Fiji

Sometimes in international competition a heavy defeat can be described as not being a true reflection of the match in question. The 47-18 scoreline, though in which Fiji overcame Canada this afternoon in London was very much explanatory. The Pacific Islanders were the much better side and now head to …

Rugby World Cup 2015, like previous tournaments will bring together teams who otherwise never play against one another. World Champions New Zealand will face both Georgia and Namibia for the first time, South Africa vs Japan will be another first as will Wales vs Uruguay. There are a variety of …

Los Teros Head Coach Pablo Lemoine has announced Uruguay’s 31 players who will compete at the upcoming Rugby World Cup in England and Wales. The players named are the same 31 men who traveled to Japan to play test matches in Fukuoka and Tokyo against the Asian champions. 30 year …

The 31 men who will defend the host nation of Rugby World Cup 2015 have been named. Head Coach Stuart Lancaster named his squad with 17 forwards and 14 backs and has drawn upon 8 of England’s 12 Aviva Premiership clubs, one less than that of France in regards to …

Uruguayan international back-rower Diego Magno is currently in Fukuoka, Japan preparing to play in the first of two test matches against the leading Asian rugby nation. This week he took time out of his busy schedule to talk to Americas Rugby News about the upcoming match, Uruguay’s final preparations for …

Fijian Head Coach John McKee has named his 31-man player roster for the upcoming Rugby World Cup to be played in England and Wales. Included are a number of players who featured in the recent Pacific Nations Cup in which all but one match took place in North America. Fiji …

Teams from San Francisco and New York are in the Ireland preparing for the Limerick World Club 7s this coming weekend. The tournament brings together twelve of the top club sides from around the world. Both San Francisco and New York have produced some surprises since the World Club 7s …

The global governing body of the sport of rugby, World Rugby has come out and admitted the error of determining the Pools for Rugby World Cups three years before the tournaments are played. The groups for the upcoming tournament to be played in England and Wales were known as long …

Rugby has expanded tremendously from the limited base that existed prior to 1987. The IRB’s change to be called World Rugby is a significant part of modernizing the brand to give it a more credible appearance and one which is far more commercially sound. Next up is the power structure …

Fiji has named their preliminary World Cup squad, with 38 players included for a training camp that will run from August 12 to August 31, the day when their final team of 31 will be announced. All 31 players from the victorious Pacific Nations Cup squad are present, with seven …