The 2025 Rugby Championship is an international rugby competition contested by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The player rosters of the four competitors contain a variety of nationalities. There are differing numbers of homegrown players and Foreign-Born across the teams. BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS In …
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New Zealand Head Coach Scott Robertson has unveiled his roster for the Rugby Championship. Robertson’s roster features Scott Barrett as captain. The 81-time capped All Black is joined by his brother, Jordie Barrett (71 caps) as one vice captain and Ardie Savea (97 caps) as the other. Scott Barrett’s other …
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Tyler Duguid could make his test debut against the All Blacks next month after being named in the France squad to tour New Zealand. The 24-year-old Canadian lock now qualifies for Les Bleus under the five-year registration regulation and is one of 37 players selected by Fabien Galthié to make …
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Sophie de Goede is back in Canada’s Senior Women’s squad. The Saracens star is set to return to the pitch a year after suffering a serious knee injury during training ahead of the Paris Olympics. de Goede is one of 38 players selected by Head Coach Kévin Rouet to take …
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Argentina’s u20 Rugby Championship campaign went from bad to worse on Tuesday. New Zealand humbled and dismantled Los Pumitas in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The 75-21 defeat sees Argentina winless and stranded at bottom of the table after two rounds. In their opening match, Argentina blew a 20-15 halftime lead …
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New Zealand and Argentina rugby are in mourning. Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie past away on Saturday at the age of 80. He coached two countries at Rugby World Cups: New Zealand in 1991 and Argentina in 1999. Wyllie coached New Zealand in 64 test matches from 1988 to 1991 and coached …
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Los Pumas will have home advantage for both test matches against the All Blacks in the 2025 Rugby Championship. The matches will be played on August 16 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, and on August 23 at Estadio Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. Both will kick-off at …
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With the USA being the host country of Rugby World Cup 2031, there are significant efforts into taking major matches stateside. After months of speculation it is now confirmed: Chicago will play host to Ireland vs New Zealand in 2025. Soldier Field was the venue in which Ireland claimed their first-ever …
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The 2025 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities. Some have a high percentage of homegrown players while others contain a wide range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY …
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RFC Los Angeles have booked an historic match against the Fijian Drua. The preseason contest will take place on Friday, January 24th, at Churchill Park in Lautoka. It’s the first time a Major League Rugby side will have taken the field opposite a team from Super Rugby. Both lineups are …
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