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.

Canada dominate Uruguay in Langford

Canada got the Americas Rugby Championship off to the best possible start taking maximum points a dominant display of running rugby as they defeated Uruguay convincingly at Westhills Stadium in Langford. A frantic opening quarter saw the home team score twice and from then on the men in red never …

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Chile down Brazil in ARC Opener

The first ever Americas Rugby Championship fixture is now over. Chile hosted Brazil in Santiago, completing a tight 25-22 win. With it Los Cóndores can breathe a sigh of relief as the prospect of collecting the inaugural wooden spoon is now all but over. Chile went into the Americas Rugby …

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Americas Rankings to Open 2016

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Today marks the fundamental change in international competition in the Americas. With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship beginning World Rankings are to be on the line for Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay in their matches. Argentina and the USA are to play too but with it being the Argentina XV …

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Eagles, Pumas chase Cup in Sydney

Mike Friday’s USA Eagles 7s and Santiago Gómez Cora’s Argentina have qualified for the Cup draw in Sydney in a virtual repeat of last week’s Day 1 results on the HSBC World Sevens Series. Canada meanwhile slumped to their second winless opening day of the season, dropping all three matches …

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Americas players in Premiership Round 11

It’s a slightly quieter week for Americas player in England’s Aviva Premiership, but nine is still a reasonable number to keep track of. Argentina, Canada, and the USA are all represented as the league bring the first half of the season to a close. World Cup Pumas Horacio Agulla and …

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Americas players in Pro D2 Week 18

While the revamped Americas Rugby Championship is set to begin this weekend, there’s still a significant number of Americas players involved in professional games this weekend, including 18 in the French Pro D2. Players from Argentina, Canada, Chile, and Uruguay will be glued to their screens this weekend to watch …

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Americas players in Championship Week 15

Evan Olmstead is the one of 11 Americas players set to play this weekend in England’s second division of professional rugby, the Greene King IPA Championship. The Canadian second row was just a week ago signed by London Scottish and will make his European pro debut from the bench. On …

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Chile name side to face Brazil

Los Condores have named their team to face the Tupis in their first match of the Americas Rugby Championship, to be played at Parque Mahuida, Santiago, on Saturday. Veteran loose forward Benjamín Soto has been named as captain in a team that shows seven changes to the side that was …

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Squads and Fixtures for Sydney 7s

The next round of the HSBC World Sevens Series is just a couple hours away and the final squads for the three Americas teams involved have been confirmed. A knee injury suffered by Kevin Swiryn in Wellington opens a space for Martin Iosefo in Mike Friday’s Eagles 7s team. Canada …

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Americas Rugby Championship Broadcast Schedule

A number of changes have been made to the original Americas Rugby Championship schedule, and Americas Rugby News has now confirmed kickoff times and broadcast details with ESPN. Below takes into account all revisions and time zone corrections, including the most recent from Americas Rugby Championship officials: Changes to Chile’s …

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