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An extended squad of 40 players are currently in training with the Samoa ‘A’ squad in preparation for the Americas Pacific Challenge. All but two players have been selected from the Bluesky Super 9, Samoa’s regional high performance domestic competition. Included are eight players with test experience. Former Samoa Sevens …

Scott Lawrence will again lead the USA Select XV to the Americas Pacific Challenge next month. A team of 27 players has been selected for matches against the second senior sides of Tonga, Uruguay, and Argentina in Montevideo. Included are 12 players capped at test level, with Olive Kilifi the …

Named today the Argentina XV roster for the Americas Pacific Challenge combines experience and Pumitas. Coaches Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, and Diego Ternavasio have named a 30-man roster to train in Buenos Aires from August 27-29. Following the training camp the final Argentina XV roster will be confirmed to travel to …

The 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge is set for October. This year’s edition is to be the third in tournament history. Like the 2016 and 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge events, the 2018 edition will also take place in Uruguay. The competition will involve six participants, each of whom will play three …

Rugby Canada has laid out the road map to the last-chance World Cup Qualifiers to be held in France, in November. Canada will play in the round-robin Repechage tournament against three other nations with the winner qualifying as the 20th – and final – participant in RWC 2019. November’s tournament was …

The Utah Warriors have added another player to their Major League Rugby roster in a busy week. Josh Whippy is the latest name to put pen to paper, joining BYU teammates Jackson Kaka and Matt Jensen along with Louisville standout Pio Vatuvei. It’s another move that will be seen as …

Jackson Kaka is now officially a member of the Utah Warriors. The Major League Rugby franchise confirmed on Wednesday that the 25-year-old loose forward would be joining the team for the 2018 season. It’s a move that will not invite much surprise given Kaka’s association both with BYU and Rugby …

Aladdin Schirmer will be playing for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby. The team confirmed the signing on Tuesday evening. It’s a move that comes as no surprise with the loose forward a local who plays his club rugby for Seattle Saracens, previously lining up for Central Washington at …

Plans are underway for the Argentina XV to play in the Currie Cup. The official national ‘A’ side is in need of increased opportunities and efforts are advanced for the team to play in the South African domestic league beginning in 2019. The move is also motivated significantly by a …

Given the almost disturbing ease with which Argentina breezed past the field we might have just named a team full of their players. Besides being colorless, such a stance would have denied several players who performed well despite the inevitable team struggles which accompany an ad hoc tournament. It would …