USA Rugby has announced a change to their naming standard for all development programs. The new format will apply to age grade and senior development sides, men’s and women’s, and both sevens and 15-a-side rugby. Age grade sides will now be strictly labeled according to their level of competition – …
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Major League Rugby to suspend until 2021
Major League Rugby has called a halt to the stricken 2020 season. A final decision was made on a conference call this afternoon that will see no league games played until the 2021 campaign. Americas Rugby News understands that an official announcement will be made on Thursday. The league initially …
Read More »Full Match – Canada vs Uruguay 1996
The opening match of the 1996 Pan American Championship saw hosts Canada taking on Uruguay in Ottawa. It was the 8th test of the year for Canada, who entered with a 6-2 record post-RWC 1995, and just the second test for Uruguay having lost to Argentina in Montevideo three months …
Read More »Barbarians match in San Diego postponed
USA Rugby has confirmed the postponement of the Barbarians vs the Women’s Eagles match in San Diego. The rematch of last year’s thrilling contest in Glendale had been slated to be part of a double-header in conjunction with Major League Rugby on May 3. It’s hoped the match will be …
Read More »Major League Rugby confirms ‘Virtual’ schedule
Major League Rugby has confirmed their schedule for their ‘Virtual Rugby’ tournament. A full series of Rugby20 matches will be streamed online via Twitch, with select players from each team competing for the virtual crown. Twitch is a popular streaming service used heavily by the gaming community that allows fans …
Read More »Laporte: Paris Sevens and u20 Championship postponed
The affect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is set to be felt well into second half of 2020. In conversion with French newspaper Sud Ouest, FFR President Bernard Laporte has now confirmed that the Paris Sevens and World Rugby u20 Championship will not take place as planned. With the decision …
Read More »MLR 2020: Toronto Arrows Tries
Thus far in the 2020 MLR season the Toronto Arrows have scored 16 tries. The Canadian MLR franchise are top of the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 record after five rounds of the season. The following video is courtesy of Toronto Arrows.
Read More »Rewind: Spain vs Uruguay 2016
With rugby suspended many rugby followers, including ARN readers are left with a void. With that in mind the following video is an opportunity to see a previous match which most people never saw in the first place. It is from November 2016, the start of the RWC 2019 phase …
Read More »SLAR Suspended Until 2021
The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been suspended until 2021. The inaugural season began on March 04 with Peñarol vs Selknam and ended on March 14 following Selknam vs Ceibos. The season was limited to just three league matches due to COVID-19. Board meetings on Monday involving representatives …
Read More »France Seeking to Cancel July Tour to Argentina
France are seeking to cancel their July 2020 tour to Argentina. Les Bleus are scheduled to play two test matches against Los Pumas on July 04 and July 11. These matches are now in doubt due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Reports out of France note that LNR (France’s professional leagues body) …
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