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2016 Americas Rugby Championship
The 2016 Americas Rugby Championship was the first series of the Americas Rugby Championship (sometimes informally called the "Americas Six Nations", a reference to Europe's Six Nations Championship), a new annual western hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by Argentina XV (Argentina's secondary national team), Canada, United States, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile. All matches will be full international test matches with caps awarded, including for Argentina XV players and their opponents, but Argentina XV matches will not count to World Rankings for either team. Participants Table Squads Fixtures The tournament will be played in a round-robin format, with each team playing the five others once. Week One Notes: * Daniel Sancery and Felipe Sancery made their international debuts for Brazil. * Rodrigo Moya and Beltrán Vergara made their international debuts for Chile. ---- Notes: * Gradyn Bowd, Paul Ciulini, Alistair Clark, Dan Moor, Clay Panga, Lucas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Nordenflycht
Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias (given name), Matthias. In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Matías Alemanno, Argentine rugby player *Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer *Matías Cahais, Argentine footballer *Matías Emilio Delgado, Argentine footballer *Matías Duarte, Chilean computer engineer *Matías Draghi, Argentine footballer *Matías Escobar, Argentine footballer *Matías Fernández (footballer, born 1986), Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer *Matías Funes, Honduran academic and politician *Matías Moroni, Argentine rugby player *Matías Noble, Argentine footballer *Matías Orlando, Argentine rugby player *Matías Paredes, Argentine hockey player *Matías Pavoni, Argentine footballer *Matías Prats Cañete, Spanish journalist and commentator *Matías Prats Luque, Spanish journalist and anchorman, son of Matías Prats Cañete *Matí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Bouza
Pablo Bouza (born 9 May 1973) is an Argentine retired rugby union player and current coach who won 38 caps playing at No 8, flanker or lock for the Argentine rugby union side. He played club rugby in England with Leeds Carnegie (formerly Leeds Tykes), who played the 2007-08 season in the top-level Guinness Premiership after winning the National Division One title in 2006-07. He made his international test debut at the age of 26 on 8 June 1996 against Uruguay in a 37–18 victory. He missed out on selection for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, but when selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup he scored four tries in two games and was the only forward in the top ten try scorers. Bouza scored nine test tries in his 38 appearances for Argentina. He played for Duendes Rugby Club in Rosario, Argentina where he was captain before moving to the English club NEC Harlequins in August 2005 in National Division One. He made only five appearances for the Quins in their promotion winning season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Martins Pereira
Estádio Municipal Dr. Mário Martins Pereira, usually known simply as Estádio Martins Pereira is a football (soccer) stadium in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, Brazil. The stadium holds 12,234 people. It was inaugurated in 1970. The stadium is owned by the Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, and its formal name honors Mário Martins Pereira, who, together with his brother, called Nélson, donated the groundplot where the stadium was built. History The city's stadium in the late 1960s, called ''Estádio da Rua Antônio Saes'', had a maximum capacity of only 5,000 people, and wood bleachers, so, it was sold to allow the building of Estádio Martins Pereira. The stadium construction started in 1968. During the stadium construction time, the football clubs of the city were deactivated. The inaugural match was played on March 15, 1970, when Atlético Mineiro beat Internacional 1-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Atlético Mineiro's Dadá Maravilha. On March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Smith (rugby Union)
Nick Smith may refer to: Politicians *Nick Smith (British politician) (born 1960), Labour Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent *Nick Smith (American politician) (born 1934), American congressman from Michigan *Nick Smith (New Zealand politician) (born 1964), Member of Parliament for Nelson Others * Nick Smith (milliner) (born 1981), British socialite, designer, author, recording artist, actor and philanthropist *Nick Smith (footballer, born 1984), Australian rules football player for Melbourne * Nick Smith (footballer, born 1988), Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans * Nick Smith (''Home and Away''), character in the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Nick Smith (ice hockey) Nick Smith (born March 23, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League from Hamilton, Ontario. He played for the Florida Panthers during the 2001–02 season. He was selected by the Panthe ... (born 1979), Canadian N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Luiz Da Ros
