Canada

Chile ready for Canada at u20 Trophy

Two teams in search of their first win at the World Rugby u20 Trophy will go head-to-head in the final pool match on Wednesday when Chile face Canada. While the Chileans are yet to register a victory, they did take two bonus points in defeat as they ran Japan very …

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Heavy Americas influence in Falcons ‘A’ team

Newcastle Falcons have named four Americas players in the side for their Aviva ‘A’ League season opener against Wasps on Monday evening. The newly revamped ‘A’ League sees all 12 Premiership sides as well as Championship favorites Bristol entering reserve grade teams which feature a mixture of up-and-coming talent as …

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Ilnicki signs for Newcastle Falcons

Jake Ilnicki has signed with Newcastle Falcons until then end of the 2017-18 season. The Canadian prop joins the Aviva Premiership club from Northampton Saints. Despite spending six months with Saints he is still to make his Premiership debut. He was instead used in their reserve side, the Wanderers, winning …

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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 Costa Rica The South American C Championship title has changed hands. The reigning two-time title holders, Guatemala, handed over the title to …

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Americas Rankings – September 03 2017

The final round of the 2017 South American C Championship was played on Saturday. Nicaragua faced Panama in the Bronze Final while Costa Rica took-on Guatemala in the championship decider. Following match results the Americas Rankings have been updated. The September 03 2017 rankings see changes. Nicaragua’s historic 46-36 win over …

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Japan blow over Canada in Uruguay

The weather was a marked improvement over Tuesday but the result was not for Canada as they were crushed by Japan to the tune of 50-12 in their second round World Rugby u20 Trophy match at the Estadio Charrúa on Saturday. A clinical performance from the Japanese saw them build …

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Durutalo shines in Ealing debut

US Eagles flanker Andrew Durutalo had a dream day in his competitive debut for Ealing Trailfinders as they just held off a second-half comeback from Cornish Pirates to come away with a 29-28 victory at Vallis Way. Two tries, one in each half, and an outstanding overall contribution saw the …

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Two changes for Canada against Japan

There has been no knee-jerk reaction from Jeff Williams as he names a largely unchanged Canadian side to face Japan in the second round of the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Montevideo. Despite suffering a disappointing defeat at the hands of Namibia the Head Coach has opted only to freshen …

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RFU Championship – Week 1 Preview

The Greene King IPA Championship also gets underway this weekend as a dozen teams begin their quest for promotion to the Aviva Premiership. A significant change in the off-season has seen the troublesome playoff system dispensed with entirely and final league standings now the only barometer of success. While this …

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