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2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup Preview

The 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup kicks off on Saturday, with representative sides from Ireland, Italy, Uruguay, and hosts Georgia taking part. It is the third year of the tournament, first contested in 2013, and has previously included teams from Argentina, South Africa, and Spain. Both Italy and Ireland have …

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Flagg signs for Moseley

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Aaron Flagg is the latest Canadian to sign a pro contract in the UK. The 6’5″ second row will join Moseley next season in the RFU second division, also known as the Greene King IPA Championship. Moseley narrowly escaped relegation last season, finishing 11th, and will be hoping the hard-hitting Flagg …

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Pumitas fall short against Ireland

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Argentina’s hopes of opening the World Rugby Under 20s Championship with a win fell agonizingly short as Ireland completed a late 18-16 victory in Parma, Italy this afternoon. Played at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, the European side won with a late penalty in a match in which the lead changed …

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van der Merwe scores in Pro 12 final

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Glasgow Warriors are the 2015 Guinness Pro 12 Champions. The team defeated Munster this weekend to record a first ever professional championship title for both the team and for Scotland. Since the creation of the now Celtic-Italian League in the 2001-2002 season Irish teams have won eight titles and Welsh teams …

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Video: Paraguay’s home match against Argentina

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Paraguay played host to Argentina in the second of two CONSUR Cup matches last Saturday evening. After having defeated Uruguay 36-14 the previous weekend in Montevideo, Argentina needed a win to secure the South American title. Led by scrumhalf Martín Landajo the visitors ran out comfortable winners and did so by …

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Video: Paraguay’s victory over Brazil

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Paraguay completed a 21-10 away victory against Brazil earlier this month to finish in third place of the 2015 South American Championship. The result means Brazil must now face the CONSUR B winners Colombia later this year with the winner joining Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in the 2016 South American Championship. …

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Video: Chile’s famous victory over Uruguay

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Chile bested Uruguay for the first time with a memorable 30-15 home victory earlier this month. The result sent shock waves to players and officials involved in Uruguayan rugby as Los Teros are just over four months away from playing in the World Cup in England and Wales. The match …

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