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.

Match Preview – USA vs Russia

The US Eagles roll out the welcome mat for the Russian Bears on Saturday with the Cold War Classic set to take place at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver, just 20 miles from the USA Rugby offices in Lafayette. Head coach Gary Gold will be keen for his charges …

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Glendale end Houston’s Semi Final hunt

The Glendale Raptors produced another convincing performance as they downed the Houston SaberCats 37-24 at Infinity Park on Friday evening. In doing so their inevitable qualification for the Major League Rugby Semi Finals is now official, while Houston’s dreams of a miracle recovery are now over. Within a dozen minutes …

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Final Men’s Squads for Paris 7s

The final round of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series is at hand and the overall title is still up for grabs. Fiji currently enjoy a seven-point lead over South Africa which will be difficult but not impossible to overcome. Key personnel changes to both teams will make things interesting. It’s …

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Best of the Rest

It’s Friday afternoon, which means there’s lots of people sitting at work waiting for the weekend to arrive. Here’s a few rugby articles that might help pass the time, touching on: Scotland’s arrival, a Chilean lock and a couple Canadian ones, Major League Rugby, Argentine rugby development, coaching commentary, and …

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Match Preview – Canada vs Scotland

International rugby returns to Edmonton once again, just a year removed from Canada‘s match against Romania last June at Ellerslie Park. This time it’s a bigger fish in Scotland and a bigger bowl with Commonwealth Stadium hosting test rugby for the first time since 2006. The two sides last faced …

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Match Preview – Argentina vs Wales

The official opening weekend of the June Internationals sees Argentina at home to Wales in San Juan. For Los Pumas it is a new beginning, a first test match for the year 2018 and an opportunity at build on the form of Los Jaguares in Super Rugby. The match is …

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