US Eagles winger Zack Test is on the mend after requiring emergency surgery on a head injury suffered in the match against Uruguay on the weekend. The 27-year-old came off in the 39th minute of the Americas Rugby Championship fixture in San Antonio after taking a knock to the head, …
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Sergio Parisse is to lead Italy against Ireland. Having been in doubt due to injury the Argentine-born player is now free to play. Parisse will lead the team from No 8. Italy will have home advantage again this weekend. Having opening against Wales on Sunday the Azzurri will play again …
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The USA had home advantage against Uruguay in round one of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Having lost the corresponding fixture in 2016 the Eagles were out for revenge on Los Teros. Played in San Antonio Texas this past weekend the Eagles and Teros both held the lead at differing …
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Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi has made six changes for Uruguay. Both teams are back from opening round matches in North America to square-off in round two in Bahía Blanca on Saturday. Contepomi has made five changes to the pack. Francisco Ferronato, Marcelo Brandi, Santiago Medrano, Ignacio Larrague, and …
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It’s time for our first weekly selection of the best from the Americas Rugby Championship. This particular side took extra time to complete, as the rough conditions on the weekend made it difficult to compare one player from another. After some re-watches we think we’ve just about got it down. …
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Brazil have named their traveling squad of 26 players to prepare for their second round match of the Americas Rugby Championship against the US Eagles on Saturday at Dell Diamond. Four players have been called in who did not take part in the historic win over Chile in São Paulo. …
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Pumitas star Lautaro Bazán has been summoned from HSBC Sevens Series duty to bolster the Argentina XV squad ahead of Saturday’s match against Uruguay at Bahía Blanca. The quicksilver scrumhalf replaces Juan Manuel Lescano in the group that also sees five other changes to the squad that defeated Canada in …
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Chile has taken a roster of 28 players to Canada. Los Cóndores will play their second round fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. Coming off a lackluster performance against Brazil, Chile is in search of a much improved performance. Their opponents also lost in round one, going down …
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World Rugby deserve questioning over Anglo monopolized refereeing. In response to the past weekend’s Six Nations fixtures social media was alive with people opposed to monolingual officiating. Played on Saturday and Sunday, the opening round of the 2017 Six Nations Championship featured referees from the Top 14, Super Rugby and Aviva …
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Three Cóndores have been ruled out of facing Canada. Chile take on the North Americans in a round two Americas Rugby Championship match on Saturday. Missing through injury are center Matías Nordenflycht, second-rower Nicanor Machuca and hooker Tomás Dussaillant. All three players were not considered for the flight to Canada. …
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