Argentina has a confirmed tour to Wales in July. Los Pumas will play two test matches against the 2021 Six Nations Champions in Cardiff. The matches replace Argentina’s home games against Wales. The Welsh were scheduled to play two tests in Argentina and one in Uruguay in July. The test …
Read More »Canada to play two test matches in Great Britain in July
Canada is to play to test matches in Great Britain in July. The two match tour replaces the previously established home series wherein Canada was to host home test matches. Canada’s two matches will be in the UK against Wales and England. They are to be Canada’s first test matches …
Read More »Scarlets sign Tomás Lezana from Western Force
The Scarlets have signed Tomás Lezana from the Western Force. A local source has confirmed with ARN that the 27-year-old will move to West Wales from his present home in Perth, Australia. He joined the Western Force from Argentina for the 2021 Super Rugby season. The Western Force is Lezana’s …
Read More »Argentina 2021: five months on the road and 12 away test matches
Argentina are preparing for a busy 2021. Los Pumas will play 12 test matches, none of which will be in Argentina. In reporting for El Ciudadano, Lisando Olearo notes that the matches will come in three cateogries. First, three relocated test matches in July. Second, the Rugby Championship from August …
Read More »July 2021 Internationals in Americas to be called off
The July 2021 Internationals involving the Americas are set to be changed. The Americas will miss out on hosting incoming tours against European opposition. This will affect Canada and the USA in North America and Argentina, and Uruguay in South America. It means England will not fulfill the scheduled tour …
Read More »SaberCats sign former Wales age grade star Joe Thomas
The Houston SaberCats have confirmed the signing of former Wales u20 star Joe Thomas for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. An outside center by trade, he spent the 2019-2020 season on the books of Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership. Thomas made his professional debut three …
Read More »NOLA signs Ospreys winger Hanno Dirksen
NOLA Gold have confirmed the signing of winger Hanno Dirksen for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The news comes one day in advance of his 30th birthday. Dirksen arrives directly from Ospreys in the Guinness Pro Championship, where he has been a prominent member of the …
Read More »Uruguay 2021: Test Matches vs Italy, Romania, Tonga and Wales
2021 looms as a breakthrough year for Uruguay. In a year like no other Los Teros are set to play test matches against Italy, Romania, Tonga, and Wales. The information comes from a publication on the URU’s website. It notes club and international activities for the year 2021. Uruguay are …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced Players in 2021 Six Nations
Despite pandemic concerns the Six Nations will go ahead as planned. One of the topics that continues to be a point of discussion around the tournament is player eligibility, with a handful of new residency captures taking the field during the Autumn Nations Cup. Players obtain eligibility by meeting Regulation …
Read More »RWC 2023: The freshness and the déjà vu
The pools for RWC 2023 have and some freshness and some familiarity. What are the fresh match-ups and what are the déjà vu match-ups that will take-place at the group stage? Freshness Pool Balance What is RWC 2023’s Pool of Death? Is there actually one? Compared to prior RWCs the …
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