João Luiz Da Ros (born Florianópolis, 7 October 1982), known as Ige, is a Brazilian rugby union player. He plays as a wing and as a number eight. Ige played for Desterro Rugby Clube, before moving to France, where he played for the team of the École d`Agronomie de Dijon. He was universitarian champion, in 2007, scoring 12 tries in 7 games. He also attracted the interest of Stade Dijonnais, where he also played. He later returned to Desterro. He's also a leading name for Brazil national rugby union team and the current captain. He played in the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, were Brazil was eliminated by Chile national rugby union team. He won also twice the South American B Championship in 2006 and 2007. He participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualification, were the "Vitória Régia" won Paraguay, ascending to the South American A Championship, and Caribbean Champions Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Danielewicz
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Ambrosio
Carlos Rodolfo Ambrosio (born 27 December 1961 in Córdoba) is an Argentine rugby union former player and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre. Player career He played for Tala Rugby Club, in Córdoba, Argentina. He was the first Italian-Argentine to play for Italy. He had 12 caps for Italy, from 1987 to 1989, scoring 1 try and 3 penalties, 13 points on aggregate. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing a single game in what was his debut for the Italian side, at the 70-6 loss to New Zealand, in Auckland, at 22 May 1987. He didn't score at his single presence at the competition. Ambrosio last game was at the 15-12 loss to the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ..., in Moscow, at 5 November 1989, for the 1989-1990 FIRA Trophy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo ( Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Barueri
Arena Barueri is a multi-use stadium located in Barueri, São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Oeste Futebol Clube, Oeste, and hosted the matches of Grêmio Recreativo Barueri until the 2010 in Brazilian football, 2010 season. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 31,452 people and was built in 2007. It is owned by the City of Barueri. During the reforming of Palestra Italia Stadium the Barueri Arena was being used for some home matches of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras. History Arena Barueri's construction started in June, 2006. The stadium was inaugurated on May 26, 2007 with an initial maximum capacity of 17,000 people. The current stadium's capacity is 31,452 people. The inaugural match was played on that day, when Grêmio Barueri beat Criciúma Esporte Clube, Criciúma 2-1. The first goal in the stadium was scored by Criciúma's Sílvio Criciúma. The stadium's attendanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan () is the capital and largest city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the (over 500,000 in the metropolitan area). It is a modern city with wide streets and well-drawn avenues with wide sidewalks and vegetation of different species of trees irrigated by canals, from which it derives its nickname ''oasis town''. It has an important accommodation infrastructure and transportation. It highlights modern buildings and the surroundings, the reservoir and Ullum dam, spas, museums, large plantations of vines, and various types of agriculture, with wine being the most important. History and architecture Before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadores, the Huarpe Indians inhabited this area. San Juan de la Frontera was founded on June 13, 1562, by Juan Jufré at the shore of the San Juan River. In 1593 flooding damage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio San Juan Del Bicentenario
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario is a stadium in Pocito Department of San Juan Province, Argentina. It is used mostly for football events, hosting the home matches of San Martín de San Juan, Sportivo Desamparados, and other local clubs. The stadium also served as venue for the 2011 Copa América. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 25,286 spectators and required an investment of AR$86 million.Así quedó el estadio Bicentenario on TN, 15 Mar 2011 The stadium has also hosted and matches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Iglesias Valdez
Santiago Iglesias Valdez (born 22 May 1993) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Uni Tucumán. Despite only earning two caps for the Argentina national rugby union team (the Pumas) in the Tier 2 rugby tournament, South American Rugby Championship, he was selected by new head coach Daniel Hourcade for the Pumas 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests to Europe to face England, Wales and Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... References 1993 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Rugby union hookers Argentina international rugby union players Universitario Rugby Club de Tucumán players Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Pampas XV players {{argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
