Americas Rugby News has learned through highly reliable sources that the USA Eagles will play home matches during the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup (Americas Six Nations) in Texas and Florida. The matches are to be against Argentina, Canada and Chile and will be over the three opening rounds of the …
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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 In years gone by Argentina has suffered greatly from the transition process which occurs in the year after Rugby World …
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Just before Los Condores fly out from Santiago to Spain Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with fly half Francisco González Moller. Having played club rugby in New Zealand the pivot has experienced first hand how well organized systems result in quality returns. The experience not only shaped …
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Los Condores Head Coach Paul Healy has selected a 26-man roster for the upcoming international matches in Spain. The South Americans will play against the Basque Country on Tuesday November 17 and an official test match against Spain on Saturday November 21. Included for the tour are French based players …
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Rugby Canada held a semi-annual planning meeting with the provincial unions this past weekend in Halifax. While there has not been any earth-shattering news, here are a few tidbits from there and elsewhere around the Canadian rugby-verse. NO PRO RUGBY FOR CANADA Left out of yesterday’s announcement that Pro Rugby …
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Following the Rugby World Cup Semi Finals results a headline in the New Zealand Herald declared that the tournament was to have the Dream Final, that being New Zealand vs Australia. Putting ability aside I found myself taken by just how little of a dream it is to have two previous …
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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 Daniel Hourcade A World Cup Semi Final loss left the Argentine coach in tears. He, however, had no reason to feel …
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Patrick Johnson of The Province recently wrote his own autopsy of where Canada’s senior men’s rugby team stands after the 2015 Rugby World Cup; towards the end asking the incredibly important and disturbing question: “Why would they?” Why would a new generation of aspiring young athletes make enormous sacrifices, with no financial …
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Los Condores Head Coach Paul Healy has identified a sizable list of players under consideration for international duty for the remainder of 2015 and also 2016. Those listed are to be considered for international duty for both the test team and the country’s Rugby Sevens side. Among those named there …
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It has been confirmed that Spain will play host to Chile in an international rugby test match on November 21. The fixture is to serve as a warm-up match for both countries ahead of continental assignments. Beginning in February Spain will play in the European Nations Cup while Chile will …
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