Zimbabwe

World u20 Trophy set to kick off

Uruguay and the USA will both be involved in the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament set to kick off in Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Los Teritos will represent South America while the Junior All-Americans qualified as North America’s entry after defeating Canada in a memorable contest at Dell Diamond in February. …

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Junior All-Americans named for World Trophy

Head coach JD Stephenson has named his Junior All-American team to travel to contest the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Zimbabwe. A strong group of 26 players will spend four days at Lindenwood University starting on April 10 before departing ahead of their opening fixture against Namibia on April 19. …

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Uruguay Roster Named for World Rugby u20 Trophy

Uruguay’s roster has been named for the Junior World Rugby Trophy. The upcoming international under 20’s competition will be played in the African country of Zimbabwe this month. The national under 20’s side, Los Teritos will travel to Zimbabwe on April 13. Following an impressive campaign in 2015 Head Coach Guillermo Storace …

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RWC 2019 Seeding to be Pushed back 12 months

Seeding for the twelve automatic qualified countries for Rugby World Cup 2019 is likely to be Pushed back 12 months, the Scotsman reported this morning. Rugby’s global event will be staged outside of a founding union member for the first time in history when Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup …

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If Canada Went Pro

With PRO Rugby just on the horizon and the announcement of a significant portion of the rosters, this seems like as good a time as any to ponder ‘what if?’ Many fans have asked why there aren’t any Canadian teams in the inaugural competition but instead of regurgitating things already …

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World Rugby u20 Trophy fixtures announced

World Rugby has announced the fixture list for the 2016 u20 Trophy competition, to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, starting on April 19. Two sides from the Americas will be present, with Los Teritos representing Uruguay and the Junior All-Americans heading over from the USA after defeating Canada in Texas last …

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South Africa take Cape Town title

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South Africa recovered from a disappointing loss to Kenya on day 1 to win three straight in decisive fashion on day 2 and take the title in the inaugural Cape Town leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series. A superb performance over a resilient but outclassed Argentina in the Cup …

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Fiji dominate Cape Town Day 1

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Dubai champions Fiji look in prime position to repeat in Cape Town as they coasted through day 1 with disturbing ease. Scotland, Russia, and Argentina all fell heavily, with the latter two failing to score a single point against the Pacific Islanders. Australia were the only other side to make …

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Eagles draw Australia for Cape Town

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The HSBC World Sevens series continues on the weekend at the spectacular Cape Town Stadium in South Africa. Only one team of the 16 did not take part in Dubai, with Zimbabwe taking the place of Japan. Americas pace-setters USA look to continue their fine form as they find themselves …

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