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Ireland’s captain from RWC 2019, Rory Best has been confirmed to play for the Barbarians vs Brazil. He will do so on November 20 in the international match at São Paulo’s Estádio Morumbi. Aged 37, Best played his final match for Ireland in the RWC Quarter Finals. The Irish were …

A French referee has been appointed for the RWC Final for the first time. France’s Jérôme Garcès will take charge of England vs South Africa, the deciding match as to who are the 2019 World Champions. Garcès has refereed in 10 prior RWC matches and a total of 55 test …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

Game 46 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Yokohama. It was the second Semi Final and saw the 1995, and 2007 champions South Africa giving Wales their first loss of the tournament. Defeat for the Dragons sees them into the Bronze Final and sees them with …

The Americas Rankings for October 27 2019 take into consideration international competition involving the Americas from the past week. This means that there is one match in question – St Vincent and the Grenadines vs St Lucia from Saturday. St Lucia were 53-26 winners in the contest. They entered the …

South Africa won what was a war of attrition, completing a 19-16 win over Wales to secure a place in the RWC 2019 Final. The Springboks’ victory sets up a tournament final against England. The fixture will not go down as a classic and nor a match with a lengthy …

Promoted as the battle of the Islands St Lucia won the Caribbean test match against St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday. Played in Arnos Vale St Lucia were 53-26 away winners in a Rugby Americas North (RAN) sanctioned international. In claiming a healthy victory St Lucia gained revenge for …

Game 45 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Yokohama. It was the first Semi Final and saw the 2003 champions England comprehensively outplaying the 1987, 2011, and 2015 champions New Zealand. The result means a different team will be lifting the Webb Ellis Cup and sends …

New Zealand’s reign as Rugby World Cup champions is over. The All Blacks were beaten 19-7 by a magnificent England performance in a pulsating Semi Final in Yokohama that delivered on all expectations. A suffocating defensive effort took away the space from the two-time defending champions with flankers Tom Curry …

The second Semi Final of RWC 2019 will see South Africa and Wales going head-to-head in Yokohama on Sunday. With neither side having reached a RWC Final since 2007 it guarantees that at least one of the finalists will be different to that of RWCs 2011 and 2015. South Africa …