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 Canada Canada successfully rebounded from their round one defeat to topple Chile on Saturday. Their victory gets their Americas Rugby Championship …
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Week two of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship saw no changes in the Americas Rankings. The six best teams from the Americas played in the first of five rounds with two of the three matches being capped. In defeating Chile by more than 15 points Canada gained maximum rankings points. No …
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A hat-trick from star winger Taylor Paris helped Canada to a 36-15 win over Chile at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday evening. Played in frosty but decent conditions – compared to a week ago at least – the match had a very sloppy start, with both sides committing numerous …
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Jamie Cudmore was red carded for punching on Friday. The veteran Canadian of four Rugby World Cups was sent off in the 34th minute playing for Oyonnax against Colomiers. Aurelien Beco was yellow carded, also for foul play. Cudmore’s involvement in upcoming games is now in doubt. Earlier in the match …
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Round One went fairly well with five of our pundits getting all three winners correctly. Only one – Jake Frechette – managed to pluck a dead-accurate score of any match with his USA +6 prediction proving spot-on. Once again we have 10 of the greatest minds from American rugby set …
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One team will walk away from Westhills Stadium with their first win of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday where Canada host Chile. Unless, of course, they end in a draw. Last week’s match at the same venue was played the worst conditions seen in a test match in recent …
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A full round of English premiership rugby will be played this weekend. Despite the Six Nations being played the Aviva Premiership roles on. The Americas weekend guide for week 14 details the involvement of players from the Americas. In an usual round, three matches are being played on Friday. One …
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The Guinness Pro 12 returns today. Following a break the Celtic-Italian league is back with a full round of six league matches. Players from the Western Hemisphere are to feature. Below is the Americas weekend guide for week 14 of the competition. Ulster have home advantage tonight against Edinburgh. The Northern …
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Ollie Nott will make his test debut for Canada against Chile in the second round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. It could be a frosty one for the 21-year-old openside flanker, with weather in Langford still an issue after the appalling conditions suffered by the players last weekend’s …
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Chile have rung the changes for Canada. Head Coach Bernard Charreyre has made eleven changes from the side that faced Brazil in round one. A disappointing performance from Los Cóndores in the rain has seen Charreyre reacting. With snowy conditions expected at Westhills Stadium in Langford Chile will require a …
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