A tale of two stories is set to see the Americas given the green light from World Rugby authorities. In addition to Argentina obtaining equal power to the founding members, Canada, Uruguay and the USA are all on track to obtain voting power on the World Rugby Council, Meanwhile the …
Read More »RWC 2019 Seeding to be Pushed back 12 months
Seeding for the twelve automatic qualified countries for Rugby World Cup 2019 is likely to be Pushed back 12 months, the Scotsman reported this morning. Rugby’s global event will be staged outside of a founding union member for the first time in history when Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup …
Read More »Error-Ridden Jaguares Lose at home to Chiefs
The debut home performance of Argentina in Super Rugby did not go to plan as an error-Ridden performance saw Los Jaguares 30-26 losing at home to the Chiefs in Buenos Aires this evening. Continuous errors from the South Americans coupled with high-risk play when cooler heads were required saw Los Jaguares giving …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 3): Future of Americas Rugby Championship
Three rounds into the Americas Rugby Championship and everyone agrees in unison – the competition is here to stay. Where are we? Of the fundamental pillars for the success of a viable sporting competition the competition should be categorized as being off to a very good start with two of …
Read More »Day of monumental announcements in Argentina
Today has been a day of monumental announcements in Argentina. Confirmed by the UAR is the uniforms to be worn by Los Jaguares in Super Rugby, the first roster to play in the opening round of the competition in Bloemfontein, South Africa and the latest player to return home from …
Read More »Program to Introduce Rugby into Schools Begins in Belize
A Program to introduce rugby into schools in Belize began on Monday. Organized by the head of Rugby Belize Tony Gillings and Nottingham Trent University intern, Drew Morrissey the initiative seeks to grow the sport in the Central American nation. By working with PC Wilfredo Petillo from the Police Community Unit, …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 2): Peru, Growth and Americas Second Division
World Rugby’s report of growth in Peru this past week was the latest in a series of positive features coming out of Latin America. A Public Relations exercise or not is besides the point as rugby is truly stronger than ever before and, in fact, significantly more so. The sport in …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 1): Chile Qualifying for Rugby World Cup
2016 is to be a year like no other for rugby in the Americas with Chile being a significant benefactor. The tiresome struggle to secure regular international competition outside of South America is now over. With it Chile’s chances of realizing the dream of playing on the global stage will accelerate. …
Read More »Hands On! with Paul Healy
Less than two months out from the start of the new Americas Rugby Championship, Chile’s head coach resigned. In the latest edition of Hands On!, Americas Rugby News caught up with Paul Healy, the former head coach of Los Condores, to give readers a first-hand account of why he stepped …
Read More »Who are to be the additional 15 Argentine Super Rugby players?
Who are to be the additional 15 Argentine Super Rugby players? It is a question of great interest to many and one which Americas Rugby News has indeed been asked. Argentine authorities have made it clear that the current roster of 30 players will increase to 45 but not all …
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