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Americas Rankings – August 03 2019

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 03 2019. They take into consideration results from Pacific Nations Cup matches involving competitors from the Americas. The USA’s 13-10 win over Samoa sees a 0.82 points gain for the Eagles. With it the …

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Arrows re-sign 10 and add South American duo

The Toronto Arrows have announced the extensions of 10 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season with two new additions. South American internationals Manuel Diana and Tomás de la Vega will boost the club’s loose forwards stocks in the upcoming campaign. Diana has been a regular in the Uruguay …

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Faletau ruled out of Rugby World Cup

Wales have been dealt a significant blow to their World Cup plans as British & Irish Lions No8 Taulupe Faletau has been ruled out of Rugby World Cup 2019 after suffering an injury during training. Having only just returned from a broken arm that kept him out of the Six …

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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 Bolivia Rugby’s growth saw Bolivia playing international rugby for the first time this past week. In their official debut appearance, Los …

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Americas Rankings – July 28 2019

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for July 28 2019. They take into consideration results of capped test matches involving countries from the Americas. Australia’s 16-10 over Argentina represents a gain of 0.23 points for the home side at the expense of …

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Pan Am Games – Day Two Results

Three close contests closed out the second day of Rugby Sevens action in Lima with Brazil earning an upset over the USA and Jamaica defeating Uruguay in the men’s draw. Argentina took a narrow win over Canada to end the day that was otherwise as predicted. Naya Tapper and Ariana …

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Pan Am Games – Day One Results

The first day of the Rugby Sevens event at the Pan Am Games went as planned with one-sided victories for the favorites in both men’s and women’s brackets. A close match between Colombia and Argentina featured in the women’s side, while Brazil and Chile fought to a draw in the …

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Jamaica name men’s side for Pan Am Games

Jamaica have confirmed their men’s roster for the upcoming Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. The team has been drawn in Pool B and will face an intimidating group of Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay ahead of the knock-out stage. Pool A consists of Brazil, Chile, Guyana, and the USA. Head …

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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 Mexico Women 10s, Men’s u19 Mexico made it a special week as they won the Women’s 10s and Men’s u19 competitions …

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