Americas Rugby News

Formally created in June 2015, this website's goal is to increase media exposure of the Tier 2 rugby nations, and create a hub with a focus on the stories of rugby in the Americas - North, Central and South.

Taufete’e signs for Worcester Warriors

Worcester Warriors have announced their second Americas signing in a matter of days. With Canadian flyhalf Connor Braid already on the books, US Eagles front row Joe Taufete’e joins the Aviva Premiership club with immediate effect with his contract running until the end of the 2016-17 season. The 24-year-old appeared at …

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29 Players Begin Post Season Training in Uruguay

29 players have begun post season training in Uruguay. Gathering at the national High Performance Center in Montevideo the players are coming together with an eye to 2017. Under the command of Physical Performance Manager Federico Izeta the players will be prepared for what is coming up – the Americas …

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Argentina 2017 Rugby Calendar

The Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has announced the 2017 rugby calendar. The list includes all activities for Los Jaguares and representative sides including both the Argentina XV and Los Pumas. Los Pumas 7’s will be the first team involved in international competition. They will play in the New Zealand Sevens …

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Americas get favorable Wellington draw

There will be no ‘Pool of Death’ for Americas teams when the HSBC Sevens Series resumes in Wellington on January 28. After a rough start to the 2016-17 season, all three Americas teams at the tournament will be looking for a lift in fortunes, and the draw has certainly offered …

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Rugby Canada unveils Al Charron Training Centre

Rugby Canada has officially broken ground on a new $8 million dollar training facility in Langford, and has revealed that the site will be named after one of Canada’s greatest players – Al Charron. Canada’s all-time record caps winner with 76, Charron participated in four World Cups and is tied …

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USA Rugby confirms ARC home venues

The US Eagles will be playing their two home matches of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship in the great state of Texas. USA Rugby has now officially confirmed that the February 4 match against Uruguay will indeed take place at Toyota Field in San Antonio. The second home fixture is …

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California Cup Round 2 Results

The results for Round 2 of the California Cup are in along with the first upset of the abbreviated season. Two tries from Greg Daniels and 11 points from the boot of new points leader Andy Jackson propelled Belmont Shore to a surprise win over heavily favored OMBAC in Long …

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Durutalo left out of Sunwolves squad

Andrew Durutalo will not be playing Super Rugby in 2017. The US Eagles loose forward was left out of the 36-man squad named by new head coach Filo Tiatia on Monday morning. While names are still reportedly to be added, Durutalo will not be one of them with seven back …

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Up and Under

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 Guatemala A dream week in Guatemala City saw the home side winning all three matches in the South American C Championship. …

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