As a fan of the global game I take greater pleasure out of watching the pool phase of Rugby World Cups than many people certainly do but now this appears to have changed, and for the better. So good have the group matches been that we have been treated to more …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Argentina Possibly the best half of rugby of any team in the tournament thus far was that produced in the second …
Read More »Strong Second Half sees Argentina Overpower Georgia
In search of their first win of the World Cup Los Pumas took on Georgia in the battle of the scrum titans. It did not start well as Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro lost his feet in the opening scrum giving Georgia a clear penalty which they kicked into Pumas territory. Nerves, …
Read More »Georgia Name Top side for Pumas
Looking to back-up from an opening round win over Tonga Georgia will take-on Argentina on Friday with an unchanged lineup. Head Coach Milton Haig now has his sights on bigger things with a win all but securing a first ever Quarter Final’s appearance for Georgia. Reaching the knock-out stage, though, …
Read More »Hourcade makes Three Changes for Georgia
In search for a first win at the World Cup Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has made three changes to face Georgia in Gloucester on Friday. All three of the alternations come in the forwards with Matías Alemanno, Facundo Isa and Juan Manuel Leguizamón replacing Guido Petti, Leonardo Senatore and Pablo …
Read More »RWC Forecast Round 2a
Predictions take 2… a? As the ’rounds’ start to mesh in with each other, we’re going to have to break up our week into two parts, so here are the mid-week matches from Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Before we get into it, a quick review of what happened last round. …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 15): Tier 2 Match Schedules
For some teams the second round of Rugby World Cup matches will begin on Wednesday and Thursday while for others these days will mark their first fixtures. Such is the complication of having pools of five teams that one team per pool must begin last. Those to do so on Wednesday …
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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 Japan A spectacular, brilliant, unforgettable win against all odds by the world’s leading Asian nation over the best from Africa was …
Read More »Georgia Complete Historic Win over Tonga
A lot of the pre-World Cup hype centered on whether or not Samoa would be able to trouble and defeat Scotland. Such was the search for an upset that Georgia had been considered substandard to defeat Tonga. The Mamuka Gorgodze led Lelos had other ideas and their post match victory …
Read More »RWC Forecast Round 1
It’s time for predictions! Americas Rugby News is stepping it up for the World Cup, inviting other writers from around the Americas to test their mettle against the ARN editors. Before we get into the goods, here’s who we have this week, joining regulars Paul, Bryan, and Ted: Christian Gómez …
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