It’s a full weekend of action in the RFU Championship with one game on Friday, four on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Several players remain on international duty but there are three matches on Saturday of interest to Americas fans. The most interesting is at the Mennaye where Cornish Pirates …
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The 2019 Super Rugby begins this weekend. Los Jaguares will be playing their fourth season but will begin at home for the first time. They are to be up against 2016, 2017, and 2018 beaten finalists, the Lions. New Jaguars Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada has gone for a different line-up …
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Week 21 of the Pro D2 season begins today in France. The country’s second division professional league will see matches played on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The following preview details the involvement of Americas’ players. In the only Thursday fixture Carcassonne have home advantage against the in-form Nevers. Argentine second-rower …
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Paul Lasike will play no further part in the Americas Rugby Championship. The USA center was sent off in the 31st minute of the first half of the match against the Argentina XV for stamping on Matías Osadczuk. According to the judicial report, Lasike’s offense was deemed to be a …
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The weekend’s test match results have given optimism to expanding the RWC from 20 to 24 teams. RWC 2019 competitors Canada and Russia suffered losses to non-RWC 2019 competitors, Brazil and Spain respectively. SPORTING Canada claimed the final spot at RWC 2019, doing so after having been sent into repechage …
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It was a bad week for the North Americans in the Americas Rugby Championship. Both sides offered up performances that will go down among their very worst ever in the competition. If we were grading them solely based on the team result neither would come close to having any players …
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The Barbarians have booked a double-date with England on Sunday, June 2. Not only will the classic men’s invitational side be playing for the Quilter Cup, the women will also be in action as they play their third ever match and first ever international. In another first the women’s match …
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Julían Domínguez has been named as the ARC Player of the Week. The Argentina XV left winger was a standout performer in his team’s 45-14 victory over the USA on Saturday. In the opening minute of the game in Patagonia, Dominguez set-up teammate Santiago Carreras for a try. Dominguez broke past …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Cayman Islands A magnificent performance from the Cayman Islands on Saturday saw them qualifying for the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge. Their …
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The Argentina XV achieved a first ever win over the USA in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) on Saturday. The 45-14 victory gives the a 2-0 record with maximum competition points. The Eagles, meanwhile, are 1-1 and now require somebody to defeat the Argentina XV or they will be unable …
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