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Ben Cima
Benjamin Cima (born March 20, 1996) is an American rugby union player who plays fly-half for the United States men's national team. Cima also plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). Cima formerly played club rugby for Rocky Gorge and also played at the international level for the United States men's national under-20 team and the USA Selects. Early life Ben Cima was born in Argentina, the son of former La Salle rugby player, Marcelo Cima. At the age of seven, Cima moved to the United States. Cima was named an All-American in rugby during each of his final three years in high school, and in 2014 led Gonzaga College to its first national championship in rugby at the High School National Invitational tournament. Club career Following his high school graduation, Cima played rugby at the University of Maryland, where he was a teammate to his older brother, Matias. Cima played senior level club rugby for Rocky Gorge in Columbia, Maryland. In January 2018, Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asociación De Ex-Alumnos Del Colegio De La Salle
Asociación de Ex-Alumnos del Colegio de La Salle, mostly known as La Salle, is an Argentine organization formed by alumni of Colegio de La Salle. La Salle has a sports section mostly known for its rugby union team, which plays in Segunda, the fifth division of the URBA league system. Other sports sections of the association are field hockey (affiliated to the Buenos Aires Hockey Association, with its teams participating in several competitions), and golf. Headquarters are located in the city of Buenos Aires while the rugby team's field stands in General San Martín Partido, part of the Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adjac ... region. In 2011 the La Salle rugby squad was relegated to Grupo III (third division by then), after being defeated by CASA d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada A National Rugby Union Team
Canada A is a national representative rugby union team of Rugby Canada. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the Canada national rugby union team. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the Americas Rugby Championship and World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams. History The team first played at Markham, Ontario Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ... against the touring Scotland national team in June 2002. Results Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams: : Notes: Exhibition match (no cap) Current squad On 7 October 2022, a 32-man squad was named ahead of the 2022 World Rugby Americas Rugby Trophy. Head Coach: Kingsley Jones References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay A National Rugby Union Team
The Uruguay A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team behind the Uruguay national side. History Uruguay A have played Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers in a Challenge tournament in Ontario, Canada in August 1999. In November 2014, the URU decided to baptize the team as Charruas XV, days before travelling to Brazil to face locals on a friendly match. Uruguay 'A' won the match 25-6. As international competition, in 2015 it played the UruCup and in 2016 the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. Like ''provincial team'', after 2012, since 2015 the team also plays regularly on Campeonato Argentino. In 2015 season it finished in the 2nd place of Zona Ascenso B. See also * Campeonato Argentino - Provincial Championship of Argentina * Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby The Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby – named "Copa Amarok" due to sponsorship reasons, is the main competition of Uruguayan rugby union league system. It includes the first, second and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa A National Rugby Union Team
Samoa A is a national representative rugby union team of the Samoan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Samoa national rugby union team. Samoa A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Tonga A and Fiji Warriors. Since 2016, the team has also competed in the Americas Pacific Challenge. Between 2006 and 2010, Samoa was represented by two teams at the Pacific Rugby Cup; Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa. The two teams were replaced in 2011 by Samoa A which is now the sole Samoan representative in the Pacific Challenge. The tournament is now mainly contested by national 'A' teams. International results Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup: Record Honours Pacific Rugby Cup * Runner-up: 2011, 2012, 2013. Americas Pacific Challenge * Winner: 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongCha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
The 2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the second tournament of the Americas Pacific Challenge, which is a development competition for the Americas and Pacific island nations. The competition was hosted by Uruguay with all games played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Format With six teams in the tournament and a limitation of three matches per team, a "split pool" format was used. The field was split into two pools, with teams in one pool only playing the teams in the other. The competing teams were: Pool A * * * Pool B * * * Table Final standings for combined pools: Fixtures All times are local UYT ( UTC-03) The matches were announced on 14 September 2017. Round 1 ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- Round 3 See also * 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals * Americas Rugby Championship * World Rugby Pacific Challenge The World Rugby Pacific Challenge, formerly the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
The 2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge was the inaugural rugby union tournament created by World Rugby for national 'A' teams to develop home grown talent for their national test sides. The Americas Pacific Challenge provides the Pacific nations a chance of further competition outside their own region, as the Pacific Challenge is reduced to just the Pacific nations when Rugby World Cup qualifiers are played. For national 'A' teams from the Americas, this new tournament replaced the pre-2015 format of the Americas Rugby Championship, which is now an annual championship elevated to test status. The tournament was hosted by Uruguay, with all matches played at the 14,000 capacity stadium Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Argentina XV won the tournament undefeated, with Fiji Warriors as runner-up. Format With six teams in the tournament and a limitation of three matches per team, a "split pool" format was used. The field was split into two pools, with teams in one pool only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Press
The Canadian Press (CP; french: La Presse canadienne, ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for the time's Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Press has been a private, not-for-profit cooperative owned and operated by its member newspapers for most of its history. In mid-2010, however, it announced plans to become a for-profit business owned by three media companies once certain conditions were met. Over the years, The Canadian Press and its affiliates have adapted to reflect changes in the media industry, including technological changes and the growing demand for rapid news updates. It currently offers a wide variety of text, audio, photographic, video and graphic content to websites, radio, television, and commercial clients in addition to newspapers and its longstanding ally, the Associated Press (AP), a global news service based in the United States. History Initially, Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
The Canada under 20 rugby team is the junior national rugby union team from Canada. It replaced the two former age grade teams, the under 19s and under 21s, in 2008. The team competed at the IRB Junior World Championships in 2008 and 2009 but were relegated to the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy for 2010. The team has yet to make their way back to the top competition. History 2008 and 2009 IRB Junior World Championships In June 2008 Canada participated in the 2008 IRB Junior World Championships held in Wales. The team competed in Pool C with all of their pool games being played at Rodney Parade in Newport. Canada lost their matches to Australia 81–12 and to England 60–18 but were able to earn a 17–10 win against Fiji which placed them 3rd in their pool. Canada would go on to lose their next two games to Scotland 15–10 and to Italy 33–10. The team ended the tournament in 12th place. The following year Canada competed in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championships hosted by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship. The event was held in Harare, Zimbabwe and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Venue The championship was held in Harare. Qualifying As the host nation, Zimbabwe qualified automatically, as did Samoa for being relegated from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The remaining six countries competed through a qualification process in their regional competitions (Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Europe). Qualifying teams A total of 8 teams played in the tournament. ;Asia Rugby (1) * ;Rugby Africa (2) * * ;Sudamérica Rugby (1) * ;Rugby Americas North (1) * ;Rugby Europe (1) * ;Oceania Rugby (2) * * Teams Pool Stage Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Pool A : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Finals 7th place play-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy ...
The 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship. The event was held in Hong Kong and was organized by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board. Teams Pool Stage JWRT14 Pools and Match Schedule http://www.irb.com/mm/document/tournament/home/02/06/98/87/irbjwrt2014matchschedule.pdf Pool A : Fixtures Pool B : Fixtures Knockout stage 7th place game 5th place game Third place game Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:IRB 2014 2014 rugby union tournaments for national teams rugby union International rugby union competitions hosted by Hong Kong rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
