2016 Americas Rugby Championship
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<p>For anyone who's interested. I haven't seen any of the games and am not sure whether they were streamed anywhere.</p>
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<p>The first round was played last weekend. These were the results:</p>
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<p>USA 35 - 35 Argentina</p>
<p>Canada 33 - 17 Uruguay</p>
<p>Chile 25 - 22 Brazil</p>
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<p>Considering that the USA probably had a full-strength team and Argentina a B-team (with the A-team training for the Jaguares SuperRugby season), I think this can be considered a good result for Argentina.</p>
<p>I have no idea where Chile and Brazil sit in the rankings or how good they are. Will have a better idea when they've played their next game against teams we know better.</p>
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<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;">Americas Rugby Championship 2016: USA v Argentina Highlights</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;">Canada vs. Uruguay — ARC 2016 — Highlights</span></span></span>
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<p>It's only the American based players who are playing. The European pros aren't available (which maybe isn't a bad thing).</p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Results round 2:</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Brazil 29 – Uruguay 33</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Argentina 52 – 15 Chile</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">USA 30 - 22 Canada</span></span></p> -
<p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;">Brasil v Uruguay — ARC 2016 — Highlights</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Argentina's 8 tries v Chile </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="margin:0px;">USA vs Canada Highlights</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">The third round of the ARC was played today.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Results:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Uruguay 21 - 24 Argentina</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">USA 64 – 0 Chile</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Canada 52 - 25 Brasil</span></p> -
<p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Highlights Uruguay v Argentina</span></span><br>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://espndeportes.com/video/clip?id=2601253'>http://espndeportes.com/video/clip?id=2601253</a></p> -
<p>Brazil Beat USA!!!</p>
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<p>Brazil Beat USA!!!</p>
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<p>Don't fret. They are on a journey.</p> -
<p>ARC 4th round results:</p>
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<p>Chile 20 – 23 Uruguay</p>
<p>Brazil 24 – 23 USA</p>
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<p>Highlights Brazil v USA: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://espndeportes.com/video/clip?id=2607334'>http://espndeportes.com/video/clip?id=2607334</a></p>
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<p>Brazil in case you're interested are currently ranked 42nd, USA 16th in the world.</p>
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<p>I love how the Brazilians celebrated their win:</p>
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<p>Brazil in case you're interested are currently ranked 42nd, USA 16th in the world.</p>
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<p>That sleeping giant sure has a lot of depth.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Argentina is the winner of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship!</span></strong></p>
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<p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cc04AOxW4AAD5qH.jpg" alt="Cc04AOxW4AAD5qH.jpg"></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Americas Rugby Championship – round 5 results:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Uruguay 29 - 25 USA</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Chile 13 - Canada 64</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Brazil 7 - 42 Argentina</span></p>
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<p>The USA Eagles have now lost their last two games against South American teams other than Argentina.</p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Highlights Uruguay v USA: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://espndeportes.com/video/clip?id=2613118'>http://espndeportes.com/video/clip?id=2613118</a></span></p>
