The medal dreams of Argentina and the USA in the Men’s Olympic 7s are over. Los Pumas came up short against hosts France in the Quarter Final, with the Eagles shut out by Australia. Uruguay are winless at the tournament and will play Japan for 11th place. Argentina started strongly …
Read More »July Tests 2024 – Uruguay vs Scotland – ARN Guide
Uruguay play host to Scotland on Saturday. The match will be the first ever clash between the teams in Uruguay and just the second overall. The one prior clash was last century with Scotland having home matches, during Wales’ World Cup. Twenty-five years Scotland is looking to complete a clean-sweep …
Read More »Rodrigo Isgró Free to Play vs France in Olympics Quarter Final
Rodrigo Isgró is back for Los Pumas 7’s. Having served his suspicion, the Argentine is free to play against France in the Olympics Quarter Final. Argentina take-on the host nation in an elimination match on Thursday at 4:30pm (Argentine time). Argentina reached the Quarter Finals after advancing from the group …
Read More »Chicago to Land Ireland vs New Zealand Rematch in 2025
With the USA being the host country of Rugby World Cup 2031, there are significant efforts into taking major matches stateside. Arrangements are taking place for Chicago to host Ireland vs New Zealand in 2025. Soldier Field was the venue in which Ireland claimed their first-ever win over the All …
Read More »Leones, Fiji, Teros and Eagles – Spain’s November 2024 Internationals
Spain will play host to Fiji, Uruguay and the USA in November 2024. The annual end-of-year series will see Los Leones taking-on Fiji, Uruguay and the USA in three test matches. It is an exciting fixture list for Spain who are eyeing a return to the Rugby World Cup 28 …
Read More »Final Americas Rosters for Men’s Olympic 7s
The opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, but the Men’s Rugby Sevens tournament at the Paris Olympics kicks off on Wednesday. Representing the Americas are three of the 12 entries – Argentina, Uruguay, and the USA. Of those the betting favorite to medal is Los Pumas, but the Eagles are a …
Read More »World Champions South Africa Name Roster for 2024 Rugby Championship
South African Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 33-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. The World Champions will begin preparations in Johannesburg on Sunday and travel to Australia on Wednesday, July 31. Twenty-two member of the thirty-three man roster are World Cup champions. There are places for five …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby. UP Record Rugby Attendance in Chile Los Cóndores played at the Estadio Nacional for the first time. The public responded as …
Read More »Seawolves hang on to halt Legion and book West Final spot
The Seattle Seawolves are headed back to the Western Conference Final after a 30-28 victory over the San Diego Legion at Starfire Stadium on Sunday. Two late scores made the result more respectable for the visitors after the home side pulled away in the final quarter to secure their bounty. …
Read More »Strong second half sees Chicago past NOLA into East Final
A dominant second half showing from Chicago saw the Hounds past NOLA by a final score of 45-21 at The Gold Mine on Sunday. Both teams were competing in their first ever playoff match but it was the visitors who tempered the excitement of the occasion while the home side …
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