCD. The game has been a fixture on the rugby calendar since 1952, the Irish equivalent of the Varsity Match played between Cambridge and Oxford, …

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World Rugby u20 Trophy fixtures announced

World Rugby has announced the fixture list for the 2016 u20 Trophy competition, to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, starting on April 19. Two sides from the Americas will be present, with Los Teritos representing Uruguay and the Junior All-Americans heading over from the USA after defeating Canada in Texas last …

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