Perhaps the best chance for an upset comes in Pool C. New Zealand have not been at their best this season, Great Britain have been thrown together in a matter of weeks, Kenya won in Singapore and have played magnificent rugby at times, and even Japan has had their moments. …
Read More »Olympic Men’s 7s Preview – Pool B
Two top contenders in Australia and South Africa will collide on Day 2 in Pool B, with Latin European sides France and Spain also in residence to act as potential spoilers. All four sides prefer free-flowing rugby which should allow for some highly entertaining matches across the pool with big …
Read More »Olympic Men’s 7s Preview – Pool A
It’s the Americas – and Fiji – in Pool A of the men’s draw at the Olympic Games. With eight teams moving ahead into the medal quarter finals it’s unlikely to make much of a difference, though it might have been more exciting to see the Americas teams spread out …
Read More »Captain Kish named to Dream Team
Canadian captain Jen Kish has been named to the official World Rugby Dream Team for the Rio Olympic 7s. The dynamic forward enjoyed a strong tournament, playing exceptionally well to lead Canada to victory over Great Britain in the Bronze Medal final. Kish is the only player from outside the …
Read More »Australia win Gold, New Zealand take Silver
Australia are the inaugural Gold Medal winners at the Olympic 7s. The HSBC Sevens Series champions made it a double as they closed out a 24-17 win over New Zealand in the final on Monday evening. It brings to a close the wildly successful women’s bracket of the Rugby Sevens …
Read More »Canada wins Bronze Medal at Olympics
Canada’s women’s sevens side has achieved their goal with a dominant 33-10 win over Great Britain to win the Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games in Rio. The performance marked a complete turnaround in fortunes from a day earlier, when they had stumbled to a 22-0 defeat against the Brits …
Read More »Women’s Eagles finish 5th in Rio
The USA overcame a slow start against France to come away 19-5 winners at Deodoro Stadium on Monday, in doing so finishing in 5th overall at the Olympic Games. A try by Camille Grassineau had the French up by seven points to nil at the break, but whatever coach Richie …
Read More »Colombia Bow Out of Rio in 12th Place
Las Tucanes lost their one and only fixture today to finish in 12th position at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Colombia were up against Kenya and fell 22-10 in what was the South American country’s best showing at the games. In scoring two tries against the Africans Colombia finish …
Read More »Brazil Seeks Place in Super Rugby in 2019
Rugby in Brazil has been expanding rapidly in recent years and is showing no signs of slowing down. This acceleration has now reached the point that Brazil seeks a place in Super Rugby in 2019. The country’s largest rugby-dedicated website, Portal do Rugby has confirmed that Agustín Danza, Confederação Brasileira de …
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 Canada Women’s 7s The Americas hopes of a women’s medal at Rio started with Brazil, Canada, Colombia, and the USA. Now, though, …
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