Ted Hardy
August 11, 2015
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Since being named as USA Rugby’s National Director of Performance in February, Alex Magleby has been hard at work rebuilding the pathway to the National Teams. A cohesive and crystal clear pathway is something that has eluded USA Rugby in the past, but it appears those days may be over. Americas …
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Bryan Ray
August 10, 2015
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As Canada move ever closer to their final World Cup selection, we take a closer look at where the squad stands, position by position, and who might be the unlucky four who don’t make the cut when head coach Kieran Crowley trims his squad from 35 to 31 at the …
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Paul Tait
August 10, 2015
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Rugby has expanded tremendously from the limited base that existed prior to 1987. The IRB’s change to be called World Rugby is a significant part of modernizing the brand to give it a more credible appearance and one which is far more commercially sound. Next up is the power structure …
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Americas Rugby News
August 10, 2015
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Well it wasn’t hard to pick most of this week’s team! After a performance like the one from Argentina on Saturday, it was tempting to just pick the Pumas team in its entirety, but somehow we did find room to squeeze in a couple other players. 1 – Marcos Ayerza …
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Americas Rugby News
August 10, 2015
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The 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 Argentina History was made in Durban on Saturday as Los Pumas defeated South Africa for the first time, and did …
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Americas Rugby News
August 9, 2015
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Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed a 31-man squad for Argentina’s final assignment before confirming the World Cup squad, a test match against South Africa in Buenos Aires next Saturday. Included are the 26 players who traveled to Durban for the historic win. Joining them are Juan Martín …
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Americas Rugby News
August 9, 2015
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Chile started the 2015 South American Under 19 Championship strongly by defeating Brazil 32-3 in Asunción, Paraguay earlier today. The fixture was the opening match of the tournament which is being played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty. The junior Condores side scored all five of the …
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Americas Rugby News
August 9, 2015
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The Uruguayan Under 19 team, Los Teritos, powered to a 44-0 win in the opening round of the South American Under 19s A Championship in Asunción, Paraguay. Played at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, the home of the Unión de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Unon – URP) Los Teritos …
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Americas Rugby News
August 9, 2015
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Fiji has named their preliminary World Cup squad, with 38 players included for a training camp that will run from August 12 to August 31, the day when their final team of 31 will be announced. All 31 players from the victorious Pacific Nations Cup squad are present, with seven …
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Bryan Ray
August 9, 2015
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With the Pacific Nations Cup now behind us, it’s time to turn our full attention to the World Cup, but not before we have a little debrief on the tournament. After endless changes to the format over recent years we finally got something closer a full-on version again, but as …
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Americas Rugby News
August 8, 2015
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Argentina celebrated the 50th anniversary of their inaugural tour to South Africa with a stirring 37-25 victory at Kings Park in Durban, in doing so becoming the first Pumas side to beat the Springboks on any ground. The result has also made a clear statement to the rugby world – …
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Americas Rugby News
August 8, 2015
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Australia kicked the door to the World Cup wide open as they proved the All Blacks to be short of invincible with a stunning 27-19 victory over the World Champions. The win also handed the Rugby Championship title to the Wallabies for the first time since 2011. New Zealand were …
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Paul Tait
August 7, 2015
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Fort George Memorial Park in Belize City was the setting for a tag rugby session last weekend. Involved were 40 children who were all trying rugby for the first time. The session involved the participation of Rugby Belize and local law enforcement officials. Authorities are aware of the potential life-changing …
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Americas Rugby News
August 7, 2015
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World Rugby caught up with Los Teros Head Coach Pablo Lemoine who gave his thoughts on the development of his team and the ultimate goal of making his country proud of the team at the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Lemoine told World Rugby ”the focus is not on winning, losing or …
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Ted Hardy
August 7, 2015
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We’re in the home stretch towards the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The time for shaking up rosters and testing new players is nearing an end as all of the teams involved now shift their focus on final preparations. The USA just completed what can be considered a successful Pacific Nations …
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Americas Rugby News
August 7, 2015
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August marks the final stage of preparation for Rugby World Cup 2015 and is a time in which all 20 competitors are finalizing their squads. All are involved in warm-up matches, some of whom have been doing so in previous months. Uruguay’s rivals are to be Wales, Australia, Fiji and …
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Americas Rugby News
August 6, 2015
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Los Teros Head Coach has confirmed his 31-man squad for the upcoming two match tour of Japan. The tour is to be Uruguay’s final preparation ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Uruguay will depart for Japan on Thursday, August 14 playing test matches in Fukuoka on August 22 and Tokyo …
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Americas Rugby News
August 6, 2015
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The British Ambassador to Uruguay, Ben Lyster-Binns farewelled the Uruguayan national men’s rugby team in an event at his Montevideo residence, days before the team departs for the World Cup which will be played in England and Wales. Uruguay’s team is to depart on a high after winning last Saturday’s home …
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Americas Rugby News
August 6, 2015
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Daniel Hourcade has continued with the squad rotation for Argentina’s third and final round match of the Rugby Championship. His team named to face South Africa in Durban on Saturday features only four returning players from the round two fixture against Australia in Mendoza. Racing 95 winger Juan Imhoff is …
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Americas Rugby News
August 6, 2015
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Kieran Crowley has named his 35-man preliminary training squad for the World Cup. Included are a handful of players absent from the recent Pacific Nations Cup due to injury who will hope to make the tournament in England. Ospreys forward Tyler Ardron will continue as captain. Tom Dolezel, Jason Marshall, …
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