Rugby World Cup 2003 took place in Australia. It would be the second RWC of the professional era but unlike RWC 1999 the tournament in 2003 would be staged in just one country. RWC 1999 had five pools of four which saw them being spread around Great Britain, Ireland, and …
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Rugby World Cup 1999 was the first RWC of the professional era. RWC 1995 saw the end of amateurism and with it RWC 1999 would see a change in the landscape of who different teams were prepared compared to that from 1987-1995 RWCs. The 1999 World Cup was also the …
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Los Teros Head Coach Esteban Meneses has revealed Uruguay’s targets for the World Cup. The South Americans are the bottom seed in Pool D of RWC 2019. Their matches will be against Fiji, Georgia, Australia, and Wales. In an interview with Ignacio Chans, Meneses stated that Uruguay’s targets for the …
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The San Diego Legion have added another new name for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Former Australia u20 standout Luke Burton arrives after spending the past two seasons in France with Biarritz Olympique. He is the seventh new signing on the off-season for the Legion. Burton played in two …
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20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …
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During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day one of the series the feature is …
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Argentina’s RWC warm-up matches were completed earlier today with a huge win over Randwick in Sydney, Australia. Mario Ledesma’s team were 74-0 winners over the Sydney club side. The match was placed in the schedule to give the team a low pressure fixture as a run-in to the RWC. It …
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Argentine players Enrique Pieretto and Santiago Socino are to play for Randwick vs Los Pumas. They are to do so to gain more game time ahead of the World Cup. The two Argentine front-rowers are to be in the 28-man Randwick team for Saturday’s match against Argentina in Sydney. They …
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During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week three the feature team is the USA. In day two of the series the feature …
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Russia Head Coach Lyn Jones has announced Russia’s 31-man roster to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019. The Russian Bears will be playing in their second RWC with their first having been RWC 2011 in New Zealand. 29 of the 31 players play their rugby in Russia. The two based …
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