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The affect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is set to be felt well into second half of 2020. In conversion with French newspaper Sud Ouest, FFR President Bernard Laporte has now confirmed that the Paris Sevens and World Rugby u20 Championship will not take place as planned. With the decision …

France are seeking to cancel their July 2020 tour to Argentina. Les Bleus are scheduled to play two test matches against Los Pumas on July 04 and July 11. These matches are now in doubt due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Reports out of France note that LNR (France’s professional leagues body) …

The USA South Panthers are to tour Colombia in July. The USA Rugby South organization is the combination of unions in the south-east of the USA who compete as a non-capped representative team. The 2020 tour to Colombia will see the latest case of the organization breaking new ground. The …

Canada’s National Senior Women’s XVs team will travel down under to take on their Australian counterparts as part of an international double-header on July 18. Townsville’s brand new Queensland Country Bank Stadium will host the match with the Wallabies set to play Fiji on the same day. The fixture was …

Argentina will face the world champions this year in Johannesburg. SA Rugby confirmed the home fixtures for the Springboks in 2020. They are to play six games in different venues, with the three July Internationals taking place on the coast, while the Rugby Championship matches are to be in the …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP USA Men’s Eagles Sevens Fiji were crowned champions in Sydney but it was a much-improved showing from the Eagles, who would …

Rugby Canada has confirmed their schedule for the July international window as well as venues for their two home matches in the 2020 Americas Rugby Championship. As previously reported, Montreal and Halifax will host the July fixtures with Calgary and Winnipeg hosting in August. A surprise sees Canada playing just …

The draw for France 2023 will take place later this year. With this confirmed, Argentina have 12 tests matches to rise in the rankings for the RWC 2023 draw. A failure to do so will all but certainly mean an unfavorable draw, comparable to that from RWC 2019, Argentina’s worst …

Uruguay are preparing for eleven test matches in 2020, reports Ignacio Chans. These matches are to come in three windows – July Internationals, Americas Rugby Championship (ARC), and November Internationals. The July Internationals replace June to be the new mid-year window for international competition. As has been the case in …

Canada will play Italy in Halifax on the July 11 weekend, likely at Wanderers Grounds though the venue is yet to be confirmed. The fixture is the second match set for the new test window which has been shifted from June. A non-test against the French Barbarians will be played …