The governing body of rugby in South and Central America, has put together the statistical information to detail the women’s playing numbers throughout there region. The organization received information from the national unions. From Guatemala in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south the organization is intercontinental and …

Canada coach Liam Middleton has heavyweight duo Adam Zaruba and Admir Cejvanovic at his disposal again for the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series to take place in Paris this weekend. The pair return for duty after missing the Singapore tournament. A squad of 13 players has been named …

Los Jaguares’ preparation for Saturday’s home match against the Sharks has been dealt a blow. Rosario mid-fielder Jerónimo De la Fuente will play no part in the fixture, having suffered an injury to his right calf in training on Monday. The injury comes at an unfortunate time as De la …

The Brazilian Women’s 7’s roster has been named for the upcoming European Tour. Brazil will train and play in both France and England as part of the final stages of preparation ahead of Rio 2016. The training regime will begin in Paris this coming Friday. The three day session will …

Argentine official Federico Anselmi has been appointed as the referee for Saturday’s Super Rugby fixture between the Cheetahs and Kings in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The appointment is the second in consecutive rounds for the leading referee from the Americas. Last weekend Anselmi made his Super Rugby senior referee debut and …

Doncaster Knights fell to Yorkshire Carnegie by 17-14 at Castle Park on Sunday but will go through to the Greene King IPA Championship final series on aggregate by 44-34 over the two games. Canadian lock Jon Phelan started the match in the second row while his compatriot Tyler Hotson did …

This past weekend, the USA South Panthers hosted Bermuda in a World Cup Qualifier warm up match. Hosted by Atlanta Old White, the Panthers put in a balanced effort as they dispatched their visitors 38-5. Former University of Florida flyhalf Lucas Biastrocchi, who now plays for Boston in the American …

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 Mexico World Rugby has singled out Mexico as being of strategic interest. With a huge population of well over 100 million and …

Ohio got their California road trip off to a winning start as they came away 31-11 winners over Sacramento in a scrappy encounter at Bonney Field on Sunday. Ohio had some problems with the heavy Sacramento scrum but never really looked in danger with stronger cohesion and several turnovers at …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 08 2016 see improvements for Brazil and Mexico at the expense of Paraguay and the Bahamas. Brazil’s away win over Paraguay has resulted in os Tupis improving their ranking from 50,67 points …