It is game over for Romania and Spain. Both European countries have officially been disqualified from RWC 2019 for breaching player eligibility laws. The Federación Española de Rugby (FER) published a release today on its website confirming the outcome, noting that all channels have now been exhausted, making Spain’s dream …
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Bautista Guemes has extended his contract with Barcelona. The 28-year-old will remain at the Spanish club next season, furthering his professional career. Barcelona is the third professional rugby that Guemes has played for. He firstly departed CUBA in Buenos Aires to play in France for Agen. From there he went …
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Props aside there is no chance of seeing a European-Based player pull on a Pumas uniform in 2018. Head Coach Daniel Hourcade and Argentina (UAR) are gambling big on Jaguares. This reality comes following prior confirmation that European-Based players were to be selected for Los Pumas this year. With 17 losses …
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The 2019 Rugby World Cup is now less than 16 months away, and only two spots are left to be decided. Both will be filled before the end of the year. Three teams from the Americas – Argentina, Uruguay, and the USA – have already qualified. During the build-up we’ll …
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In the second of three rounds of play the Argentina XV and the Fiji Warriors meet in the Nations Cup in Montevideo on Wednesday. The sides do so after both having disappointed in their opening matches on Saturday. The Argentina XV were their worst enemies against Emerging Italy. In a …
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Facundo Bosch has been Named in the Top 14 Dream Team by L’Equipe. In his debut season in the Top 14 the Argentine front-rower was named as the best hooker in France. L’Equipe noted that Bosch had an 82% success rate with his line-out throws (88 from 107). He also …
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Day two of the 2018 Nations Cup takes place on Wednesday. As was the case on day one player welfare concerns see the rugby being moved to the Carrasco Polo Club. The hosts, Uruguay take on Emerging Italy in a big opportunity for all players as the countdown to RWC …
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Just days before the final round of the 2017-2018 World Series season, Los Pumas 7’s have changed three players. For the Paris 7’s Nicolás Menéndez, Severiano Escocbio, and Máximo Provenzano join the group. The three new names replace Franco Sábato, Germán Schulz, and Conrado Roura, all of whom suffered injuries …
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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. UP Uruguay A tremendous showing from Uruguay saw the South Americans downing the Fiji Warriors 29-10 on Saturday. Uruguay sealed the win …
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The Glendale Raptors left no debate as to who was the superior side as they flattened the New Orleans Gold by a score of 47-10 at Archbishop Shaw Field on Sunday afternoon. Seven tries in all and a six-from-seven kicking performance from Will Magie contributed to a Major League Rugby …
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