Canadian hard man Dan Baugh finished off a wonderful team try against the USA in 2002. The match was no ordinary fixture, rather, it was a RWC 2003 qualifier. Canada had home advantage against the Eagles at Markham’s Fletcher’s Fields. Baugh scored the try by being in the right place …
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Samu Manoa scored a try from over 50 meters out again Uruguay in 2014. The match was the first of two RWC 2015 qualifiers between the Eagles and Teros. The Californian’s try saw him running more than half the length of the field at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa. The match itself was …
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Uruguay booked their tickets to England and Wales with a home win over Russia in October 2014. The match was the return fixture of a home-and-away series in the final round of RWC 2015 repechage qualifying. In game one of the series, Russia won by a single point in the …
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Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues… UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …
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International competition continues to grind to a halt as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19). It has impacted rugby the world over, with the latest case being next month’s RWC 2021 qualifier. The Kenya vs Colombia elimination match was set to take place in Nairobi on April 18, but it has now …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada Men’s Sevens One of the great weekends in Canadian rugby has passed with a new single-day attendance record for the …
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With a win over Brazil, Colombia have advanced in the Rugby World Cup 2021 Qualifiers. Las Tucanes were 23-19 winners in Saturday’s match played in Medellín, Colombia. Las Tucanes dominated early, yet a comeback from Brazil saw the match go down to the wire. Colombia had been leading 20-7 before …
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The calendar of international competition for Americas Rugby has been unveiled by Sudamérica Rugby. The annual competition included marks an expansion which will see 2020 being the busiest yet on record for the Americas. In total more than twenty different official competitions are to be played. Included are Sudamérica Rugby …
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The winning side in a rugby match takes the glory though in rugby there are also the heartbreaking moments. The moments live in the memory with many often seeming like they happened yesterday. Below are a sample of five very hard results for teams from the Americas. To view Heartbreaking …
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The end of 2019 marks the completion of the ten year decade of 2010-2019. 2020 is to therefore be not only the start of the RWC 2019-2023 cycle, but also the start of a new decade of international competition. There were memorable matches played throughout the 2010-2019 period and ARN …
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