Coming off losses in round one, the Argentina XV and Chile are looking for their opening wins of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. They will have the opportunity of playing at the bottom of the world in the iconic Ushuaia. World Rugby Hall of Famer Felipe Contepomi has not held …
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USA Eagles hooker Joe Taufete’e has signed a two-year extension with the Worcester Warriors. It ensures the Californians playing future in the Aviva Premiership. The 25-year arrived at the Worcester Warriors in December 2016. His debut came in January 2017 against Brive in the European Challenge Cup. Having impressed he …
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Two unbeaten sides will kick off Round 2 of the Americas Rugby Championship on Friday evening when Uruguay travel to São Paulo to play Brazil. Os Tupis have won their last four matches at their spiritual home of the Estádio do Pacaembu which includes notable wins against Canada and Portugal. …
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Brazil traveled to Santiago to face Chile at the Estadio de La Pintana on Saturday. It was the first game for each side in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The closely-matched rivals battled to the end with just one score separating them on full-time. The match in its entirety can …
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The USA began their 2018 Americas Rugby Championship campaign against the Argentina XV on Saturday in a match between the only two sides that have won the competition. A close contest saw the two sides within one score through to the final whistle at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles. …
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With the international season upon us our team this week is selected entirely from the three big games on the weekend. Uruguay’s World Cup qualifier win over Canada did not count towards the Americas Rugby Championship and as such this is not an entirely ‘ARC’ weekly XV, but regular service …
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Los Cóndores have been hit by an early set-back. Following their loss against Brazil on Saturday it has been confirmed that two Chilean backs have been ruled out of the remainder of the ARC. Center and captain José Ignacio Larenas in addition to fly half Santiago Videla both suffered tournament …
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The USA Eagles opened 2018 in style. They began the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) with a victory over the Argentina XV in Los Angeles. In doing so they became the first team to defeat the Argentina in the ARC. Since the ARC began in 2016 the Argentina XV has gone …
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With two weekends of international rugby already in the books for 2018 it’s time to revisit our best of 2017. The first of five awards still to come is our 2017 ARN Dream Team, a select XV made up our picks for the best Americas players over the course of …
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Hot off qualifying for RWC 2019, Uruguay are now preparing to face Brazil. The fixture in São Paulo this coming Friday will their second of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. Uruguay has confirmed the 23-man roster with a feature point being that it is without European-based players. Uruguay sealed their …
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