The opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship sees test rugby underway for the year. The six best teams from the Americas played in the first of five rounds with two of the three matches being capped. The opening fixture in São Paulo saw the lower ranked Brazil gaining …
Read More »ARC 2017: Canada vs Argentina XV – Full Match
Canada and the Argentina XV met in the opening round of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Cold weather saw the field covered in snow in the days leading up to the contest and, indeed on the day of the match itself. The ground staff deserve praise for clearing the key …
Read More »Argentina slide past Canada in the snow
In a game that will be remembered more for the conditions of the pitch rather than what happened on it, the Argentina XV defeated Canada by a score of 20-6 in the first round of the Americas Rugby Championship at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday. At kickoff the players …
Read More »USA, Argentina into Sydney Cup Quarter Finals
The USA and Argentina have emerged from the Americas-filled Pool D at the Sydney 7s to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals on Day Two. Their method was far from convincing, with each side encountering difficulties on Day One. Argentina dropped their opener against the USA by three points and …
Read More »Norton passes Gómez Cora on All-Time Scoring List
England winger Dan Norton has passed Argentine legend and current Pumas 7s coach Santiago Gómez Cora for second spot on the all-time try scoring list of the HSBC Sevens Series. Norton grabbed two tries in the match against Japan on Day One in Sydney to skip past Gómez Cora’s total of 230. …
Read More »North Americans dominate Sydney Dream Team
An unprecedented five North Americans have been named to the official HSBC Women’s Dream Team for the Sydney 7s. The selections come on the back of another historic first, an all-Americas Cup Final between Canada and the USA. Selected from the winning Canadian team are captain and playmaker Ghislaine Landry, …
Read More »Canada Champions in Sydney after All-Americas Cup Final
Canada have been crowned Cup Champions at the Sydney 7s after defeating the USA 21-17 in an exciting final that capped a day of historic firsts for the Americas. It marks just the second time that Canada have claimed the title on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series and the first …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide – RFU Championship Week 15
The Greene King IPA Championship is in action this weekend, with five games in all over Saturday and Sunday. Eight Americas players will be involved in four of those match-ups. Ronnie McLean starts in the midfield for Richmond on Saturday as they welcome Bedford to the Athletic Ground. Former Canada …
Read More »ARC Predictions – Round 1
The Americas Rugby Championship is back… and that means it’s time for predictions! Never keen to disappoint, once again we have compiled some of the bravest pundits in the Americas to run the rule over the competition. This week the magic number is 10… the number of prognosticators we …
Read More »Americas Weekend Guide – Anglo-Welsh Cup Round 4
It’s a relatively quiet week on the European front for Americas players. With the French leagues on hiatus and several called for national rugby in the Americas Rugby Championship, there is but a handful of representatives set to run out in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Friday sees only one player named, …
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