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 / …
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Estanislao Bay will make his international debut on Sunday. The scrum-half from Argentina has been named to start for Spain against the Netherlands in the Rugby European Championship in Madrid. Bay will play alongside five other players from Argentina. Bay will wear the 9 shirt for Spain. Other Argentines in …
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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 …
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Three Canadian internationals have signed on with clubs in Spain. Magali Harvey and Caroline Crossley have joined Olimpico Pozuelo in Madrid, with Sabrina Poulin moving to Eibar Rugby Taldea in the Basque country. The trio will compete in Spain’s elite women’s division, the Liga Iberdrola. Harvey is the highest profile …
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The Centennial Celebration of 100 year of Spanish Rugby will involve the special fixture of Spain vs Argentina. Los Leones will take-on Los Pumas in Madrid two weeks before the giants of South America open their World Cup campaign against England in Marseille. How this fixture came together was impressive. Branded …
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Argentina have added a test match to their 2023 schedule. With it Los Pumas are confirmed to play five matches prior to Rugby World Cup 2023. The newest fixture to the list sees Argentina facing Spain away in a warm-up match before arriving in France for the World Cup. KiwiHouse will organize …
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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 …
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Melbourne Rebels flanker Richard Hardwick has joined the Namibia squad for their upcoming test matches against Spain and Canada. The 28-year-old was born in Windhoek but grew up in Australia. He has now switched allegiance after winning two caps for the Wallabies in 2017. Hardwick is one of six newcomers …
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Namibia are set to field their strongest team since the 2019 World Cup on their two-test European tour in November. Head coach Allister Coetzee has named a 48-strong training squad that will first take on Griquas in Windhoek on November 5. The squad will then be trimmed for matches against …
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OPEN LETTER TO WORLD RUGBY With more than 40 years closely linked to the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) in different relevant positions, and once detached from the institution since last July 31st, I believe I have enough knowledge and experience to give my opinion freely, without conditions, through this …
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