It’s here! The final round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Next week will be a sad one indeed. This year’s competition maybe hasn’t been quite as electric as a year ago, no thanks to the weather, but it has been enjoyable nonetheless and the Americas are undoubtedly better for it. …
Read More »Match Preview – Brazil vs Canada
Two teams with identical records will battle it out at the Estádio do Pacaembu in São Paulo on Friday in the opening act of the last round in the Americas Rugby Championship. Of course wins and losses do not tell the entire story, and the route to here has been …
Read More »Final Women’s Rosters for Las Vegas 7s
The women’s rosters have been finalized for the 2017 Las Vegas 7s, and in its inaugural season as a fully-fledged stop on the HSBC Sevens Series the tournament will be hosting a number of the world’s top players this weekend. Six out of seven named to the Women’s Dream Team …
Read More »Lucas Duque returns to face Canada
Lucas Duque returns to the Tupis lineup to face Canada in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Friday. The veteran scrumhalf has recovered from injury that ruled him out of the first four games of the tournament, one of seven changes in all made by head coach …
Read More »Beukeboom Brothers to start against Brazil
The brothers Beukeboom – Brett and Matt – will start for Canada against Brazil in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Friday. It will be the first time the pair have started together at any level. Older brother Brett, age 26, will be winning his 23rd cap …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week – Round 4
This week saw two blowout scores and one upset, and it’s the two big winners who dominate our weekly selection. While Uruguay’s historic win was a laudable team accomplishment, in truth both teams failed to live up to expectations in a game riddled with penalties and rudimentary errors. With one …
Read More »ARC 2017: Argentina XV vs Brazil – Full Match
International rugby landed in Ushuaia for the first time on Saturday as the Argentina XV hosted Brazil. The visitors grabbed an unlikely early lead but faded rapidly, ultimately capitulating by a huge score. Brazil will look to save face against Canada at home next weekend, while the Argentines will play …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Uruguay Los Teros got the result they wanted on Saturday evening, defeating Canada 17-13 in Maldonado. It marks the first time that …
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 …
Read More »Argentina XV Hammer Brazil in Tierra del Fuego
The Argentina XV hammered Brazil in Tierra del Fuego this evening. The Comprehensive 79-7 saw Brazil overpowered as it rained tries at the bottom of the world. The fixture saw history made with rugby played at the southern most city in the world. Ushuaia hosted international rugby for the first …
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