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.

Brazil Crowned Valentín Martínez Winners

Brazil have been crowned the Valentín Martínez winners. The Women’s Rugby 7’s side completed an unbeaten campaign in Uruguay to successfully defend their title. On the opening day on Friday Brazil defeated Entre Rios, Chile and Argentina ‘2’. The three wins came with Brazil conceding just one try. These results …

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Video: Japan vs Argentina Match Highlights

Japan hosted Argentina this morning. In the first November test match for countries the South Americans ran out 54-30 winners. Argentina scored seven tries, two more than the home side. All of Los Pumas’ scores were from backs. Winger Matías Moroni and Santiago Cordero both scored two each as did …

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Video: USA vs Māori Match Highlights

The Eagles November campaign did not get off to a dream start. In Chicago, Illinois the visiting New Zealand Māori All were far too strong, completing a 54-7 win. The home side was not helped by the date of the fixture. Being placed outside of the November International window meant …

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Argentina Too Strong for Japan in Tokyo

Argentina were too strong for Japan, winning 54-20 this morning in Tokyo. The win gives the South Americans the perfect start to their November tour. They will now fly west to the U.K. and face Wales next Saturday. Argentina will land in Cardiff knowing that the first mission of their …

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Māori run rampant over Eagles

It was a tough day at the office for the Eagles as they came up against a high quality New Zealand Māori team that gave them little room to breathe almost from the kickoff. A sell-out crowd at Toyota Park wanted to see tries scored and they got what they …

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Americas Players in Top 14 – Week 10

International rugby may be upon us but the Top 14 keeps right on truckin’. Of course therein lies the rub when it comes to player release, and perhaps some tweaks might one day be made to better accommodate the needs of all involved, but that’s a story for another day! …

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Americas Players in RFU Championship – Week 8

It’s another slow week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship, made ever slower by a few resting ahead of international duty for the November test series. That means only five players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA will be in action on Saturday. Argentine prop Nacho Sáenz …

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ARN Forecast – November 4-5

International rugby is back, and so is the rugby forecast! We’ve polled some of the top gurus in the Americas to see who they think will be the big winners this weekend as Argentina arrive in Japan, and of course the AIG Rugby Weekend in Chicago. We don’t normally include …

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