Rugby Canada has announced a new multi-year partnership with Canterbury. The prominent New Zealand-based rugby apparel company will supply kit for all of Canada’s national teams as well as merchandise for general sale. Canterbury replaces previous kit suppliers Under Armour, who had been the apparel partner since May 2014. The …

Washington DC’s RFK Stadium will host the international rugby match between Wales and South Africa. As reported early last month, the match will be played on June 2, the weekend before the official World Rugby June test window opens. Kickoff time is yet to be confirmed. This will be the …

Chile is preparing for the Sudamerica u20’s in Mendoza, Argentina. They are doing so ahead of the 2018 South American u20 championship which will take place in Asunción, Paraguay in April. Chile played a series of matches in the Argentine city. First up was a game against Banco Mendoza which Chile …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. Due to the unusually high content of rugby at the moment this week’s Up and Under is a longer than usual edition.   UP …

The Argentina XV went 3-1 in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) with a convincing win over Canada on Saturday. The result keeps the Argentina XV’s chances alive of winning the 2018 ARC title. The Argentina XV opened with a defeat against the USA in California. Since then they have …

The Mauricio Reggiardo coached Agen conquered Paris on Saturday. Playing an away Top 14 fixture, Agen completed a sunny come-from-behind victory against the 2015 Top 14 champions, Stade Français. In what was a round 18 fixture, Agen completed a late 36-34 victory to return home with unlikely bonus points. The …

The Lions hosted Los Jaguares on Saturday in a round two Super Rugby 2018 fixture. In what was there 5th game overall between the sides the Lions won to officially have a 3-2 record over the Argentine franchise. The result was a heavy defeat for Los Jaguares. The South Americans …

Rodrigo Capó Ortega and Benjamín Urdapilleta both started in Castres’ victory. Playing at home against Lyon, Castres won 33-22 to move into 4th position in the Top 14. Both players started the match with Capó Ortega captaining the club from the second-row and Urdapilleta playing fly half. The Uruguayan veteran …

Axel Müller scored a try for Oyonnax on Saturday. The club pulled off a shock way win over Clermont in a round 18 Top 14 match. Not only did Oyonnax defeat the reigning champions but they did so on the road at the Stade Marcel-Michelin, one of the hardest places …

Results from round four of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) have seen changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – February 25 2018 see Uruguay now officially ranked higher than the USA. This is unprecedented. Chile’s home defeat against Uruguay sees Los Cóndores dropping 0.41 rankings points …