Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Argentine rugby uniform supplier Nike has today revealed new-look home and away uniforms for the Rugby World Cup.  The North American company released the altered uniforms online this afternoon. The uniforms are to be debuted this Friday in the Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Christchurch and are readily available …

Argentina’s path to third place in Rugby World Cup 2007 involved wins over France, Georgia, Namibia, Ireland and Scotland. A semi Final loss against South America eliminated the devastated Pumas  but all was not lost as the Agustín Pichot captained side looked to finish on a high against France in …

Argentine back-rower Pablo Matera was recently featured by World Rugby. The 21 year old offered his thoughts into Argentina’s chances at the upcoming Rugby World Cup in addition to his personal experiences leading to his rise and inclusion at a very young age in the senior team. In his first …

Samoa will field a severely understrength side for the Pacific Nations Cup after their 30 man roster was released absent a number of first choice players. Nine of the starters from the match against the All Blacks will sit out, including the entire back row and halfback pair Kahn Fotuali’i …

Fiji head coach John McKee has made one last cut heading into the Pacific Nations Cup, releasing five players from the training squad to take it down to 31. In doing so he has shown his hand heading ahead of September’s World Cup, with only one or two changes likely to …

Canada released their Pacific Nations Cup training roster late this week without much fanfare. That in itself is no real surprise, it’s been their modus operandi for years, certainly throughout Kieran Crowley’s tenure. It did seem a little odd, however, that it was delayed for so long following the CRC, …

Russia and Namibia have named their sides for the first game of a two-match series to be played at Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday. Namibia have made four changes to the side that lost to Spain in the Nations Cup on June 21, with Russia changing five from …

Chris Wyles has been a stalwart for the Eagles since making his debut in 2007 at the Churchill Cup. Wyles has been capped 45 times and scored 212 points (14 tries) in an Eagles’ jersey. As a testament to his play and dedication to the team, Wyles was recently named …

England has named their 45-man Rugby World Cup training squad that will be heading to Denver, Colorado. The squad departs tomorrow for a two-week high altitude training session. England will be training at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado. Infinity Park is the only rugby-specific stadium in the USA. The squad is loaded …

Canada has named a 35-strong training group to take part in a week-long session at Shawnigan Lake in preparation for the Pacific Nations Cup that begins on July 18. Five uncapped players are among the forwards, including hooker Owen Parfrey; second rows Evan Olmstead and Callum Morrison; and flankers Thyssen …