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Peter Tiberio has brought the curtains down on his playing career. The 30-year-old outside back from Aurora, Illinois, will hang up the boots after two seasons of Major League Rugby with the Seattle Seawolves. The decision comes after concussion ruled him out of the second half of the 2019 season. …

South Africa have been forced to make a second change to their Rugby World Cup squad. Outside center Jesse Kriel has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury suffered against New Zealand in the opening weekend. He is replaced by the versatile Damian Willemse, who arrives from …

In the second of the North American double on Wednesday, Canada face New Zealand in a Pool B match at Oita. The Canadians are in tough as they are coming off a heavy defeat against Italy, while the All Blacks got the win over South Africa on the second day …

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. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

At the completion of the second weekend of RWC 2019 it is time to recalculate the Americas Rankings. The September 29 edition takes into account all matches from Monday September 23 to Sunday, September 29. Uruguay ‘s historic 30-27 win over Fiji was the first of two matches for Los …

Canada have been forced to make two changes to their Rugby World Cup squad after their starting midfield against Italy were both ruled out for the remainder of the tournament. Nick Blevins broke his jaw in the opening minutes of the game, while Ben LeSage has a broken hand that …

The Rugby World Cup pool system has a serious flaw. It is not only problematic but it is also highly controversial and non-sporting. While all teams competing at RWC 2019 will play four pool matches the manner in which they do so is vastly different. If you have already guessed …

Game eleven of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Fukuoka. The match was a Pool B fixture with Canada playing their first match of the Rugby World Cup and Italy their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World …

Basic skills were at a premium for Canada as they fell to a dominant Italian side 48-7 in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup in Fukuoka on Thursday. Several scoring opportunities went begging while the defense struggled to deal with their well-drilled opponents. The Azzurri nearly had a …

Canada will open their RWC 2019 account against Italy in Fukuoka on Thursday. The Maple Leafs join their North American neighbors USA as the last teams to begin their tournament. Meanwhile it’s a quick turnaround for the Azzurri after they defeated Namibia in their opening match on Sunday. Conor O’Shea …