Americas Rugby News
April 8, 2017
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All three Americas entries into the main bracket of the Hong Kong 7s have reached the Cup Quarter Finals. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each emerged with winning records through the pool stages with the USA leading the way by winning all three of their seeding matches. Canada earned their …
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April 8, 2017
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Chile’s perfect run in Hong Kong continued on Day Two as they crushed Hong Kong and cruised past South American rivals Uruguay in the Quarter Finals to book their place against a tough German side in the Semi Finals of the Qualifying bracket of the Hong Kong 7s. The Cóndores …
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April 8, 2017
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In an extremely evenly fought contest the Jaguares came off second best against the Sharks. Played this afternoon in Durban, the home side completed an 18-13 victory. Central to Los Jaguares failing to get the win was errors. Handling mistakes combined with organization from the Sharks to see the Durban-based …
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April 8, 2017
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Just four weeks remain the Top 14 regular season and two sides look a class apart with a swathe of teams sandwiched into a massively congested mid-table. La Rochelle are now 11 points clear of second place Clermont, who are themselves eight above Montpellier. Meanwhile the gap between 3rd place …
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Americas Rugby News
April 8, 2017
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It’s the penultimate round of the Greene King IPA Championship regular season but truth be told it doesn’t mean much. With London Welsh already gone there is no relegation and London Irish have already clinched the top spot heading into the knock-outs. The only question now is seeding and the …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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All three Americas teams won their opening fixtures on Day One at the Hong Kong 7s. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each came away victorious though none were and their best and in each case there was significant opposition. With Chile also winning their two games in the qualifying bracket, …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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Nathan Hirayama is now Canada’s all-time leading scorer on the HSBC Sevens Series. The 29-year-old playmaker stepped past former teammate Phil Mack with his conversion of Luke McCloskey’s try against Kenya in Canada’s first match of the day. One more conversion and match-winning drop goal saw Hirayama finish with seven …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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Japan left no doubt as to who the top team was at the Women’s Qualifiers bracket of the Hong Kong 7s as they cruised to victory over South Africa to claim a core spot on the 2017-18 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Earlier wins over China and Italy led the way …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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This season just hasn’t gone to plan for the majority of the Americas players in the Guinness Pro 12. Injuries and a lack of opportunities have restricted their impact to supporting roles at best, with only a couple commanding regular rotation in starting lineups. Blaine Scully is one of those …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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Week 19 of the Aviva Premiership will be played this weekend. Matches will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Taking to the field for English clubs are to be a variety of players from the Americas. First up will be the Sale Sharks at home to the Worcester Warriors. …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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Chile emerged unbeaten on Day One of the HBSC Sevens Series qualifiers in Hong Kong on Friday. The Sudamérica representatives are the best hope from the Americas to achieve core status for the 2017-18 HSBC circuit, but their path is far from certain. A dominant win over Sri Lanka saw …
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Americas Rugby News
April 7, 2017
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The tension is rising with only four weeks left in the Pro D2 regular season, and two spots in the 2017-18 Top 14 up for grabs. Oyonnax is in pole position but could not do enough against Biarritz on Thursday to get the win. The 16-13 result would have been …
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Americas Rugby News
April 6, 2017
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Nathan Hirayama will surpass former teammate Phil Mack as Canada’s all-time leading scorer with his first points in Hong Kong this weekend. The legendary halfback pairing are currently deadlocked at 973 points, with Hirayama looking a certainty to become Canada’s first 1000 point scorer on the HSBC Sevens Series, a …
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Americas Rugby News
April 6, 2017
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All three Americas sides are out after Day One of the HSBC Women’s Qualifiers at the Hong Kong 7s. Jamaica, Argentina, and Colombia combined for just one win out of nine matches and consequently none of the trio will take part on Day Two. Japan have emerged as early favorites …
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April 6, 2017
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Canada head honcho Mark Anscombe gave an honest assessment of the state of Canada’s men’s XVs program at the Annual General Meeting held in Toronto this past weekend. In his 30-minute presentation he made a number of observations and identified several issues that are currently hampering performance at the international …
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Americas Rugby News
April 6, 2017
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The Sharks play host to Los Jaguares this weekend. The round 7 Super Rugby clash will see two of this season’s top sides in the South American conference playing in their first of two matches in 2017. The home side welcome back star Loose Head prop Tendai Mtawarira. The Zimbabwean …
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Americas Rugby News
April 6, 2017
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Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field has been confirmed as the venue for the Canadian leg of the Americas 1 World Cup Qualifying series against the USA on June 24. The home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats opened in September 2014 on the same site as the historic Ivor Wynne Stadium, demolished …
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Americas Rugby News
April 5, 2017
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Mitre is now the sponsor of Panama Rugby. The British company is providing Panama with rugby-specified equipment including headgear and shoulder pads which are to be distributed in the country’s rugby clubs. The agreement comes at what is an exciting time for Panama Rugby. The national men’s team, Los Diablos …
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Americas Rugby News
April 5, 2017
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The growing popularity of rugby in Brazil continues to bring positive gains for the sport and local communities. A Civil Society initiative now underway in Brazil will see HURRA! working together with the Fundação Casa, an entity responsible for seeking to resocialize juvenile offenders. HURRA! held an inaugural class at …
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Americas Rugby News
April 5, 2017
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The Central American nation of Belize is set to host a first ever Beach Rugby tournament. The historic event will take place in the spectacular location of the redeveloped Split, Caye Caulker. The upcoming tournament is to take place on April 22. Teams will be 5-a-side. Contact information is displayed below …
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