Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

US Eagles World Cup flanker Tony Lamborn has signed a Super Rugby contract with the Blues. The 28-year-old is one of eight loose forwards named in the 40-man squad confirmed by the Auckland-based franchise for the 2020 campaign. It’s the third Super Rugby team that Lamborn has been attached to. …

Uruguay have secured the coaching services of Esteban Meneses through to RWC 2023. The Head Coach of Los Teros has agreed to terms to remain in charge of the team for the duration of the new RWC cycle. Despite RWC 2019 having only recently finished there is no rest time …

It’s hard to believe that another Rugby World Cup has now come and gone. Outside of the unfortunate typhoon incident it was a marvelous tournament, if perhaps somewhat anti-climactic in its finale. Nonetheless as a whole it ranks among the best editions of the flagship tournament with Japan and Uruguay …

USA Eagles flanker John Quill has retired from international duty. As a veteran of two Rugby World Cup tournaments he says good bye to the Eagles at the young retirement age of 29. Quill earned 37 test caps for the USA, scoring five tries. His international appearances came over a …

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 Rugby World Cup 2019 RWC 2019 is done and dusted and with this being the case the conclusion can now be …

The Americas missed out at the World Rugby awards. It ended a year of highs and lows in international competition for the four Americas competitors at RWC 2019. The 2019 World Rugby Awards ceremony was held in Tokyo, Japan and saw the USA having three nominees. Joe Taufete’e was up …

RWC 2019 is history. This year’s tournament is already receiving labeling from senior World Rugby officials as the greatest of all-time. In four years time attention will be highly focused on France with nine venues set to stage a tournament promising to be the highest attended of all RWCs thus …

RWC 2019 is in the history books. The Japan-hosted Rugby World Cup proved the critics wrong as it was a highly successful tournament with excellent attendance as well as strong domestic support. The next stop will be a familiar one –  France. The hosts of RWC 2007 will officially host …

RWC 2019 saw records broken. Below is a breakdown of the accomplishments made at the tournament hosted by Japan, the first RWC held outside of a Tier 1 country.   TV RECORD Japan vs Ireland received 30 million television viewers in Japan. This was a record high for viewing numbers …

The 48th and final game of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Yokohama. The historic final saw a team winning who had earlier suffered a defeat in the tournament. South Africa’s 20 point victory lay the foundation for their third RWC title. A detailed match report can …