The Argentina XV have called up Santiago Álvarez to face Uruguay. The battle of Rio de la Plata will take place this coming Saturday in the resort town of Punta del Este. Álvarez joins the Argentina XV after he was left out of Los Jaguares Super Rugby season opening tour of …

Jaco Peyper is to officiate Stormers vs Jaguares. The teams are to meet this coming Saturday in the opening round of the 2018 Super Rugby season. Their match will take place at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. The appointment of Peyper means that Los Jaguares will not have an official …

The USA hosted and defeated Canada in an ARC fixture on Saturday. It was a second round match in the annual competition. The 29-10 win was the latest in what is an impressive winning streak by the Eagles over their northern neighbors. Not only has the USA won all prior …

Eric Fry is to remain in France until 2020. The USA Eagles prop has extended his contract with Vannes to continue playing for the Pro D2 side for an additional two years. The 30-year-old Californian has been playing for Vannes since 2016. It is his second French club after he …

Playing at home on Saturday the Argentina XV downed Chile. The battle of the Andes saw the countries squaring-off at the bottom of the world in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Both sides were looking to rebound from opening round losses in the ARC. Argentina XV Head Coach Felipe Contepomi made …

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.   UP Uruguay Uruguay did not play well in São Paulo. Missing several leading players and then having to front up against Brazil …

Brazil had home advantage against Uruguay on Friday. The match was a second round fixture in the 2018 ARC and saw two sides looking to back-up from winning in round one. Brazil benefitted greatly from playing in São Paulo. They also gained from Uruguay’s tired players not yet having recovered …

The Americas Rankings – February 11 2018 see history having been made. Results from this weekend’s fixtures in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) see Uruguay officially catching the USA to now have an identical ranking. Uruguay completed a come-from-behind victory over Brazil on Friday. The 27-18 victory sees the teams …

Game number six at Constellation Field for the SaberCats proved to be a fruitful one with nine tries in all for the home team against just one for the visitors. The Chicago side were flying under the Lions banner though also drawing players from other clubs such as the Griffins …

The USA scored 15 unanswered points in a dominant second half to claim a 29-10 win over Canada at Papa Murphy’s Park in breezy Sacramento on Saturday. A shaky first half saw just one score separating the two sides but it was the Eagles who regrouped and controlled possession in …