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Rugby World Cup 2023 will be contested by twenty teams. Rosters contain a variety of nationalities. Some rosters are entirely homegrown while others have a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Unlike at RWCs 2003-2019, World Rugby eligibility law changes enable eligible players to represent a second country. Players can …

World Rugby Eligibility Law changes are not popular in Uruguay. In an interview with Uruguay rugby expert, Ignacio Chans, Esteban Meneses slams World Rugby’s eligibility law changes which enable players to change countries. Players can now play for two countries at different Rugby World Cups. Chans asked Meneses what he …

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News. It takes a look at the highs and the lows involving the Americas during the past week.   UP South American 4 Nations Locked in for August The 2023 South American 4 Nations is coming in August. Brazil, …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Uruguay 7’s Qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics History was made in Montevideo on Sunday. Los Teros won the South American Men’s 7’s …

Samoa have named long-time USA prop Titi Lamositele in their 40-man World Cup training squad. The 28-year-old Montpellier prop has not appeared for the Eagles since the 2019 World Cup in Japan and while born and raised in Washington state, he qualifies for Samoa through ancestry. Lamositele is not the …

The Houston SaberCats have signed former LA Giltinis front rower Andrew Tuala on a short-term contract. He arrives just as club captain Dean Muir returns to South Africa temporarily to be with his wife, who is due to give birth to their first child. Tuala was a standout with the …

World Rugby’s approval of eligibility law changes may bring substantial changes for Rugby World Cup 2023. Players are able to represent a second country following a three-year stand-down period from their last binding representative appearance for their first country. In other words, there are players from both RWC 2019 and / …

Argentina played twelve test matches in 2022. The fixtures were not spread out; rather, they were played from July to November. Argentina’s Rugby fixtures for 2023 will have a minimum of nine test matches. Four are confirmed for the Rugby World Cup. The number will increase if Argentina play in …

RWC 2023 will feature new matches at the Rugby World Cup. There are to be fixtures that have never taken place before in RWC history. There are new games in each of the four pools. Three teams will be facing an entire new list of teams in their respective RWC …

Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup. Sixteen teams competed in four pools of four at the inaugural tournament in 1987. It was expanded to twenty teams competing in five pools of four for RWC 1999. It changed to four pools of five for RWC …