Argentina

Brodie Retallick, the starting Chiefs and All Blacks second-rower, suffered a fractured rib and is to be sidelined for six weeks. The Chiefs are to play upcoming matches in South Africa and Argentina without the All Black. Retallick was injured playing at home against the Lions in round two. The …

The Argentina XV claimed the newly minted Americas Rugby Championship title in São José dos Campos on Saturday, defeating Brazil to emerge from the tournament undefeated with an opening round draw against the US Eagles the only blemish on their record. Os Tupis were overwhelmed by the visitors, but could …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Jamaica The Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica has risen in the Americas Rankings thanks to disposing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines …

The pools for the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series to be held for the first time in Vancouver this coming weekend have been announced, with some exciting match-ups set for Saturday, the first of the two-day event. Las Vegas champions Fiji head up Pool A, with giant-killers Kenya, …

Fiji beat the odds to defeat Australia in an absorbing Cup final in Las Vegas to take the top spot at the HSBC Sevens Series event. While that might sound strange considering they entered the tournament as joint-leaders on the overall Series table, the players had to overcome the emotion …

Brazil’s preparation to host the 2016 Olympic Games received a positive infield boost today as Brazil were Crowned Sul Americano Sevens Champions.  In winning Brazil not only retained their title but did so for for the thirteenth consecutive year. Titled Aquece Rio, or Rio Warm-up, the two-day women’s Rugby Sevens tournament brought …

Six countries from the Americas had their rankings on the line this weekend. In the Americas Rugby Championship both Chile vs Canada and Uruguay vs USA were for rankings points. In addition the Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifier of St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Jamaica had points on the line. Uruguay’s …

Hosts USA rebounded from a crushing defeat to South Africa in their final pool match earn a spot in the Cup semi final on Day 2 of the HSBC Sevens Series event at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday. The 29-0 beating handed out by the Blitzbokke could …

The inaugural Americas Rugby Championship came to a close at the unofficial spiritual home of Brazilian rugby, São José dos Campos this evening. The Argentina XV wrapped-up the title by defeating Brazil 42-7. 10 minutes in Juan Pablo Estelles opened the scoring. His try came from an opportunistic box-kick from …

Hosts Brazil and south-western neighbors Argentina went undefeated on day one of the Rio 2016 Rugby Sevens preparatory tournament. Brazil dominated all opponents, winning by 22 or more in all matches and conceding no points in the process. Combined with previous results the Brazilian women’s Rugby Sevens side have, remarkably, …