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Chile has reached an all-time high of 16th in the World Rankings. Canada’s win over Zimbabwe in Winnipeg did not see a rise due to Hong Kong’s shock win over Uruguay. The unbeaten July for the USA sees the Eagles ranked 14th in the World. Argentine players have been criticized …

Canada secured victory at home on Saturday. The Maple Leafs were 23-19 winners over Zimbabwe in Winnipeg. Mason Flesch and Calixto Martinez were try scorers for the home side and Peter Nelson kicked 13 points. The scoring took a long time to get underway. Peter Nelson opened the scoring on …

The USA Eagles edged out Spain in Cary, North Carolina on Saturday. The 29-22 win sees the USA going three from three in the World Rugby Nations Cup. The Eagles added the scalp of Los Leones to their wins over Zimbabwe and Portugal in their prior World Rugby Nations Cup …

England were 31-24 winners over Argentina on Saturday. The match had plenty of drama with players from both teams involved in and causing scuffles. The tension was constant including after the final whistle was blown. Referee Angus Gardner did not award a try in the final play of the match. …

Georgia powered to victory against Chile on Saturday, winning 49-22 in Santiago. The Lelos ran in seven tries with fly half Luka Matkava converting all of them. Six players scored tries for Georgia with replacement hooker Vakhtang Jintcharadze claiming two of them. Los Cóndores scored three tries. Chile had a …

Uruguay were humiliated on Saturday in Montevideo by Hong Kong, losing 42-40. The contest was just the second ever test match played between the teams. It was the official South America 2 vs Asia 2 battle with Uruguay ranked second to Argentina and Hong Kong ranked second to Japan in …

After spending the past two weeks in Edmonton, Canada heads east to Winnipeg for a first-ever tests against Zimbabwe on Saturday. It closes out the first half of the World Rugby Nations Cup schedule, with three further tests to be played in November. Both sides are looking to bounce back …

The Eagles wrap up the first half of the World Rugby Nations Cup campaign against a familiar foe in Raleigh on Saturday. Spain were winners a year ago in nearby Charlotte, but the USA had won all five of their meetings prior to that occasion. Both teams are unbeaten thus …

Los Pumas and England are set to battle-it-out in Santiago del Estero, Argentina on Saturday. The fixture is a round three match in the inaugural Nations Championship. Both teams enter with one win and one loss each. England arrive after claiming their second win of 2026 and, in doing so, …

Uruguay play host to Hong Kong on Saturday as part of the World Rugby Nations Cup. The fixture is a battle for bragging rights as officially it is South America 2 playing host to Asia 2. Both teams will be looking for improvement given their respective results in the opening …

Chile plays host to Georgia in round three of the World Rugby Nations Cup. The match is long overdue as Chile and Georgia have only played once previously back in 2004. The upcoming match at CARR in Santiago del Chile sees two undefeated teams clashing. The changed venue also means …

Former Samoa captain Chris Vui was handed a four-year ban from rugby after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. The test that flagged him was an out-of-competition test—not during the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, but he mysteriously disappeared from the tournament after playing for Samoa against …

Los Pumitas fell to Scotland in their 5th place semi final at the World Rugby Junior Championship. It was a match in which Argentina fell short of expectations in being soundly defeated 44-26. The poor showing from Los Pumitas means their remaining match will determine whether they finish 7th or …

A clinical performance from Spain saw Los Teritos humbled at the Junior World Championship on Sunday. Spain scored all the tries in the match which they won 57-6. The result sends Uruguay into the battle to avoid the wooden spoon against the USA on Friday. The Uruguayan points came early; …

An outnumbered team USA fell to Japan at the Junior World Championship on Sunday in Georgia. The Japanese won the 13th Place Semi Final 71-21 with Rio Iwakura and Sota Miura both scoring hat-tricks. The USA conceded eleven tries and scored three of their own. The USA’s try scorer’s were …

It was a competitive first half in Edmonton but different in the second as a dominant Portugal defeated Canada 38-14 in Edmonton. The six tries to two victory saw Os Lobos improving on a 14-7 half-time lead to score five unanswered tries before Canada ended the match on a high …

The USA Eagles survived a scare on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Zimbabwe Sables held a 15-12 half-time lead and had their opponents playing with 14-men following a yellow card. The hosts improved in the second-half to come out 31-15 winners. The locals in Charlotte had reason to cheer …

Los Pumas were convincing winners at the Estadio Bicentenario in San Juan on Saturday. Argentina found good form to soundly defeat Wales in a round two match in the Nations Championship. The 35-21 win was by five tries to three with Joaquín Oviedo scoring twice for the hosts and all …

Chile and Hong Kong will battle-it-out in Townsville, Australia at Rugby World Cup 2027. Saturday’s Nations Cup match in Viña del Mar, Chile served as an opportunity to familiarize each-other with the opposition. It also means Los Cóndores will officially have bragging rights as Chile were convincing winners. Los Cóndores …