Brazil

Tickets On Sale for Brazil’s Home ARC Matches

Tickets are on sale for Brazil’s home matches in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The upcoming Six Nations of the Americas tournament is to be the third annual competition. Brazil will host three matches, one in São Paulo and two in São José dos Campos. Tickets for Brazil’s hoe matches …

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2017 ARN Team of the Year

In the year 2017 there were mixed results from the Americas. Some teams struggled badly, while others reached new heights. This category is not limited to international sides, however, with a handful of domestic teams standing out among their peers and earning consideration. In Canada it was the BC Bears …

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South Africa take Gold at Punta del Este

South Africa are champions of the 2018 Punta del Este 7s. The Blitzbokke redeemed their defeat on Day One to Chile by earning a convincing 21-5 victory over Los Cóndores in the Gold Final. It was their third impressive win of the day, breezing past Ireland in the Quarters and …

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2017 ARN Women’s Sevens Player of the Year

It’s another first for Americas Rugby News, our first individual women’s rugby award of any kind. We’ve had several winners in the past but never before have they had an individual category. With an ever-increasing level of competition we felt it was best to judge the women against their peers. We’ve …

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2017 ARN Women’s Super 7

An ARN Awards first this year. We have in the past only selected a Dream Team for the men’s side. While the women remain underfunded by World Rugby and limited to only half the tournaments that the men enjoy, we feel there is now sufficient competition to select a side …

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Fixtures confirmed for Punta del Este 7s

Fixtures for the first leg of the Sudamérica Sevens to take place in Punta del Este have been confirmed. The two-leg series will conclude in Viña del Mar next weekend with the top two teams from Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay qualifying for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens …

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2017 ARN Try of the Year

As ever there was no shortage of memorable tries scored by Americas players in 2017. After scouring hours of game tape and subjecting our brains to replay after replay, we’ve come up with a short list of our favorites from international rugby over the past 12 months. The Americas Rugby …

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