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Up and Under – RWC Special Edition

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 …

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Samoa’s Ed Fidow Faces Suspension

Samoa’s Ed Fidow faces possible suspension after having received two yellow cards against Scotland in today’s RWC 2019 match. The left winger was yellow carded for two offenses from which Scotland was awarded penalty tries. The second of Fidow’s offenses was a no-arms tackle in which he let with his …

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Scotland Claim the Maximum in Humbling Samoa

Scotland claimed the maximum five competition points in humbling Samoa this morning. The 34-0 win was the first shutout of the tournament as Samoa became the first team to be kept scoreless. First half tries to Sean Maitland and Greig Laidlaw placed the Northern British nation in control and they …

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Americas Rankings – September 29 2019

At the completion of the second weekend of RWC 2019 it is time to recalculate the Americas Rankings. The September 29 edition takes into account all matches from Monday September 23 to Sunday, September 29. Uruguay ‘s historic 30-27 win over Fiji was the first of two matches for Los …

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South Africa romp past Namibia in Toyota

RWC 2019 has been the most competitive of all-time. Japan upset Ireland while Uruguay upset Fiji. Aside from those games results have been closer than in prior tournaments. South Africa’s win over Namibia was another case of this trend though the match was the first in which a team scored …

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RWC Pool A Highlights – Japan vs Ireland

Game fourteen of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Shizuoka. The match was a Pool A fixture with Ireland and hosts Japan playing their second matches of the tournament. Both went into the match having won their respective opening games. To access the complete match report click here. …

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