The governing body of rugby, World Rugby has unveiled an altered qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2019 which will be held in Japan. Revealed are where the 8 qualifying countries will come from with some continental regions having advantages over others. The 8 qualifying teams will join the 12 …
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Brazil’s Women Rugby Sevens squad took a further step forward in their preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games. Two Brazilian teams were involved in the Valentín Martínez tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. Such was the dominant performances of Brazil’s two teams that they met in the tournament final at Carrasco Polo …
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The Federación de rugby de Chile (Chilean Rugby Federation – FERUCHI) together with the Asociación Regional de Rugby Valparaíso (Valparaíso Regional Rugby Association) have confirmed that the 2016 Viña del Mar Rugby Sevens competition will be played on January 16-17 and will double as qualification for the 2016 Hong Kong …
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Despite reaching the Semi Finals stage of the Rugby World Cup Argentina finish their international competition for the year 2015 ranked 5th. Ahead of Argentina in 4th place is Wales, a team who won three and lost two matches at the World Cup. Argentina had been in 4th last week …
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Following the Rugby World Cup Semi Finals results a headline in the New Zealand Herald declared that the tournament was to have the Dream Final, that being New Zealand vs Australia. Putting ability aside I found myself taken by just how little of a dream it is to have two previous …
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The 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 Daniel Hourcade A World Cup Semi Final loss left the Argentine coach in tears. He, however, had no reason to feel …
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Follownig the Extraordinary General Assembly of Representatives on October 10 which featured the officials of the Federación de Rugby de Chile (Chilean Rugby Federation – FERUCHI) a new leadership team was ratified for the four year period from 2015-2019: President: Jorge Araya (ARUSA) Vicepresident: Sebastián Bianchi (ARUSA) Secretary: Salvador Encinas (ARUSA) Treasurer: …
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Los Condores Head Coach Paul Healy has identified a sizable list of players under consideration for international duty for the remainder of 2015 and also 2016. Those listed are to be considered for international duty for both the test team and the country’s Rugby Sevens side. Among those named there …
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It has been confirmed that Spain will play host to Chile in an international rugby test match on November 21. The fixture is to serve as a warm-up match for both countries ahead of continental assignments. Beginning in February Spain will play in the European Nations Cup while Chile will …
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The governing body of Chilean rugby, Feruchi has announced Los Condores’ five fixtures for the 2016 Americas Rugby Cup. The soon to be launched competition will be the Americas version of the Six Nations with Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the USA being joined by Brazil …
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