The first round of the World Cup Repechage competition is finished and already there are clear lines drawn of who can advance, and who can’t. Despite having two rounds still to play the tournament could be wrapped up as early as Saturday, both officially or figuratively. Canada’s blowout win over …

The Sudamérica XV Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has departed Chile and is now in Paraguay. His side will play their second of two November Internationals on Saturday. The former Argentina Head Coach has retained eight players that played in the 38-21 win over Chile and has retained hooker Diego Fortuny …

Are you looking to attend RWC 2019 in Japan? Perhaps you wish to take in matches involving both Argentina and Uruguay? Maybe both the USA and Canada? Doing so will realistically not be possible as schedule headaches await Americas fans. South America Argentina and Uruguay will compete in separate pools …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. Due to the high volume of rugby this week’s edition is bigger than usual.   UP Canada Canada came through their opening match …

Canada completed a comprehensive win over Kenya earlier today. The match saw Americas 3 vs Africa 2 in a RWC qualifier. The two countries are joined by Germany and Hong Kong with the four competing for the last chance qualifying ticket to RWC 2019. The North Americans had too much …

The Terminator, Hanco Germishuys underlined his billing as he scored a 70 meter run in try against Samoa. The try contributed to the USA Eagles’ historic first-ever victory over the Pacific Island country. Germishuys was not even supposed to be starting the match. Instead he was a late replacement for …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for November 11 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the implications of Saturday and Sunday’s November Internationals. Canada’s 65-19 win over Kenya was greatly enjoyed by the staff, players and supporters. It was Canada’s biggest scoreline since 2006 vs Barbados. The …

Germany’s battle with Canada on Saturday has become infinitely more intriguing after they defeated Hong Kong 26-9 in their opening round match of the World Cup Repechage competition. The scores were level until the final quarter when the Dragons began to crack under the pressure of the German forwards. It …

Canada came through their opening match of the World Cup Repechage with ease as they blasted Kenya 65-19, scoring 10 tries in the process. It was Canada’s highest points total since the 69-3 win over Barbados in June 2006. A hat-trick from DTH van der Merwe led the way with …

One of rugby’s leading rivalries took its latest turn on Saturday. Played in Dublin, Ireland were the superior side in beating Argentina 28-17. It was the second and final match between the countries during the period in between RWCs 2015 and 2019. For a complete match report click here. At …