The Rugby Sevens pools for the 2018 Commonwealth Games have been officially unveiled. Set to kick off on April 13 of this year, the three-day tournament takes place at the Robina Stadium on Australia’s Gold Coast and features 16 men’s and 8 women’s teams. The Americas will be represented by …

The Argentina XV open their Americas Rugby Championship campaign on Saturday. They do so in an away match against the USA in Los Angeles. That match takes place a week after the official opener in which Canada fell to Uruguay in Vancouver.   2017 FORM The Argentina XV were highly …

With one of their all-time great victories on the weekend it comes as no surprise to see more than half the side come from Uruguay this week. Despite the immense disappointment a couple Canadians managed to squeeze in along with a few players from the Jaguares exhibition against the Argentina …

Bolivia Rugby has been officially recognized by the National Olympic Committee. It marks a key step in the continued development of rugby in the Andean country. Involved in the process was Chilean Miguel Ángel Mujica, a former President of Chile Rugby, and President of the Chilean National Olympic Committee. Commenting on …

The Seattle Seawolves have added another experienced front row player to their roster in Seattle Saracens stalwart Mike Shepherd. Primarily a hooker, the 28-year-old is comfortable across the front row. He has already had a taste of Major League Rugby having lined up at tighthead prop for the Saracens against …

The pools and fixtures for the opening day of the inaugural Hamilton Sevens this weekend have been confirmed. Hamilton has replaced Wellington as the location of the New Zealand leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, with the latter city losing their hosting rights after poor turnouts in recent years. Argentina …

Two front row forwards have been added to Mario Ledesma’s training regime as Los Jaguares’ injury crisis deepens. One week out from the team’s departure for South Africa Ledesma is in the uncomfortable position of not having a fit front row. Hooker Agustín Creevy missed Saturday’s warm-up match against the …

The 2018 Americas Rugby Championship got off to a flying start on Saturday as Canada hosted Uruguay at BC Place in Vancouver. More than 16,000 fans showed up to watch a thrilling match that doubled as the first leg of the Americas 2 World Cup Qualifier. A full match report …

This last Saturday’s thrilling Rugby World Cup qualifier in Vancouver opened the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The intensity of the match confirmed this year’s competition as being the highest profile yet. Brazil travel to Chile to begin their campaign this weekend.   2017 FORM Brazil had a dream start to 2017. …

Argentina has announced a broad spread of venues for the June Internationals. The mid-year test matches involving Los Pumas are to be against Wales and Scotland. All three fixtures are to be played away from Buenos Aires. Wales will be touring Argentina for the first time in 12 years. The …