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 …
Read More »France To Host Rugby World Cup 2023
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 …
Read More »England revise squad to play Canada
England coach Simon Middleton has called up three players to his training group ahead of Friday’s match against Canada at Allianz Park. It will be the first of three tests between the two over a span of eight days, the last set to be played at Twickenham. Two senior forwards …
Read More »Spain make changes to roster for Canada
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 …
Read More »Rugby Canada axes Dixon in Management Shake-up
The Canadian rugby community demanded action, and that’s certainly what they got on Monday. General Manager Jim Dixon has been axed with immediate effect while a half dozen of the financial department staff are also on their way out. Rugby Development Manager Dustin Hopkins will assume the GM role in …
Read More »New York and Ontario in Major League Rugby talks
Two world-class sporting markets are set to join Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2019. New York City and Ontario (based in greater Toronto area) are in advanced talks to join the new startup league in its second year. While there are still financial and logistical obligations that need to be …
Read More »USA Rugby teases Super Rugby match in Los Angeles
A regular season Super Rugby match is to be played in Los Angeles. At least that’s what a mysterious tweet from USA Rugby on Sunday evening suggests. Big announcement coming Tuesday! #ARC #SuperRugby pic.twitter.com/ARSUcEV5Uu — USA Rugby (@USARugby) November 13, 2017 ‘International Rugby Saturday’ looks set to feature an historic …
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 Chile Los Cóndores got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of …
Read More »Ontario Arrows confirm new Logo, Combine, and Spring Plans
The Ontario Arrows are still in their infancy but have been quietly busy behind the scenes preparing for 2018. A sudden and somewhat abbreviated introduction saw the new privately-funded high performance team take the field for the first time against the Glendale Merlins (aka Raptors) at Infinity Park in September. …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 12 2017
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 …
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