Japan defeated Portugal on Sunday to claim the top spot in the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament. Played in diabolical conditions at the Estadio Charrua in Montevideo, the match was abandoned in the 65th minute with when thunder and visible lightning added to the heavy rain and a pitch reduced …
Read More »Uruguay defeat Namibia, win u20 Bronze
Uruguay ended their World Rugby u20 Trophy with a decisive 34-12 win over Namibia in the Bronze Final at the Estadio Charrúa on Sunday. The five-tries-to-two performance caps what has been an excellent tournament for the Teritos and one that leaves them wondering ‘what if?’ – with their only slip-up …
Read More »Chile hold off Fiji to claim 5th
Make it two upsets in a row. Chile followed up their impressive performance against Canada with another fine team effort, defeating Fiji by 15-13 to claim 5th spot overall at the World Rugby u20 Trophy. The match was played in challenging conditions as a waterlogged pitch made it near impossible …
Read More »Canada finish u20 Trophy with a win
Canada finished their World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament on a winning note as they shut out Hong Kong by 38-0 in Montevideo on Sunday. A soggy pitch made for challenging conditions but the Canadians did enough to score six tries against their clearly outclassed opposition. A dominant scrum put Canada …
Read More »Arregui Joins Pumas in Canberra
Felipe Arregui has been added to the Argentina roster and joins Los Pumas in Canberra. The 23-year-old has been added due to the potential non-involvement of props currently in the roster. Argentina faced New Zealand in New Plymouth on Saturday morning (Argentina time). They did so with regular Ramiro Herrera …
Read More »New Faces on Argentina XV Roster
A 29-man Argentina XV roster has been named. Included are new faces in what is a competitive squad for upcoming international activities. The roster will train from Monday to Wednesday. From the group which faced Toulon, the most recent fixtures for the Argentina XV, Sebastián Cancelliere, Juan Cappiello, Bruno Devoto, Juan Cruz …
Read More »Glendale gets even with Ontario
The tables were turned at Infinity Park on Saturday as Glendale claimed a dominant 41-7 victory over Ontario, in doing so exacting their revenge on the loss in Burlington earlier in the year. Six tries in all to only one for Ontario, a disappointing result in their maiden voyage as …
Read More »Uruguay to play for Bronze against Namibia
Heartbroken after missing out on the Gold Final by the width of the uprights, Uruguay will nonetheless be motivated to defeat Namibia in the Bronze Final of the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Montevideo on Sunday. The Teritos enter the match after overwhelming Hong Kong on Wednesday and recording a …
Read More »Chile ready to stare down Fiji
Chile will square off against Fiji in the 5th Place Final of the World Rugby u20 Trophy at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on Sunday. The Cóndores earned their spot with a dominant win over Canada on Wednesday in their final pool match. Fiji meanwhile fell agonizingly short to Portugal …
Read More »Canada name side to play Hong Kong
Canada will play their final match at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in Montevideo on Sunday against Hong Kong, with the winner finishing in 7th and the loser condemned to the basement. It’s a match between two sides without a win following the three-match pool stage. For Hong Kong …
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