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Canada’s Men’s Sevens team took their first step towards World Series qualification as they claimed the Men’s Tier 1 title at the Rugby Americas North 7s tournament in Arima, Trinidad. Mexico were the best of the Women’s side, with the two respective winners earning spots in the World Rugby Challenger …

Thomas Grenslade captained Bermuda to a big home win on Saturday. Bermuda completed a solid win over the Bahamas. Played at the National Sport Center in Devonshire Parish, the 35-5 win was Bermuda’s first of the year. Center Hadleigh Tucker was the first to score. He burst through the mid-field …

Jamaica narrowly overcame Bermuda on Saturday. Played at the Bramwell Clarke Sports Complex in Ewarton, Jamaica, the Jamaica Crocs were 19-14 winners. The Jamaica Crocs started strongly. The team scored two tries in the opening ten minutes. First, hooker Owen Linton finished off good possession to be waiting on the …

Bermuda played host to the Cayman Islands in a rugby test match on Saturday. Played at North Field at the National Sports Centre, the Cayman Islands were 44-12 winners. The fixture was part of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) qualification pathway. The competition is being played over a three year …

Rugby continues to grow in South America. The latest case in point is the scheduling of the annual mid-year internationals. Paraguay will be a part of the 2024 July Internationals. Los Yacarés will play at home against two touring test teams from other continents for the first time. Paraguay will …

Rugby World Cup 2027 will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams. The qualifiers will continue to be structured around World Rugby’s use of continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. This raises the question of how many slots will the Americas be granted for Rugby World Cup …

Expansion from 20 to 24 teams for the Men’s Rugby World Cup will mean changes in qualifying. How the four new spots will be allocated remains unconfirmed. What is factual rather than speculative is that the Americas and Europe are the two most productive of World Rugby’s defined regions. Identifying …

The Americas Rankings have been compiled to conclude 2023. International competition concluded in November with Brazil, Canada and the USA joining Spain to compete for the Vila Cup. The USA were crowned champions and improved upon their rankings as a result. The outcome of the Vila Cup saw the USA …

The Americas Rankings have been compiled ahead of Rugby World Cup 2023. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay will compete at the tournament. No team from North America qualified for the tournament. The USA is ranked higher than three who will and Canada is narrowly behind one. Argentina is the top team from …

A packed house at Starlight Stadium in Langford wasn’t enough to inspire Canada to victory at the Rugby Americas North Sevens. Instead it was the USA who claimed the Men’s title with a convincing 24-14 victory in the Gold Final, in doing so earning their ticket to the 2024 Olympic …