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The new dates for the Rugby Sevens event at the postponed Tokyo Olympics have been confirmed. As expected the games will take place between July 25-31, 2021, a near identical placement to where the rugby would have been played had the tournament taken place as planned in 2020. Ajinomoto Stadium …

Chile’s Sevens are to resume training on Monday. Following four months without activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Cóndores have been granted special authorization to return to train. The training will begin on Monday, July 20. Los Cóndores are preparing for the big prize of earning the right to compete …

In preparation for as of yet uncertain competition, Chile Rugby have named Cóndores training squads to train at the National High Performance Academy. Plans are currently to hold a South American Championship in Uruguay in September as the pandemic allows. While the two groups will not yet be able to …

Rugby Americas have confirmed that the flagship Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) and second-tier Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) will not take place in 2020. The under-20 versions of those tournaments are also off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A formal release from the organization says that discussions are ongoing for …

Three Chileans will play for French club Anglet in the Fédérale 1. They are Javier Meneses, Iñaki Ayarza and Ramón Ayarza. All three players have represented their country in the past. Javier Meneses joins the French club from Bayonne. He does so for the senior roster, a move up from …

Ramón Ayarza has signed for Anglet. He moves to the French Basque club from Montauban, his team last season in the Pro D2. The 26-year-old Ayarza has been in France for a substantial time. In addition to Montauban, He previously spent four years with Bayonne in the Pro d2 and …

Canadian prop Jon Thiel scored a memorable try against Uruguay in 2002. The score came off an assist from scrum half Ed Fairhurst who had received a backhand pass from second-rower Mike James. It was a highlight of a match which Canada won 51-16 in a RWC 2003 qualifier wherein …

North American rugby fans will have a chance to watch Super Rugby Aotearoa beginning this weekend. Confusion over the rights regarding the impromptu competition featuring only the five New Zealand teams has now been resolved. ESPN will broadcast in the USA and South America, with TSN showing the games in …

World Rugby has been forced to backtrack on their Rugby World Cup Qualifying process just a day after confirming the path to France 2023. Originally set to be determined in the Americas Rugby Championship, the Americas path is now in disarray with North and South America on course to split …

World Rugby has confirmed the qualification  model for Rugby World Cup 2023. The France-hosted tournament will be a 20-team competition, operating on the same model as that of Japan 2019. As was the case in RWC 2019, RWC 2023 has eight qualifying slots. The eight successful teams will join the …