Brazil’s recent confirmation of where and when the Tupis will be playing their Americas Rugby Cup matches have come despite the five other participants remaining tight-lipped about their games. Although there has been no official confirmation Americas Rugby News has learned that Uruguay will be playing away to both Canada and …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 14): Top 5 Wins and Losses
Often the success or failure of an international coach comes down to how his team performed on the grandest stage of them all, the Rugby World Cup. Negative results in previous months or even years are often forgiven in exchange for delivering memorable victories when it matters most. Differing Judgement …
Read More »Up and Under
The 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 Home-Grown Pumas Starting this coming Friday the world’s best twenty countries will compete for the ultimate prize of winning the Rugby …
Read More »The Straight Feed – Americas Rugby Cup
So the secret is out. The Americas 6 Nations competition is a go. It will run concurrently with the original tournament that inspired it in February and March, and will add Brazil and Chile into the mix with the established quartet of Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA. Of those, …
Read More »Foreign-born players at RWC 2015
A popular topic of debate heading into the World Cup is that of eligibility, particularly that resulting from the residency method. Americas Rugby News takes an in-depth look at the foreign-born players in each squad, where they were born and how they are eligible. An interesting fact – only Argentina …
Read More »Brazil Announces Americas Rugby Cup Fixtures
Following the highly successful European model of the Six Nations the Americas is to, beginning in February, have an annual competition putting together teams from throughout North and South America. Rugby World Cup 2015 participants Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the USA are to be joined by invitees Brazil and Chile. …
Read More »Sudamérica Rugby Opens Voting for New Logo
Voting has begun! The governing body of rugby in South and Central America, Sudamérica Rugby has opened voting to members of the public in an effort to determine a popular new logo. The governing body was recently rebranded from CONSUR. The five contenders which can be voted on were created …
Read More »RWC – By The Numbers Part 1
Just a week away from the biggest show in the rugby-verse, let’s take a look at some of the interesting numbers for you trivia-minded folk heading into the Rugby World Cup. BIGGER IS BETTER There will be some seriously tall timber on display during the tournament. Five players top 205cm …
Read More »Overseas Pro Update
The best players from the Americas are all on World Cup duty, but there is still a sizeable group of overseas professionals back in the swing of things for the new club season. Here’s a quick look at those who were in action this past weekend. GUINNESS PRO 12 A couple …
Read More »Team of the Week
All four teams were in action this past week, including two Canadian matches, and though there were few truly exceptional performances, there were enough noteworthy contributions to throw together this cosmopolitan selection. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (ARG) Special day for the Pumas legend who pushed on his country’s scrum in …
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