Guyana ran out winners over Barbados this weekend. Their 34-26 triumph at the Garrison Field sees them making a promising start to their Rugby Americas North South Zone campaign. The Guyanese Green Machine were favorites to win and did not disappoint. The team’s vice captain, Richard Staglon impressed, scoring a hat-trick. Vallon …
Read More »Guyana Travel to Barbados
The national men’s Guyana rugby team, the Green Machine are on their way to Barbados. Guyana will take on Barbados on Saturday in a South Zone Rugby Americas North test match. Green Machine Head coach Kenneth Grant-Stuart is optimistic of a positive result. “We all know Barbados are a team with …
Read More »Up and Under – RWC 2019 Special Edition
The pools are in. Rugby World Cup 2019 will be as exciting as any before. The spread of teams across the pools is relatively even, albeit there are winners as there are losers. In this special edition of Up and Under we put them under the microscope. UP Pool C It’s official, …
Read More »World Rugby announces changes to Eligibility regulations
The votes are in, and the changes promised and spearheaded by World Rugby Vice-Chairman Agustín Pichot have been made. In fact the changes to Regulation 8 regarding international regulations have gone beyond what was hoped. The changes not only affect residency but also the ‘capturing’ of u20 and sevens players. …
Read More »Set Your Alarms: Rugby World Cup 2019 Draw Tomorrow Morning
Set your alarm clocks. The draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 is to take place tomorrow morning. With the tournament being played in Japan the draw is to take place at 5pm local time. For the rugby public in the Americas it will require an early morning mid-week alarm. When? …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 07 2017
The month of May will see a lot of test rugby played in the Americas. The first game of the month took place on Saturday with Turks & Caicos Islands playing host to the Dominican Republic. The home side’s 24-15 victory sees changes for both in the Americas Rankings. The teams …
Read More »Turks and Caicos Islands Play host to the Dominican Republic
Test match rugby resumes this coming Saturday in the Americas. The Turks and Caicos Islands play host to the neighboring Dominican Republic. The fixture is the opening round match of Rugby Americas North competition for 2017. Rugby Americas North is divided into two zones – north and south. The two …
Read More »Americas Rankings – April 23 2017
Test match rugby returned to the Americas on Saturday. The one, and only, match of April saw the Dominican Republic playing at home against Curaçao. With the Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña on the line, the Dominican Republic powered to a 32-17 victory. The result has consequences for both countries in the Americas …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 4, 2017
Week 5 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Chile sees no change to the ranking of either country. Uruguay went into the match already with …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 25 2017
Week 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Canada sees the North Americans dropping 0.88 rankings points to Uruguay. The updated rankings mean …
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