Wesley Fofana has been ruled out of facing Argentina. The star French inside center had been expected to be the starting number 12 against Los Pumas in Tokyo on Saturday. Instead rethinking will now be required. Fofana is one of four centers on France’s roster. He is joined by Gael …

The Rugby World Cup kicks off this coming Friday, September 21, with the Webb Ellis Cup Final set for Saturday, November 2. Millions of fans across the Americas will be watching the tournament with four teams representing the region – Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA. There are three main …

Rugby World Cup 1999 was the first RWC of the professional era. RWC 1995 saw the end of amateurism and with it RWC 1999 would see a change in the landscape of who different teams were prepared compared to that from 1987-1995 RWCs. The 1999 World Cup was also the …

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. In this week’s edition ARN has one final look before RWC 2019.   UP Dominican Republic In the final weekend before RWC 2019 …

Los Teros Head Coach Esteban Meneses has revealed Uruguay’s targets for the World Cup. The South Americans are the bottom seed in Pool D of RWC 2019. Their matches will be against Fiji, Georgia, Australia, and Wales. In an interview with Ignacio Chans, Meneses stated that Uruguay’s targets for the …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day seven of the series the feature is …

The Americas Rankings – September 14 edition have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. Competing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic were two Caribbean sides in a Rugby Americas North (RAN) North Cup fixture between the 35th and 36th placed sides in the rankings. The Dominican Republic would …

Six days out from the start of the Rugby World Cup in Japan there was a test match in the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic played host to the British Virgin Islands today in Santo Domingo. The home side would score all of the points in claiming a 15-0 victory at …

In a move widely circulated over the past couple weeks, Rugby United New York have confirmed that Greg McWilliams will be their new Head Coach for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He replaces Mike Tolkin, who was not renewed after leading the side through their exhibition schedule and inaugural …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day six of the series the feature is …