Canada are not the only team looking towards their sevens program to boost their XV-a-side chances for the upcoming World Cup Repechage tournament. Having already drafted in powerhouse winger Willy Ambaka during the Rugby Africa Gold Cup, Kenya have summoned further reinforcements from their Senior Men’s Sevens side to XVs …
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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. UP Canada u20, Uruguay u20 Neither Canada nor Uruguay achieved what they would have wanted at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in …
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Canada finished their World Rugby u20 Trophy campaign on a high after thrashing Romania by 71-14 in Bucharest on Sunday. The result is a welcome one after three frustrating defeats to open the competition, all after holding second half leads. Kevin Vertkas started the scoring, his first of two tries …
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The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 09 2018. This week saw just the one test match with Argentina playing their toughest game of the year against New Zealand in Nelson. The 46-24 defeat sees no loss in points for Argentina. International competition will resume next Saturday. Los Pumas …
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The World Rugby u20 Trophy will come to a close for Canada on Sunday when they face Romania to determined who will finish 7th and avoid the dreaded Wooden Spoon. To come away empty handed would be regrettable for both, particularly a Canadian side who have put so much into …
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Perhaps this should best be titled ‘review’ as the Americas interest is virtually complete with the weekend still ahead. Only three players are named in squads this week, with two of them suiting up for Auckland earlier today. Evan Olmstead got his first start for Auckland against Tasman, wearing the …
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The second week of the 2018-19 Greene King IPA Championship season will feature four games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Taking the headlines this week is US Eagles lock Ben Landry who is set to make his European professional debut alongside flanker Andrew Durutalo in the Ealing starting team …
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The fixtures for November’s World Cup Repechage qualification tournament have now been confirmed. Canada will compete against Kenya, Germany, and Hong Kong for the last remaining ticket to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The tournament will follow a round-robin format with only the top side advancing. At this …
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Germany’s internal battle between the National Union (DRV) and primary financial backer Hans-Peter Wild appear to have come to an end. The billionaire entrepreneur and financier of the Wild Rose Academy pulled his support from the DRV after a dispute last November, sparking a ‘player strike‘ that led to nearly …
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Week 3 of the Top 14 takes place this weekend in France. After two rounds of the competition it is evident that the season will be one with many twists and turns. In action are players from the Americas, many of whom are fighting for opportunities to play at RWC …
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