Old Glory have caused another stir in the transfer market with the acquisition of Tommaso Boni. The former Italy center has now pledged allegiance to the Eagles and will depart his United Rugby Championship club Zebre formally on November 1st. With Doug Fraser now retired and Thretton Palamo in the …
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New Zealand face Argentina in Paris in the first Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi Final. The elimination fixture will be contested between two teams that have a rivalry dating back to 1985. New Zealand has the formidable record of have 33 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against Argentina; however, …
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Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …
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One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …
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It is official: Nicolás Freitas suffered a broken nose playing for Uruguay against Italy on Wednesday. Los Teros were 17-7 half-time leaders before falling to a 38-17 defeat. Freitas scored the first of two tries for the South Americans in the match. Before scoring the try, Freitas had taken a …
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31 unanswered second-half points meant Italy finished off convincing winners over Uruguay in Nice on Wednesday. Uruguay were 17-7 up at half-time and looking like being on way to a Rugby World Cup upset. As was the case in their opening match against France, Los Teros took the game to …
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Pool A heats up with a midweek clash in Nice. In a battle of the Old World vs the New World Italy face Uruguay. This is true in more ways than one; Italy is a rock solid member of Rugby’s traditional elite – the Old Boys Club. Uruguay is a …
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The twenty competitors at Rugby World Cup 2023 represent countries that are both large and small territorially and also in terms of population. Australia and Argentina are the largest territories while Japan comfortably has the largest population. This is a marked change from Rugby World Cup 2019. Click here …
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Three American countries will take to the fields in France for Rugby World Cup 2023. The three are Argentina, Uruguay and the debuting Chile. They will proudly fly the flags of their countries and look to play with distinction. North America will not have a team at the World Cup. …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. It is the final edition of Up and Under before Rugby World Cup 2023. UP Homegrown South Americans Take on the World …
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