Uruguay

RWC Rewind Uruguay: Ormaechea in 1999

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. First up is Uruguay who are to be the Team of the Week. Los Teros made their …

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Americas Rankings – August 18 2019

There was one test match involving a competitor from the Americas this weekend. That fixture was South Africa vs Argentina in Pretoria. The Americas Rankings – August 19 2019 have been updated to take into account this fixture as well as noting the rankings implications from other matches from around …

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Fiji names star-studded World Cup squad

John McKee has named a star-studded Flying Fijian roster for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Included are all of the country’s top professionals with only five locally-based players, though two of those – Mesulame Dolokoto and Frank Lomani – have already been confirmed for top tier clubs post-Japan. There are …

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Sudamérica XV roster named to face Uruguay

The Sudamérica XV roster has been named for the upcoming international match against Uruguay. The composite South American team will consist of international players from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile and will face Los Teros in Montevideo on Saturday, August 24. For Uruguay, the fixture will be the first of three …

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Georgia trim squad for World Cup warm-ups

Georgia are one step closer to confirming their final 31 for Rugby World Cup 2019. Lelos coach Milton Haig has cut seven players from his training roster, naming a 36-strong party to prepare for the upcoming warm-up matches against the Southern Kings and Scotland. Left out from the original group …

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Wales lose Anscombe for World Cup

A day after Wales were defeated by England in a RWC warm-up match the starting test fly half, Gareth Anscombe has been officially ruled out of playing in RWC 2019. The kiwi import was injured in the first half and has been confirmed to have suffered a cruciate ligament injury. …

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Americas Rankings – August 11 2019

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 11 2019. They take into consideration results from Pacific Nations Cup matches involving competitors from the Americas as well as the Rugby Championship. Canada’s 33-23 defeat against Tonga saw the world’s no15 winning against …

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ARC Promotion / Relegation to Begin in 2020

The Americas Rugby Championship is to introduce the system of promotion / relegation. Confirmation of this was made by Chile Rugby President Cristian Rudloff in an interview with CDO. The incoming policy will change international rugby competition in the Americas notably, making every match all the more important. ARC Promotion …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA With back-to-back victories over Samoa and other positive results under John Mitchell and Gary Gold, there is no question whatsoever …

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