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Chile’s second round Cup of Nations match against Hong Kong sees a mid-week edition of the Americas Rankings. The November 15 2017 Americas Rankings are updated with changes to the Chileans. Los Cóndores’ 13-6 defeat to Hong Kong has resulted in Chile losing rankings points. The updated rankings see Chile …

France is to host Rugby World Cup 2023. Confirmation came through in a live announcement this morning from World Rugby. The sport’s governing body made the announcement that France 2023 had won the vote, defeating bids from Ireland and South Africa. The bid was won despite World Rugby having recently …

Germany faced Brazil for the fifth time since 2015 on Saturday in a match played at Bruno Place Stadion in Leipzig. It was the first action of the November international schedule for both countries. Both sides featured new-look sides as Germany handed debuts to Ayron Schramm, Wynston Cameron-Dow, and Nikolai …

Spain have been forced to make a handful of changes to their squad in preparation for their match against Canada in Madrid this coming Saturday. This will be the first match for the Leones in November, with a second against Brazil following next weekend. Dropping out of the squad due …

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 Chile Los Cóndores got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 12 2017 rankings have been influenced by results from November Internationals in Europe and Asia. Gaining points in the November 12 Americas Rankings are Los Cóndores. Chile’s 23-3 win over Kenya see the countries exchanging 1.72 …

Brazil have qualified for San Francisco 2018. The national Women’s Rugby 7’s side went undefeated in the 2017 Women’s Sudamérica Rugby 7’s in Montevideo on Friday and Saturday. Played at the historic Carrasco Polo Club, Brazil underlined its hegemony in the women’s game in the region. The Yaras have been champion …

Germany powered past Brazil today, winning 45-12 in Leipzig. The result maintains Germany’s perfect record against Brazil. Moreover it was the largest score posted in the five matches played between the countries. Germany entered the match as favorites. This was on the back of winning the previous test matches. They …

The 24th edition of the South American Women’s 7’s Championship is underway. Day One of the Valentin Martínez took place on Friday in Montevideo. Competing are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. They are doing so for the right to qualify for the 2018 Rugby World Cup …

Germany and Brazil begin their November Internationals’ campaigns on Saturday. The two sides are to meet in a one-off match in what is an emerging longterm rivalry. The countries first faced-off in 2015. Germany toured Brazil that year playing two test matches, in Joinville and São Paulo respectively. The Central …