About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of Chile and Uruguay in international rugby and their impact on European teams.

Welcome to a new min-series for the July tests! Covering the nations cup: the Tier 2 international rugby competition containing USA, Canada, Uruguay, Chile, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong China, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Georgia, Samoa and Tonga. This week, I focus on the South American might of Chile and Uruguay - how is their rise up the rugby ranking progressing and how are they shaking up the powers in Europe? #Chile #uruguay #usa #canada #zimbabwe #hongkong #tonga #samoa #spain #portugal #georgia #romania #rugby #podcast Follow me on twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580910041103&sk=reels_tab Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:10 Uruguay vs Georgia 5:40 Chile vs Romania 9:55 Samoa vs Hong Kong China 14:00 Tonga vs Zimbabwe 18:35 USA vs Portugal 20:50 Canada vs Spain 24:15 Week 2 Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Huw Griffin

Topics covered

• Tier 2 international rugby competition
• South American rugby
• rugby rankings
• Uruguay vs Georgia
• Chile vs Romania
• predictions

Keywords

• rugby
• Chile
• Uruguay
• Georgia
• international competition
• Tier 2
• ranking
• predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chile, Uruguay, Georgia, USA, Canada, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong China, Spain, Portugal, Romania

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