Americas Rugby News
June 12, 2019
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Argentina completed a remarkable victory over France today in the U20 Championship. The result saw Los Pumitas finishing in top spot of their pool and with it they booked a place in the Semi Finals. The South Americans played running rugby, getting over the try line in an early blitz …
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Americas Rugby News
June 12, 2019
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The fixtures have been confirmed for the Currie Cup. Argentine side the Jaguares XV will play in the competition, doing so in the second division. All of the Jaguares XV’ matches will be played in South Africa. The Jaguares XV are to be coached by the same staff as that …
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Americas Rugby News
June 12, 2019
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Host city Shizuoka is ready for RWC 2019. Japanese city has been allocated four pool matches, including one featuring the host country. Growth of Shizuoka has seen the city now officially the second largest in Japan both in terms of size, and population. Those visiting for matches will have the …
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Americas Rugby News
June 12, 2019
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An awesome first half performance from Argentina saw Los Pumitas stunning France to book a home Semi Final in the U20 Championship. Los Pumitas were the story of the day as they rebounded from their opening fixture loss against Wales to continue the solid work from their win against Fiji …
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Americas Rugby News
June 12, 2019
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The first of two Major League Rugby Semi Finals on Sunday was played in San Diego. A vocal Torero Stadium crowd was there to support the Legion as they faced Rugby United New York in what turned out to be an exciting and confrontational fixture between the two coastal representatives. …
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Americas Rugby News
June 12, 2019
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Los Jaguares’ home Quarter Final is to be a Friday fixture. The Argentina Super Rugby franchise will have home advantage against a yet to be determined opponent on Friday June 21. The Quarter Final is to be historic, marking the first ever home Super Rugby play-off outside of the founding …
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Americas Rugby News
June 11, 2019
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On Wednesday at the Hipódromo de Rosario Argentina need a victory over France to book a place in the 2019 U20 Championship Semi Finals. Their match is to be a final in itself as Los Pumitas take their 1-1 record against group leaders France who have a 2-0 record thus …
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Bryan Ray
June 11, 2019
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As the European club season reaches a close and Super Rugby leans towards the playoffs, it’s time to look back and see how Canada’s overseas contingent fared in the 2018-19 campaign. Only a handful of Canadian internationals are currently based in the Southern Hemisphere – Tyler Ardron the most prominent. …
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Paul Tait
June 11, 2019
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Ranked 3rd in the world, Ireland is a serious contender to win RWC 2019. Having won their pool in the previous two RWC tournaments the men in green are a definite team who have the potential to make history in Japan. It is fair to ask if this Irish side …
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Americas Rugby News
June 10, 2019
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The bounce of the rugby ball can be unpredictable. Such was the case in Montevideo on Sunday evening as Namibia completed a historic win over Uruguay. If it had not been for a loose ball inside the Uruguayan goal area then a Namibian try would have been avoided. Unpredictability is …
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Americas Rugby News
June 10, 2019
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History was made on Sunday when RWC 2019 participants Russia pulled off a shock upset over the Argentina XV in Montevideo, Uruguay. The fixture was a Nations Cup match between the national test side of Russia and the next of XV from Argentina. The Russian Bears produced a magnificent opening …
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Americas Rugby News
June 10, 2019
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The historic first ever match between Chile, and Romania took place on Saturday in Valparaiso. For Los Cóndres the opportunity of playing against a test side from the world’s Top 20 was a breakthrough. Prior to the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) Chile struggled to receive regular international competition outside of …
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Americas Rugby News
June 10, 2019
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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. UP San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …
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Americas Rugby News
June 10, 2019
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Old Glory DC brought a close to their spring exhibition campaign with a 29-15 victory over the Ontario Blues at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. The MLR franchise-to-be had to overcome some difficulty that saw them trailing well into the second half before pulling away in the final quarter. Two early …
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Americas Rugby News
June 9, 2019
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The Seattle Seawolves held off a surging Toronto Arrows to claim a 30-17 victory in the second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday. An engaged Starfire Stadium crowd were treated to an absorbing match that saw the Arrows claw back from a 23-0 deficit to get within one score …
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Americas Rugby News
June 9, 2019
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The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen with just seconds remaining on the clock gave the Legion a 24-22 win over Rugby United New York in a thrilling Semi Final at a packed Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. San …
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Americas Rugby News
June 9, 2019
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Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …
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Americas Rugby News
June 9, 2019
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History was made this evening as Namibia claimed an historic victory over Uruguay. The 30-28 win was Namibia’s first with Uruguay having been victorious in the three prior test matches between the countries. Namibia’s celebrations were Uruguay’s heartbreak. They secured the win with the final play of the match. After …
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Americas Rugby News
June 9, 2019
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Russia pulled off a shock upset his afternoon, downing the Argentina XV in the Nations Cup. The 48-40 victory was the first for Russia in the Nations Cup. They lost their opening match 48-26 against Uruguay yet today were the superior side and thoroughly deserved their win over the Argentina …
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Americas Rugby News
June 8, 2019
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Los Jaguares were convincing winners over the Sharks on Saturday afternoon. The home victory was sufficient to see the Argentine Super Rugby franchise secure a home Quarter Final. The win saw was by five tries to one and saw all five of Los Jaguares’ scores coming from the back-three. Sebastián Cancelliere, …
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