Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Scotland have lost the services of Sam Skinner from the World Cup. The English import has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old made his debut for Scotland last November against Fiji. That month would also see him facing Argentina, and South Africa while in …

South Africa has confirmed a 31-man roster for RWC 2019. Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for 17 forwards, and 14 backs and has gone for experience. Captain Siya Kolisi will lead a group of world class players who are a mixture big names in Super Rugby as well as …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week two the feature team is Canada. In day one of the series the feature is …

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 Mexico History was made in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) on Sunday. In the opening fixture of the 2019 edition of …

Namibia coach Phil Davies has reduced his Rugby World Cup training squad to 38, ending a week-long training camp in Durban with an exhibition match against a Sharks XV on Saturday. The Namibians emerged in the winning end of a 43-0 score, a pleasing result for Davies against a team …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. First up as the feature Team of the Week is Uruguay. In the final day of the …

The road to Japan saw Uruguay claiming a win today. Los Teros were up against a composite side, the Sudamérica XV. Taking to the field for the South American side were leading players from Brazil and Chile in addition to invitational players from Argentina and Colombia. The Sudamérica XV proved …

Hugo Keenan’s try in the 80th minute gave Leinster a 38-35 win over Canada at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. The home side had done well to recover from a poor opening half that saw them down 19-0 until the 40th minute, but it wasn’t enough against …

Uruguay overcame the Sudamérica XV this afternoon in a RWC warm-up match. Los Teros were 24-20 winners in a highly competitive encounter in which they had their ups and downs before ultimately playing the better rugby late in the match. Not only did Uruguay end the match well but Los …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. First up as the feature Team of the Week is Uruguay. In day six of the series …