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 …
Read More »World Rugby to Revise Draw for Future World Cups
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 …
Read More »RWC 2015 Pool D: How are Canada’s rivals preparing?
With barely a month to go before the world’s best rugby players converge on England to take part in the World Cup, it’s time to take a look at how Canada’s pool partners – Ireland, Italy, France, and Romania – are getting on heading into this vital stretch. IRELAND Canada’s …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 9): World Rugby Council Membership
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 …
Read More »Remembering Horacio Agulla’s RWC 2007 try vs Ireland
In this week’s edition of #trytimetuesday World Rugby takes a look back at Horacio Agulla’s first half try against Ireland during the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2007. The sensational score was started by fly half Juan Martín Hernández who, like Agulla, is to face South Africa this weekend …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 7): Where are the Bilingual Referees?
Rugby World Cup 2015 is almost here. The opening fixture of England v Fiji is just 53 days away. It will begin a long tournament played from September 18 to October 31 which the organizers claim as being the biggest sporting event of 2015 and the third biggest of all …
Read More »Las Águilas Group for Limerick
The groups for the World Club 7’s which take place on August 21-22 in Limerick, Ireland have been confirmed with Buenos Aires to take part in Group C. Las Águilas of Buenos Aires (URBA), who in 2014 won the London edition of the competition are back representing Argentina in the tournament. …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 4): Rethinking June Tours
Played every November, excluding Rugby World Cup years, the November or autumn internationals see European nations hosting incoming test teams from across the globe. It is a time when not only southern nations such as Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Namibia, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga tour the north but …
Read More »Lions Scrap Plans to come to the USA
Reports have emerged that the legendary British & Irish Lions have cancelled discussions regarding a possible fixture in the USA on the way to their 2017 tour to New Zealand. Rumors regarding the Lions coming to the United States immediately started to swirl after the All Blacks sold out Soldier Field in Chicago, …
Read More »USA Drops out of RWC 2023 Bidding
The USA has dropped out of the bidding process for the Rugby World Cup 2023, leaving four unions left in the hunt to host the quadrennial tournament. South Africa, Ireland, France, and Italy are the remaining unions that have confirmed that they will bid on the hosting rights for the World Cup. …
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