The Rugby World Cup 2019 draw is officially set for 2017, World Rugby confirmed today. It signifies a change to the process from that of Rugby World Cup 2015 as the seeding will be delayed by six months. For Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted by England and Wales, the draw …
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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 Mexico World Rugby has singled out Mexico as being of strategic interest. With a huge population of well over 100 million and …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 8 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 08 2016 see improvements for Brazil and Mexico at the expense of Paraguay and the Bahamas. Brazil’s away win over Paraguay has resulted in os Tupis improving their ranking from 50,67 points …
Read More »Mexico Outclass Bahamas in World Cup Qualifier
Mexico’s Rugby World Cup dream got off to a rocketing start as the North Americans outclassed the Bahamas on Saturday afternoon. The 39-3 victory was the ideal start for the Mexicans who are seeking to develop a competent enough side to rise the ranks in the Americas. Las Serpientes away win …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 1 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 01 2016 see improvements for Brazil while the Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos both rise to new highs. Despite winning big in Asunción there is no change to Uruguay‘s rankings position nor …
Read More »Mexico Return Home Victorious from Arizona
Mexico’s senior men’s test side, Las serpientes are back home following a successful visit to the USA. Las Serpientes trained at Arizona State University this past week and had a match against the college team over the weekend. Mexico won the match 30-23. The purpose of the visit was to prepare …
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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 Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana Impressive results for both Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana on Saturday see the two Caribbean countries strongly positioned …
Read More »Americas Rankings – April 24 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – April 24 2016 see Brazil and Paraguay changing places while both Uruguay and Chile have made slight gains. Uruguay edged slightly closer to Canada by rising from 63,23 points to a new ranking of 63,26. …
Read More »Caribbean Rugby World Cup Qualifying Standings
Wins by Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana this weekend see the two Caribbean countries well positioned in the Caribbean Rugby World Cup Qualifying Standings. Both countries completed bonus point victories to collect the full five points. The Caribbean qualifying series for Rugby World Cup 2019 is divided into two pools of …
Read More »Trinidad & Tobago see off Jamaica in RWC Qualifier
On Saturday afternoon in the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago saw off Jamaica in a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifier, coming out on top 34-14 winners. In what was a Calypso versus Reggae fixture the Trinidad and Tobago ruggermen started their Rugby World Cup 2019 in impressive fashion, completing a clean win over …
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