Spain lost narrowly to USA Rugby 29-22 in Round 3 of the Nations Cup at the First Horizon Stadium in North Carolina. Spain took on the USA in an anticipated match-up in the Nations Cup in North Carolina. Both teams were coming off a win and the first ten minutes were neck and neck, with Tani […]
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It´s safe to say Liceo Frances President Javier Goitia is in a pretty good mood when we spoke to him earlier this year. And so he should be. Liceu were back in the top flight for the first time in nearly two decades and when we sat down with him they had just conquered Cisneros
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It´s hard to say which defeat was more painful for Spain: Australia or Fiji? Australia more embarrassing certainly, brushed aside as Australia scored at more than a point a minute. But painful? They were never in the Australian game. Against Fiji, it feels as though Spain snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. It
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It´s not easy being a Rugby fan in Spain and impossible to make a living by covering it. Thankfully Fernando Castán and his book ( “100 motivos para que te guste el rugby” ) is doing its bit to spread the word of the game of Rugby Union. Back before Madrid went into full egg
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In his pre Nations Cup press conference, Pablo Bourza insisted there was still time for Spanish players to earn themselves a ticket to the Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. However, some players might be in danger of missing the flight after a 42 all draw with Canada in Edmonton. When Tani Bay hit
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When France´s Hugo Avogadro went over for their first try within two minutes, the alarm bells of another horrific loss akin for LosLeonesM20 to Australia must´ve been flashing through the minds. However, a much changed team (with a third of the starting 15 for Spain switched) produced a much improved performance to give hope of
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That was the message of Spanish Head Coach Pablo Bourza to players before their opening Nations Cup game against Canada in Clarke Stadium, Edmonton this weekend. “We obviously want to build relationships and connections but there is still time. We have three tough matches now and we have three tough matches in November. It´s not
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That was the unequivocal message from Spanish Rugby Vice President Gabriel Sáez when discussing Spain´s Rugby World Cup 2035 hosting bid, held in the Consejo Superior de Deportes in Madrid. When asked about Spain´s ambitions to host the tournament, Gabriel stressed that not only does the bid have government support, but it offered Rugby
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Spain were comprehensively outplayed by a physically dominant Australia at the AIA Arena in Kutaisi, Georgia. Australia controlled every aspect of play in their Round 1 game at the World Rugby Junior World Championship. The nightmare started early with Australia getting a converted try within four minutes and when Spain´s Carlos Dela Fuente was
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That was the message from the Spanish Under 20´s coach Ricardo Martinena as Spain kick off their World Rugby Junior World Championship in Georgia this weekend, in what is likely to be the toughest group. Spain will be up against Australia, France and Fiji (who Spain beat in a 2024 play-out to retain their
