With news starting to trickle in from various sources, Americas Rugby News can confirm the full schedule for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup. The new tournament, involving six Americas nations, will run on consecutive Saturdays from February 6 to February 27, with the final round falling on Sunday, March 6. …
Read More »Amateur vs Pro – The Second Row
Yesterday we looked at the status of international front row players in the Americas, and saw that Argentina – with or without Los Jaguares – have a clear advantage over their friends to the north and neighbors Uruguay. Today we move to the second row, and find the numbers a little …
Read More »Argentina to face Wales, Scotland and England in November 2016
Los Pumas will play tests in Wales, Scotland and England in November 2016 it was confirmed today by the UAR on social media. The South Americans will complete a record-setting year of international competition in 2016 by playing three test matches in the U.K. It will bring to an end …
Read More »Uruguay Confirm Americas Six Nations Calendar
URU President Sebastián Piñeyrúa has confirmed Uruguay’s international program for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup (Americas Six Nations) competition. Set to be played in February and March Uruguay will join fellow Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, the USA in addition to Brazil and Chile in a new, annual tournament. …
Read More »Maple Leafs fall to England Academy
England Academy staged a late comeback to escape with a win over the Maple Leafs after being on the losing end of the scoreboard for nearly 70 minutes of the match. The English strength in depth proved decisive as their reserves scored three tries and created another in the final …
Read More »Canada Women ready for Dubai
John Tait has named a strong lineup for the opening round of the 2015/16 Women’s Sevens Series that kicks off on Thursday in Dubai. Canada have already qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and will look to get their Rio run-in off to a strong start. The team is lead once …
Read More »Amateur vs Pro – The Front Row
As the promise of professional rugby reaches North American shores for the first time, coinciding with the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Argentina, there’s no better time to take a look at how the Americas teams might benefit from becoming full time rugby players. While most Tier 1 nations …
Read More »James to leave Clermont, opens door for Fernández
Today’s announcement from French Top 14 club Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) that uncapped Australian fly half Brock James will be joining them for the next two seasons sends mixed messages to the UAR. On the one hand it will ensure greater game time to a current Argentine colleague of James while on …
Read More »Guatemala Women’s Roster Named for Rio Qualifiers
The Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby (Guatemalan Rugby Asociation) has announced a twelve-women roster to represent the country in the Sudamérica de Rugby Qualifying event for Rio 2016. The union has made strides in recent years as it works towards gaining World Rugby membership. 1 Muggete Pellecer 2 Mariel Estrada 3 …
Read More »Pumas Sevens Release new Shirt
Argentina will be sporting a new-look uniform at the upcoming opening round of the World Sevens Series in Dubai. Taking place next weekend the Pumas Sevens team will wear a predominantly black uniform, changing from last season’s look of white and orange. As shown below the uniform continues with the advancement …
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