With Tonga qualifying for Japan 2019 this past weekend Pool C is complete. The Oceania side officially joined Argentina, England, France and the USA in the Pool of Death. This serves as a reminder of the need to book Rugby World Cup 2019 appropriately. Inappropriate Booking The existing model of …
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World Rugby Vice Chairman, Agustín Pichot has asked for the Rugby Championship to expand to include Japan. The former Pumas captain made the request in an interview with the Telegraph. Japan is involved in Super Rugby. The Japanese side, the Sunwolves, defeated the Blues yesterday to end their second season …
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This week we’ve got a spread of articles from Japan to Uruguay, from Australia to Scotland. A brief chat with an NFL prospect, young Canadian talent making a splash in Rugby League, Uruguay’s thoughts on the race to Americas 2, and of course the hot topic of the week – …
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Canada, Chile, and hosts Uruguay will represent the Americas in the 2017 World Rugby u20 Trophy. This year’s tournament takes place in Montevideo with all matches set to be played at the home of Uruguayan rugby, the Estadio Charrúa. The winner of the Tier 2 competition will earn a spot …
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Canada earned Bronze in Clermont-Ferrand but it was New Zealand who stole the show, defeating Australia in the Cup Final and clinching their fourth overall HSBC Women’s Sevens Series title. After a scare against the USA on Day One the black jerseys turned up the heat on Day Two and …
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The Rugby World Cup needs global repechage. Wait, what? There already is one is there not? In actuality no. While it is true that Pool B of Japan 2019 will have the Repechage Winner and Pool A the Play-Off Winner the system favors particular regions over others. The Repechage Winner could, in …
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A 24 Team Rugby World Cup is ‘Far Away’. Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) President Sebastián Piñeyrua noted to Ignacio Chans of Referi that the chances of expanding from 20 to 24 teams is unlikely. “I don’t believe that it would be so simple, the World Cup is already …
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Romania will send their strongest possible side to Japan and Canada before hosting Brazil in Bucharest for the June international series. Head coach Lynn Howells has selected the vast majority of the players that claimed the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship. An upset win over Georgia in the final round handed …
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Rhys Ruddock has been appointed captain for the Irish tour of the USA and Japan. The Leinster flanker was today named leader of his country by Head Coach Joe Schmidt. Ruddock is the son of former Welsh Grand Slam Six Nations winning coach, Mike Ruddock. He was born in Dublin to …
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In ten days time Los Pumas will play their first test match of the year. It is to begin the second of a four year process between Rugby World Cups. This year sees a reduction of test matches from 13 to 12. The first match will be on Saturday June …
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