Americas Rugby News
April 13, 2016
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Americas Rugby News is back at it with our second in a series of five previews, each detailing the roster and outlook for the PRO Rugby teams. This time up is Denver whom were the final team named to the competition, although one of the very first cities that came …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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Raúl Pérez has followed through with extensive rotation. Los Jaguares’ Head Coach has opted for wholesale changes for Saturday’s away Super Rugby fixture against the Crusaders in Christchurch, New Zealand. Getting their first opportunities to start are Facundo Isa and Gonzalo Bertranou, doing so at number eight and scrum half …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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After an extensive process it is now official that Santa Fé is to host Los Pumas vs Italy on June 11, the UAR confirmed today. The Estadio Brigadier López del Club Atlético Colón will host the sanctioned test match. The southern city of Comodoro Rivadavia had been allocated hosting right to …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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A new round of the Torneo Clasificatorio Uruguayo was played over the past weekend. Like in round three the team to impress the most was Montevideo side, Carrasco Polo. The club’s 64-10 thumping of Ceibos Rugby continues to put Carrasco Polo on track for a place in the 2016 Campeonato …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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In Argentina this past weekend there were fixtures played as part of three respective national tournaments. Week 3 of the ICBC Nacional de Clubes was played as was week 3 of the Torneo del Interior B. In addition to both the Torneo del Interior A got underway with the opening …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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This week at Americas Rugby News, we are gearing up for the start of the inaugural PRO Rugby season. Each of the next few days, we’ll be previewing a different PRO Rugby team. We’ll take a closer look at their rosters, speak with team management, and hopefully shed some more …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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Paraguay left a good impression in Tucumán, Argentina this past weekend. Los Yakaré were in the Northern Argentine province playing a warm-up fixture ahead of the upcoming South American A Championship. Playing against the renowned Huirapuca club, the home side ran out 33-7 winners. Present at the club for the fixture …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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On March 05 some 89 boys and girls were introduced to rugby for the first time in Santa Rosa, Peru. With the objective of reaching out to 200 boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 15, classes are underway in the Peruvian city. The children are to practice rugby …
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Americas Rugby News
April 12, 2016
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With an eye to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro efforts are being doubled both from within Brazil and internationally. To help the host nation’s players improve their preparations there is to be an Australian Coaching Clinic in Brazil this month. In the final week of April Michael …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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Professional rugby in North America has nearly arrived! It’s hard to believe we’re less than a week away, yet here we are. There have been several changes to PRO rosters over the past couple weeks so we’re a quick summary of who is in and who is out. Look for …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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The Americas will have two representatives among the referees at the Rio Olympics in August. Canada’s Rose LaBrèche and Federico Anselmi of Argentina have been chosen by World Rugby to officiate the prestigious event. The pair are among 23 selected across two separate panels, with a dozen each named to …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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PRO Rugby kicks off its inaugural season in only six days, and with the new season imminent the schedule has now been confirmed with kickoff times added. See below for the completed schedule with kickoff times in Pacific, Mountain, and Eastern time for your convenience. Look for individual team schedules …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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Argentine referee Damián Schneider is one of four international referees named to World Rugby’s Nations Cup senior match officials panel. Others included are Vlad Iordechescu of Romania, Shota Tevzadze of Georgia, and Scotland’s Lloyd Linton. Schneider was one of five referees named to the senior panel of the Americas Rugby …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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The broadcast details for the inaugural PRO Rugby season have been unveiled at last. With less than a week until the new North American professional rugby competition kicks off, CEO Doug Schoninger today announced that games will be broadcast live online at AOL.com and on television via ONE World Sports. …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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Canada will face England in the pool stages at the Langford 7s this weekend. The hosts have been drawn in Pool C along with Ireland and Japan. Canada lost the Bronze final to England in Atlanta on the weekend after losing the Cup semi final to eventual champions Australia. Russia, …
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Americas Rugby News
April 11, 2016
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP USA Women’s Sevens The USA’s Women’s Sevens team may not have won the war in Atlanta but a significant battle was nonetheless …
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Americas Rugby News
April 10, 2016
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Canada and the USA will collide in the pool stages in the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series. The North Americans have been drawn in Pool B of the Singapore tournament, a difficult group that also contains France and Hong Kong runners-up New Zealand. Pool D contains Argentina with less …
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Americas Rugby News
April 10, 2016
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Argentine flier Juan Imhoff scored today as Racing 92 reached a first ever European Semi Final, defeating the three-time running champions Toulon in Paris. The Puma winger’s try was the opening score of the match and the only try scored by Racing 92. The suburban Parisian climb was playing host to …
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Americas Rugby News
April 10, 2016
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Canadian points machine Ghislaine Landry and USA playmaker Alev Kelter have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Atlanta 7s. Landry was second-leading point scorer in the tournament, collecting six tries including a hat-trick against Fiji. Kelter scored five tries for the Women’s Eagles, one coming in the …
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Americas Rugby News
April 10, 2016
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Los Jaguares Head Coach Raúl Pérez has opted to rotate a number of his roster for the two upcoming away Super Rugby matches. The Argentine franchise will take on the Crusaders in Christchurch, New Zealand and the Sunwolves in Tokyo, Japan over consecutive weekends. For Pérez rotation was always the …
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