A trio of Americas players have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. Both Canada and the USA had strong showings once again at the tournament, with Canada defeating their hosts in the Bronze Final. Eagles captain Alev Kelter is no surprise given her …
Read More »Uruguay vs Chile – ARC 2017 Full Match
Uruguay hosted Chile in the first of two matches between the countries this year. The outcome of their result in Montevideo this weekend saw Uruguay finishing third in the Americas Rugby Championship. Chile was unable to score a competition point in this year’s competition. The teams are to meet again …
Read More »Argentina XV vs USA – ARC 2017 Full Match
The Argentina XV and the USA completed to a draw on Saturday. For the second time in twelve months the teams fought out a match in which neither side was able to win. The home side was outplayed by the Eagles in the opening half. The USA’s lead, though, was …
Read More »Brazil vs Canada – ARC 2017 Full Match
Brazil made history on Friday, defeating Canada in São Paulo. The fixture was just the second time the two countries had squared-off. The visitors were, nonetheless, expected to see off os Tupis to record a win. In what was a match in which both side had their moments the rain …
Read More »Men’s Eagles into Las Vegas Semis
A dramatic come-from-behind victory over Argentina the Cup Quarter Finals of the Las Vegas 7s have seen the home town favorites USA qualify for the Cup Semis on Day Three. Trailing 19-0 just moments into the second half, Maka Unufe sparked a remarkable comeback by scoring two of his own …
Read More »New Zealand Women tops in Las Vegas
New Zealand overcame a stern challenge from the Women’s Eagles in the Cup Semi Finals on their way to a dominant Cup Final win over Australia at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas on Saturday. The victory stretches New Zealand’s overall table lead to six points above the …
Read More »2017 Las Vegas 7’s: Argentina vs New Zealand – Full Match
Argentina defeated New Zealand 12-10 in the 2017 Las Vegas 7’s earlier today. The result sees Los Pumas 7’s finishing in top spot of Pool C. The win was the one match from today. Yesterday the South Americans defeated Russia 43-0 and competed to a 14-14 draw with Kenya. The fixture against …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 4, 2017
Week 5 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Chile sees no change to the ranking of either country. Uruguay went into the match already with …
Read More »St. Lucia Down St. Vincent and the Grenadines
International rugby in the Caribbean got underway for the year in February. The opening fixture saw St. Lucia playing host to St. Vincent and the Grenadines on February 18. The friendly international saw the team from St. Vincent and the Grenadines sailing to St. Lucia. Unfortunately the visiting side was …
Read More »Last-second try gives Eagles ARC Title
The US Eagles have won the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. David Tameilau’s 80th minute try saw the Eagles finish in a 27-27 draw with the Argentina XV, but more importantly gave them a four-try bonus point that sees them crowned champions for the first time, with Argentina forced to look …
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