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World Rugby have announced that Nigel Owens and Jérôme Garcès will take charge of this weekend’s Rugby World Cup Semi Finals. Owens will be the man in the middle for Saturday’s match between England and New Zealand, while Garces will oversee Sunday’s game featuring Wales and South Africa. The selections …

Wales have been hit with the news that loose forward Josh Navidi will play no further part in the Rugby World Cup. The starting No8 against France injured a hamstring during Sunday’s contest and has been ruled out of the Semi Final and Final weekends. It’s a significant blow for …

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. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

World Rugby are investigating referee Jaco Peyper. The South African official took charge of Sunday’s RWC 2019 Quarter Final between France and Wales in Oita. The match went down to the wire with Wales claiming a late 20-19 victory, doing so after having been behind for the duration of the …

Game 43 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Oita. It was the third Quarter Final and saw France outclassing Wales only to lose the match. The result set-up a Semi Final between Wales and South Africa next weekend in Yokohama. A detailed match report can be …

Wales barely played any rugby at all as an implosion from France saw them eliminated from RWC 2019 in Oita. France were far better than Wales and had been in firm control only to lose 20-19 following a late try to the Dragons. In winning the match Wales will now …

The third Quarter Final of the Rugby World Cup is a rematch of the 2019 Six Nations opener between Wales and France. On that day, the eventual Grand Slam winners had the measure of Les Bleus but it required a late try from George North in a highly competitive fixture. …

Game 39 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Kumamoto. The match was the third of four scheduled pool matches for the day but turned out to be the second of three due to Canada vs Namibia being cancelled. Uruguay were out to test themselves against an …

Uruguay underlined their progress in today’s performance against Wales. The teams left the field at half time with the Six Nations Grand Slam winners leading 7-6. As was the case against Fiji in Kamaishi Los Teros played an expansive brand of rugby on attack and had a defense game which …

Two of Sunday’s scheduled four pool matches have been confirmed. The USA vs Tonga and Uruguay vs Wales matches will be played in Osaka and Kumamoto respectively. The confirmation of the two matches involving countries from the Americas is welcomed news. It comes just an hour after the confirmation that …