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Top 14 – Week 11 Preview

The busy calendar means that week 11 of the Top 14 will be played on Saturday and Sunday. This is despite France playing a home match in Paris against Japan and all of rugby’s Tier 1 and 2 teams also playing test matches. First up on Saturday will be Castres …

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Guinness Pro 14 – Week 9 Preview

Against the backdrop of the November Internationals there is to be a full round of the Guinness Pro 14 this weekend. No matches will coincide with the tests taking place on Saturday. Instead there will be four Friday fixtures and the remaining three on Sunday. There is to be a …

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Match Preview – Fiji vs Canada

An exciting match-up sees Fiji and Canada meeting on neutral ground on Saturday. Carbine, France is to be the setting for a game putting together two former Rugby World Cup Quarter Finalists. Overall Fiji has been the better performer in matches between the sides. The Flying Fijians enter Saturday’s match …

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Aviva Premiership – Round 9 Preview

The Aviva Premiership returns this week. It does so despite the November Internationals yet to have come to a close for the year. The competition will have matches clashing with Saturday’s packed list of test matches. Opening up round 9 will be the Newcastle Falcons at home to Gloucester. The …

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Match Preview – Namibia vs Uruguay

Namibia and Uruguay will play the second of two test matches on Saturday. Un game one Los Teros had a commanding lead before being threatened by the Africans. Ultimately they would go on to record a memorable 52-36 victory. Despite both Namibia and Uruguay having plenty of Rugby World Cup …

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Colombia Women Secure Gold Medals

Colombia’s Women secured Gold Medals at the Juegos Bolivarianos (Bolivarian Games) at home in Santa Marta. They did so by defeating Paraguay in the final. Peru finished third to claim Bronze. The three-day event begun with Colombia sending a warning to the opposition. In the opening match of the Juegos …

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Match Preview – Georgia vs USA

On the back of an impressive 46-17 win over Germany last weekend, the USA are looking to win again in Europe on Saturday. In what is just the second test match between the countries in Georgia the Eagles face the daunting prospect of winning in Tbilisi. Saturday’s match marks the …

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Germany call Replacements as Top Players Strike

Germany has been forced to call a team of replacement players for their match with Chile this weekend after their top players made the unbelievable decision to strike earlier this week. Sparking the action is a dispute between the German Rugby Union (Deutscher Rugby-Verband – DRV) and billionaire backer Hans-Peter …

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Chile Win Gold in Juegos Bolivarianos

Chile have won Gold at the Juegos Bolivarianos, defeating Paraguay 24-7 in the final in Santa Marta, Colombia. In doing so Los Cóndores have successfully defended their Bolivarian Games title, following on from winning in Chiclayo in 2013. Chile won Gold on the back of a dominant campaign. Undefeated in …

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Match Preview – Ireland vs Argentina

When it comes to Rugby World Cups the Ireland vs Argentina rivalry is among the biggest. In Rugby World Cups 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015 they put on memorable matches with Los Pumas winning on three occasions. Outside of World Cups the record is far more favorable to Ireland. As …

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Pro D2 – Week 13 Preview

The Pro D2 resumes this evening. Week 13 of the French second division sees a full round of 8 league matches played from Thursday to Sunday. Involved are a number of players from the Americas. On Friday former Puma Gonzalo Quesada will be looking for a home win from Biarritz. …

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2017 RAN 7s Rosters

The 2017 RAN 7’s is to be a two-day event. It will take place on November 25-26. involved are to be ten men’s teams and seven women’s teams. The ten competing teams in the men’s division are: Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico …

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Team of the Week

What a weekend for the Americas! Six games in all, five of them wins! It’s certainly the best single day of November results in Americas history, and might well be the best single day period. Only Chile were defeated and that was largely due to fielding a reserve side against …

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Pumas Prop Signs New Two Year Deal With Lyon

Former Pumas prop Francisco Gomez Kodela has signed a new two year deal with Lyon. The 32-year-old Tight Head prop is one of seven current players to have recently signed extensions with the Top 14 club. Those to have signed contract extensions are Francisco Gomez Kodela (2 years), Albertus Buckle …

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Bolivia Debut in Zicosur 7’s

Bolivia debuted in the Halcones Zicosur 7’s. Played this past weekend in Tucumán, Argentina Bolivia joined teams from Brazil, Chile,Uruguay and Argentine provinces at the regional event. Paraguay and Peru also had teams involved in Zicosur, albeit not in the rugby. Bolivia is the only Spanish speaking country in South …

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Milestones Reached for Pumas Against Italy

On Saturday against Italy a number of Pumas’ players reached personal milestones. Agustín Creevy Reaches 70 Caps Captain Agustín Creevy earned his 70th cap. The veteran hooker became the 12th Puma to reach the milestone. He is set to tie two former captains – Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe and Agustín …

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Italy vs Argentina – Full Match Video

Italy hosted Argentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence on Saturday. Both teams have struggled this year with only two wins between them from 19 fixtures heading into the match. Each selected experienced sides with Italo-Argentine Sergio Parisse leading out the Azzurri in his 128th international while Agustín Creevy was …

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