World Rugby’s approval of eligibility law changes may bring substantial changes for Rugby World Cup 2023. Players are able to represent a second country following a three-year stand-down period from their last binding representative appearance for their first country. In other words, there are players from both RWC 2019 and / …
Read More »Canada u20 Tournament XV
It wasn’t a fully-loaded tournament, but a two-year wait for international under-20 competition finally ended over the past couple weeks at Guelph University. Uruguay emerged as the class of the series, followed by Zimbabwe, Canada, and Chile. For all it was a chance to get their top young talent meaningful …
Read More »Zimbabwe defeat Chile to finish second in u20 series
Another fine display of running rugby earned Zimbabwe a 43-35 win over Chile in u20 action at Guelph University on Tuesday. It secured a second overall finish for the Junior Sables in the four-team series hosted by Canada. Tavonga Ablant was the star of the show with two tries and …
Read More »2022 MLR Collegiate Draft Summary
The third edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. A total of 39 players were selected across three rounds with all 11 teams from the 2022 season participating. LA had already traded their three allotted selections, while Austin’s 33rd overall pick was traded to Utah for …
Read More »Uruguay too strong for Zimbabwe in u20 series
Uruguay continued their dominance at the u20 series in Canada as they overwhelmed Zimbabwe by a score of 35-12 at Guelph University on Thursday. The strength of the Teritos set piece proved too much for the Junior Sables. It didn’t take long for the Uruguayan pack to make an impression. …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Argentina write History in Rugby Championship Los Pumas were big winners over the Wallabies no Saturday in San Juan. …
Read More »Zimbabwe speed too much for Canada u20s
Canada’s return to international competition at the under-20 level ended in disappointment as they fell to Zimbabwe by a score of 32-24 at Guelph University on Saturday. The speed of the Junior Sables backline proved a difference, with flying winger Tavonga Ablant leading the way with a hat trick. There …
Read More »Canada names side to face Zimbabwe in u20 series opener
Canada’s Men’s u20 side will return to action from a two-year hiatus on Saturday. They will open their three-match series against Zimbabwe with all matches played at Guelph University. Montauban midfielder Liam Bowman captains the team with loosehead prop Mehdi Porchet and second row Logan Weidner also based in France. …
Read More »Canada to host Men’s u20 series in Guelph
Rugby Canada will host a Men’s u20 series at the University of Guelph starting next week. Chile, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe will travel to Ontario for a round-robin format between August 13 and 23. It’s the first international rugby played by the u20s since early 2020. The World Rugby u20 Trophy …
Read More »Namibia Qualify for 2023 World Cup as Africa 1
Namibia booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2023 as Africa 1. The Welwitschias were winners of the 2022 Africa Cup which took place in France. Namibia defeated Burkina Faso 71-5 in the Quarter Final, Zimbabwe 34-19 in the Semi Final and Kenya 36-0 in the final. Having won the …
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