The USA Eagles opened 2018 in style. They began the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) with a victory over the Argentina XV in Los Angeles. In doing so they became the first team to defeat the Argentina in the ARC. Since the ARC began in 2016 the Argentina XV has gone …

With two weekends of international rugby already in the books for 2018 it’s time to revisit our best of 2017. The first of five awards still to come is our 2017 ARN Dream Team, a select XV made up our picks for the best Americas players over the course of …

Six schools participated in the recent Get Into Rugby (GIR) Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The bi-annual event took place on Saturday January 27 at the Richmond Hill Playing field in Kingstown. The day started with heavy rain but it quickly made way for the sun to enable a …

Hot off qualifying for RWC 2019, Uruguay are now preparing to face Brazil. The fixture in São Paulo this coming Friday will their second of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. Uruguay has confirmed the 23-man roster with a feature point being that it is without European-based players. Uruguay sealed their …

Uruguay is going to RWC 2019. This headline made serious noise as it was reflected upon by rugby followers the world over. As impressive as it was it must not be viewed as the end point in the qualification process for Uruguay. Instead what Uruguay and the RWC need from …

Massive changes have been made by the Argentina XV to Face Chile. The teams meet at the bottom of the world on Saturday in a second round match in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Both teams are looking for their first win after Chile fell to Brazil and the Argentina …

Jaguares coach Mario Ledesma has named a 29-strong traveling squad for their three-match tour of South Africa that begins this week. Los Jaguares will travel to Pretoria to play the Bulls in a preseason fixture on Saturday. Their 2018 Super Rugby campaign officially begins against the Stormers at Newlands on …

The exodus of players from Argentina to Europe continues. The latest to depart is Pedro Mercerat, the first ever fullback for the Argentina XV. Aged 27, Mercerat was a regular for the Argentina XV in 2016. He did not earn any caps for Los Pumas but was very much one …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. With many significant activities this week an extra-long list in both the Up and Under categories is required.   UP Uruguay Uruguay are …

Only four Spots Remain for RWC 2019 – Who can qualify? There are opportunities for countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. They come in the form of (a) direct regional qualification and (b) repechage. Uruguay sealed the final spot in Pool D of RWC 2019. The South …