Tag Archives: November Internationals

Portugal earn dramatic win over Chile

In what was a thrilling encounter Portugal downed Chile 23-18 this afternoon in Santiago. Both teams scored two tries each though Portugal would come out winners by scoring an intercept try to go ahead five minutes from full-time. Los Cóndores opened the match strongly with a penalty scored by Santiago …

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Women’s Eagles call for Tess Feury

The USA has called up fullback Tess Feury for the upcoming Can-Am Series against Canada. She replaces Bulou Mataitoga on the Women’s Eagles roster, the latter forced to pull out due to injury. Feury made her test debut against England in 2016 and has also appeared on the World Sevens …

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Fiji defeat Barbarians in Twickenham spectacle

Fiji defeated the Barbarians 33-31 in an exciting spectacle at Twickenham on Saturday to claim the Killik Cup. The match featured two Americas players – Enrique Pieretto and Tyler Ardron – and four players who will join Major League Rugby for the upcoming season. The first try was scored in …

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Match Preview – Chile vs Portugal

Chile will host Portugal in San Carlos de Apoquindo on Saturday, the second and final test of the Lobos’ South American tour. It’s a match that has been forced to move and reschedule due to the civil unrest in the country, but thankfully the game will go ahead as planned. …

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Match Preview – Barbarians vs Fiji

Fans will be treated to a free-flowing spectacle of rugby at Twickenham on Saturday as the Barbarians take on Fiji in the Killik Cup. It’s the third time the two sides have gone head-to-head in recent years, previously colliding in 2013 and 2016. The match features several interesting story lines. …

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Soto To Retire After Portugal Test Match

Benjamín Soto is to retire from international duty. He is to do so after Saturday’s test match in which Chile play host to Portugal in Santiago. Ironically in bringing an end to his international career Soto will complete the full-circle as his test debut was also against Portugal. The former …

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Ardron and Three Pumas To Play For Barbarians

Three Pumas have been named in the Barbarians roster for upcoming international duty. The Barbarians are to play three November Internationals, doing so against Fiji, Brazil, and Wales. The matches will be played on November 16, 20, and 30 in London, São Paulo, and Cardiff. The three Pumas included are …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Brazil Men With a 26-24 win over Portugal Brazil are up to 25th in the world rankings. It furthers the progress …

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Americas Rankings – November 10 2019

Following the completion of international competition for the week the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The November 10 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings see a gain for Brazil. Os Tupis played host to Portugal in São Paulo on Saturday. The home side’s 26-24 victory saw Brazil obtaining a 1.049 …

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