Paraguay is to play in the Campeonato Argentino, it was confirmed on Monday by the Union de Rugby del Paraguay (Paraguayan Rugby Union – URP). The Paraguayan national men’s team, Los Yakarés will play in Argentina’s national provincial championship, the Campeonato Argentino. The players of tomorrow will likewise compete, doing so in the junior …
Read More »John Mitchell Named Eagles Head Coach
After a long wait, USA Rugby has announced John Mitchell as the new Head Coach of the Eagles. Mitchell, who signed through the 2019 Rugby World Cup, replaces Mike Tolkin who was forced to re-apply for his position following a winless World Cup campaign. Despite given the opportunity to challenge …
Read More »Team of the Week
The horrendous weather that inevitably hits European rugby at this time of year has put a serious damper on the entertainment value, but we’ve still managed to sift through the mess to come up with a semi-decent side. The return of the Pro D2 should restore us to a full …
Read More »Hearn scores first professional try
Canadian international Ciaran Hearn notched his first points as a professional with an early try in London Irish’s defeat at Gloucester. The big centre used his strength to break through one tackle and speed to skip past another for a memorable moment in his new career. Despite the loss, the …
Read More »USA Wins Silver at Pan Am Maccabi Games
The USA Maccabi All Star team won Silver at the Pan American Maccabi Games with a 49-22 win over Chile. The games, which are being hosted in Chile, is an international multi sport event that gathers athletes of Jewish decent. The squad got their tournament off to a rough start …
Read More »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 Cornish Pirates The home of Canadians Brett Beukeboom, Matt Evans, and Aaron Carpenter have now won four league games on the trot …
Read More »van der Merwe Opens 2016 with try for Scarlets
DTH van der Merwe opened 2016 with a try for the Scarlets. The Canadian flier intercepted a Tom James pass to spoil a Cardiff Blues attack and run 65 metres untouched to score beside the posts. The score put the Western Welsh region in a strong position but the team ultimately …
Read More »USA: Top 10 Moments of 2015
The first week of the New Year provides the opportunity to take one last look back at 2015. This time around, we’re going to take a look at the Top 10 moments from 2015 for the United States. It was a rough year at times for the United States rugby …
Read More »ARN Coach of the Year 2015
It might seem logical that our coaching nominees come from sides nominated for our Team of the Year award, but the names below didn’t just lead winning sides, they re-shaped them. There were others that were worthy of recognition as well – names like Graeme Moffat of the Wolf Pack …
Read More »ARN Team of the Year 2015
On the whole it was a very positive year for teams in the Americas. Good showings at u20 level and on the sevens circuit especially put a number of sides into contention, and then there were some lesser lights such as Chile’s victory over Uruguay, who in turn finally defeated …
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