The lack of representation for Spanish-speaking match officials at the highest level highlights a structural bottleneck within World Rugby’s high-performance pathway. Because the elite referee panel is almost exclusively drawn from the Six Nations and SANZAAR structures, match officials from the Americas unions rarely receive the regular, high-stakes Tier 1 …
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Brazil’s Under-20 national rugby team, known affectionately as Os Curumins, secured a crucial 22–10 victory over Hong Kong today in Santiago, Chile. Competing in the second round of the inaugural World Rugby Under 20 Challenger Cup, the young Brazilian squad delivered a physical and composed performance. The triumph injects vital …
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Chile blast their way to victory over Hong Kong at the World Rugby Junior Challenger on Friday. Playing with home advantage, Chile were 83-19 winners in the u20 contest at CARR de Parque Mahuida. The home side had dominance over Hong Kong from early on. Max Schlesinger scored the opening …
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The 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia has sparked strong demand, with over 1.3 million tickets already secured. Global pre-sales shattered records, heavily driven by passionate traveling fans following expanding regional pools. Ticket data reveals distinct trends regarding which fixtures, teams, and venues are performing well versus those seeing …
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Brazil fell 29-24 to Hong Kong in WXV action this past weekend. Canada impressed in their WXV opener as they romped to a 64-26 over Scotland. World Rugby have cited Isoa Nasilasila following his red card for Fiji vs Canada on Saturday. Canada’s Brittany Kassil was also red carded and …
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A busy November awaits Canada, the USA, Chile and Uruguay in the World Rugby Nations Cup. The fixtures have been released by World Rugby with all four having three test matches against fellow Rugby World Cup 2027 competitors. The opening match of the November section of the World Rugby Nations …
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The Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) has decided to terminate the tenure of Los Teros coaches Rodolfo Ambrosio and Juan Figallo. The URU confirmed that the two Argentines are no longer coaching the National Men’s team. In a publication, the URU thanked Ambrosio and Figallo for the time, effort, …
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Chile has reached an all-time high of 16th in the World Rankings. Canada’s win over Zimbabwe in Winnipeg did not see a rise due to Hong Kong’s shock win over Uruguay. The unbeaten July for the USA sees the Eagles ranked 14th in the World. Argentine players have been criticized …
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Uruguay were humiliated on Saturday in Montevideo by Hong Kong, losing 42-40. The contest was just the second ever test match played between the teams. It was the official South America 2 vs Asia 2 battle with Uruguay ranked second to Argentina and Hong Kong ranked second to Japan in …
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Uruguay play host to Hong Kong on Saturday as part of the World Rugby Nations Cup. The fixture is a battle for bragging rights as officially it is South America 2 playing host to Asia 2. Both teams will be looking for improvement given their respective results in the opening …
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