World Rugby must act to change player eligibility rules immediately. It cannot allow for test match rugby to be tarnished any further. The sport is under attack at the highest level as unions are using the laws to their advantage to identity talent and nationalize players to, within three years, have …
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 Axel Müller Following a nightmare start to the Top 14 season the knives have been out for Toulon players and staff. Former …
Read More »Uruguay Dominate Paraguay in Junior South American Championship
Uruguay’s u19’s side sounded a strong warning to South American rivals on Sunday. In the opening round of the 2016 Junior South American Championship Los Teritos hammered Paraguay 90-0. The Four Nations tournament involves Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay with Chile being this year’s host nation. The hosts enjoyed a …
Read More »Chile Outplay Brazil in Junior South American Championship Opener
With a 16-0 victory over Brazil Chile’s u19’s side began the Junior South American Championship in style on Sunday. Joining Chile and Brazil are Paraguay and Uruguay. The four countries are competing for one spot in the 2017 World Rugby Junior World Trophy. Played under strong winds in Santiago it …
Read More »2017 Americas Rugby Championship Fixtures
Details on the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship have started to emerge, with the full schedule revealed in a press release today. After an exciting inaugural season in 2016, the ARC is set to build on its success with a greater build-up ahead of the tournament and increased exposure for sponsors. At …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 28 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 29 2016 sees Argentina extending their lead a the top. As a result of defeating South Africa in Salta on Saturday Argentina has increased its ranking. The South Americans went into the match on …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 22 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 22 2016 sees Argentina dropping slightly due to having lost away to South Africa on Saturday. Before the fixture Argentina had 80.20 points and was 9th in the world. Either side of …
Read More »Isles top Try Scorer in Rio
American fans might not have got the medal they wanted, but they did get some excellent individual performances. Leading the way in the try-scoring department is Carlin Isles, who finished the tournament with six tries, one more than Kenya’s Billy Odhiambo and Fijian ace Josua Tuisova. USA teammate Danny Barrett …
Read More »Fiji Crowned Kings of Olympic 7s
Fiji have done it. A masterful performance in the Gold Medal final saw them overwhelm Great Britain by a score of 43-7. The captain Osea Kolinisau crossed less than a minute into the match and by half-time the result was all but written at 29-0. Like Japan, Great Britain simply …
Read More »Pumas end Olympic run in 6th place
Los Pumas fell to New Zealand 17-14 in their final match of the Olympic Games at Deodoro Stadium on Thursday. In doing so Argentina finish in 6th place, one spot lower than their 5th place standing on the HSBC Sevens Series. New Zealand built up a 17-0 lead with two …
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