Tag Archives: November Internationals

Match Preview – Hong Kong vs Kenya

The second round of the World Cup Repechage begins with two defeated teams looking to revive their hopes. For Kenya, their fate now relies on Germany upsetting Canada. Hong Kong, on the other hand, still have a chance to win outright. To do so they will have to start with …

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Cóndores add six for Māori match

Chile coach Pablo Lemoine has added six players to his training camp for the match against the Māori All Blacks in Santiago. The reinforcements come after the Cóndores were defeated 38-21 by a Sudamérica XV last weekend. Loosehead prop Vittorio Lastra arrives from Italian club Verona, the only one of …

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Match Preview – Romania vs USA

Two years on from their previous meeting Romania and the USA face-off on Saturday in Bucharest. With  the RWC qualifying controversy impacting Romania tremendously this weekend’s fixture sees an understrength Oaks at home against the Eagles. The young Adrian Motoc will captain Romania on Saturday. The 22-year-old has just four caps …

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Match Preview – France vs Argentina

After a two-year wait the rivalry between France and Argentina resumes. In the only match between the foes during the RWC 2015-2019 cycle in France the teams meet in Lille on Saturday. The fixture sees two new men at the helm. The teams last meet in Tucumán in June 2016, …

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Team of the Week

The first full round of the November Internationals has come and gone. There were some notable performances from Americas players both in winning and losing efforts. Some tough calls have been made to finalize what is a line-up of players who played outstanding rugby for their countries. 1 – Lucas …

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USA Women hold on to beat England

The USA Women’s Selects held on to take a memorable 25-24 win over England Academy in their Tuesday evening fixture at Newbury. Two tries from Evan Hoese inspired the win, with Courtney Kuehl’s long-range effort sealing the victory. England had the advantage in the opening minutes, running up a 14-3 …

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Romania without experience for USA test

The strength of Romania’s depth will be tested on Saturday as the Oaks said goodbye to five starting forwards from the 36-6 win over Portugal this past weekend. Romania’s win secured their spot in the top division of the Rugby Europe Championship next season. Their place had been in jeopardy …

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Canada Women start UK tour in England

Canada’s National Senior Women’s team has touched down in England, where they will start their four-match tour against the Red Roses at Doncaster on Sunday. Head coach Sandro Fiorino has taken 31 players for what will be his team’s first and only matches of 2018. Included are 11 members of …

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