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2019 Timeline Review

Every year we seem to say the same thing – “this was the biggest ever for rugby in the Americas” – and this was no exception. In fact we will boldly predict that 2020 is even bigger. This year could be a tipping point with big names signing on for Major …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Ceibos Argentina’s desire of an expanded player base to add to Los Jaguares is now a reality. Los Ceibos have an …

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Heartbreaking Rugby Matches

The winning side in a rugby match takes the glory though in rugby there are also the heartbreaking moments. The moments live in the memory with many often seeming like they happened yesterday. Below are a sample of five very hard results for teams from the Americas. To view Heartbreaking …

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Happy Holidays from ARN!

It’s hard to believe, but another Rugby World Cup cycle has come and gone. For Americas Rugby News, this was the first full cycle and our first time covering each and every match of the flagship tournament. We also had boots on the ground in Japan, no small feat given …

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Biggest Upsets of the Decade

The end of 2019 marks the completion of the ten year decade of 2010-2019. 2020 is to therefore be not only the start of the RWC 2019-2023 cycle, but also the start of a new decade of international competition. There were memorable matches played throughout the 2010-2019 period and ARN …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Chile and Uruguay host Sevens Challenge Series Chile, and Uruguay are to host the new World Rugby Sevens Challenge Series. The …

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Up and Under

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Women Canada finished third at the Cape Town Sevens this past weekend. Though they were beaten by eventual champions New …

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New Zealand women too strong in Cape Town

New Zealand moved clear on the top of the women’s World Sevens Series rankings with their second consecutive Cup Final victory on Sunday. The 17-7 win over Australia puts them six points ahead of the pack and eight points past the USA, who had entered level on points. The Women’s …

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Argentina Win Ipanema Beach Rugby

Argentina are the 2019 Beach Rugby champions in both the men’s and women’s categories. Argentina completed the double at Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema Beach on Saturday. The Beach Rugby rules are five on five matches with five minute halves. Competing in both the men’s and women’s this year were Argentina, …

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