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Americas North RWC Qualifier Update

Saturday was a busy day in the Americas North zone of the Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification process. Four matches took place under the Rugby Americas North Championship banner with the results setting up exciting battles as we near the final round of the pool stage in the competition. Mexico …

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Bermuda name lineup for Mexico

The Caribbean Island nation is ready to face Mexico tomorrow in a Rugby World Cup 2015 Qualifying match. The fixture is to be Bermuda’s first of the series and will be away in Mexico City against a Las Serpientes side which was far too strong for the Bahamas, winning 39-3 …

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Mexico Focused on Bermuda

Training hard in Mexico City are Las Serpientes. Mexico’s national men’s team will play host to Bermuda on Saturday May 21 at the Universidad Iberoamericana. Kick-off is scheduled for 2pm local time. The match is to be one of four Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers in Rugby Americas North territories …

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Rugby World Cup 2019 Draw Set for 2017

The Rugby World Cup 2019 draw is officially  set for 2017, World Rugby confirmed today. It signifies a change to the process from that of Rugby World Cup 2015 as the seeding will be delayed by six months. For Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted by England and Wales, the draw …

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Up and Under

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 Mexico World Rugby has singled out Mexico as being of strategic interest. With a huge population of well over 100 million and …

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Americas Rankings – May 8 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 08 2016 see improvements for Brazil and Mexico at the expense of Paraguay and the Bahamas. Brazil’s away win over Paraguay has resulted in os Tupis improving their ranking from 50,67 points …

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Mexico Outclass Bahamas in World Cup Qualifier

Mexico’s Rugby World Cup dream got off to a rocketing start as the North Americans outclassed the Bahamas on Saturday afternoon. The 39-3 victory was the ideal start for the Mexicans who are seeking to develop a competent enough side to rise the ranks in the Americas. Las Serpientes away win …

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Mexico Name team for Bahamas

Las Serpientes have been named and are ready for their first match of the Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification campaign. Mexico will play away today to the Bahamas, an opponent with vastly more history in rugby. MEXICO 1 Marcos Flegmann, 2 Mizael Loredo, 3 Maximiliano Douek (capt.), 4 Santiago Prieto,5 …

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Americas Rankings – May 1 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 01 2016 see improvements for Brazil while the Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos both rise to new highs. Despite winning big in Asunción there is no change to Uruguay‘s rankings position nor …

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Scottish prop to play for Bahamas

Former Glasgow Warriors and Scotland u20 prop George Hunter is set to play for the Bahamas in their upcoming match against Mexico on May 7th as part of Rugby Americas North Championship. The 24-year-old Aberdeen native qualifies for the Bahamas by virtue of his grandfather being born on the islands. …

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