Mamuka Gorgodze will lead Georgia’s entry to the World Cup this fall. The powerful Toulon loose forward has been named captain of the 31-man squad nominated by head coach Milton Haig to play against Argentina, Namibia, New Zealand, and Tonga in Pool C. His appointment comes as a surprise having …
Read More »Greg Peters Officially Presented as UAR General Manager
Greg Peters was officially presented as UAR General Manager at the Unión Argentina de Rugby (Argentine Rugby Union – UAR) headquarters in Buenos Aires this afternoon. Accompanied by UAR President Carlos Araujo and Secretary Fernando Rizzi Peters joined the senior management team. The conference opened with Araujo welcoming Greg Peters …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 12): Confederation Cup Rugby
Rugby World Cup 2015, like previous tournaments will bring together teams who otherwise never play against one another. World Champions New Zealand will face both Georgia and Namibia for the first time, South Africa vs Japan will be another first as will Wales vs Uruguay. There are a variety of …
Read More »New Zealand Name World Cup Roster
Reigning World Cup champions and the number one ranked team in the world, New Zealand has had its 31-man player roster confirmed for the upcoming Rugby World Cup which gets under way in three weeks time. New Zealand will play in Pool C being joined by Argentina, Georgia, Namibia and …
Read More »Hands On! with Joaquín Tuculet
Joaquín Tuculet is Argentina’s starting fullback and is one of 31 players named in his country’s World Cup roster. This week Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with him about his involvement in Los Pumas, the team’s development and the upcoming Rugby World Cup campaign. Following Argentina’s victory against …
Read More »UAR confirms Campeonato Argentino Fixtures
The national governing body of Argentine Rugby, the Unión Argentina de Rugby (Argentine Rugby Union – UAR) has announced the match schedule for the 2015 National Provincial Championship. The format is to be the same as that from 2014 and it is to begin on October 24. Competing will be …
Read More »LaBrèche, Berard, Anselmi named to Sevens panel
Rose LaBrèche of Canada, Leah Berard of USA, and Federico Anselmi of Argentina have been named to World Rugby’s Sevens Series referee panel for the 2015/16 season. A total of 21 referees have been named to the two series panels, with South Africa’s Rasta Rasivhenge the only name to appear …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 11): The Top 14’s Greatness
Professional rugby is such serious business these days that the 2015-2016 Top 14 season has began already, long before the end of summer. The 2015 Final was as recent as June 13, or a mere 69 days before Toulon hosted Racing 92 in the season opening on Friday. I can …
Read More »Up and Under
The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA The Eagles made history in Ottawa. Never before have the Eagles won three test matches in a row …
Read More »Buenos Aires win Plate Final in World Club 7s
The Las Águilas 7’s won the Plate Final today at the World Club 7’s in Ireland. The Porteños did so by defeating Munster 43-19. Earlier they had lost 26-21 against in the Cup Quarter Final before recovering to defeat the Canadain Maples 21-17 in the Plate Semi Final. Daveta won …
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