Bill Beaumont has retained his position as Chairman of the World Rugby Council. The former England and Lions international has claimed an election win over outgoing Vice-Chair Agustin Pichot of Argentina by a final tally of 28-23. Managing the secret ballot process that ended on Thursday was PwC. Also confirmed …
Read More »Ten Desired Test Rugby Tours: South America
International competition is healthy within the Americas. The Americas Rugby Championship and Americas Rugby Challenge have enhanced test rugby within the region. The upcoming introduction of promotion and relegation will only advance rugby in the region further. A vital part of the international calendar are the incoming and outgoing tours, …
Read More »Rugby Canada confirm vote for Beaumont in World Rugby election
Rugby Canada have confirmed their support for Bill Beaumont to continue as World Rugby Council Chairman. The organization cast their vote on Monday for the incumbent from England who is running against current Vice-Chair Agustín Pichot of Argentina. Votes were to be submitted by secret electronic ballot to auditors PwC …
Read More »Voting window closes on World Rugby election
The voting window for the World Rugby election to decide the Chairman position for the next four years has now closed. Incumbent Bill Beaumont of England is running against current Vice-Chair Agustín Pichot of Argentina in a race that is certain to be the closest in the sport’s history. Electronic …
Read More »Beaumont vs Pichot – The Fight for Rugby’s Future
On Sunday the electronic ballots will open with 51 votes to be cast by World Rugby Council members to decide on the position of Chairman. The incumbent is Bill Beaumont, his challenger current Vice-Chair Agustín Pichot. Representatives have until Thursday to make their decision. On May 12 one of them …
Read More »Hourcade Open to Portugal and Spain joining SLAR
Daniel Hourcade is open to Portugal and Spain joining the Súper Liga Americana e Rugby (SLAR). In an interview with ESPN Argentina, Sudamerica Rugby’s High Performance Manager noted that talks are underway with the Portuguese and Spanish rugby federations. SLAR is South America’s professional rugby competition. The inaugural SLAR season …
Read More »Livro – A História do Rugby no Brasil (1891-2009)
O rugby no Brasil tem uma longa história e que precisava ser narrada. O novo livro “A História do Rugby no Brasil (1891-2009)”, de autoria de Diego Gutierrez (jornalista e sociólogo), Thiago Kater (historiador e arqueólogo) e Victor Ramalho (historiador e jornalista), sob orientação de Marco Bettine (sociólogo, professor da …
Read More »Olympics re-booked for July 2021
The new dates for the postponed Olympic Games have been set. Tokyo will host the event almost exactly one year later than originally planned. Originally set to run from July 24 to August 9 of this year, the new opening is set for July 23, 2021 with the closing ceremony …
Read More »Full Match – Colombia vs Brazil 2019
International senior women’s competition between Colombia and Brazil began in 2019. In the inaugural fixture between he neighboring countries, Las Tucanes were 28-7 winners. Brazil scored the opening points of the match only to fail to add more. In contrast, Colombia score 28 unanswered points with Laura Diosa Mejía, Carolina …
Read More »2020 MLR Transfer Summary
Despite being five weeks into the 2020 Major League Rugby season, new players were still arriving almost on a weekly basis. The unfortunate cancellation of the remainder gives us an early chance to review the roster changes that occurred between the 2019 and 2020 seasons and to identify those who …
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