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Samoa ‘A’ have named a 32-man roster for the upcoming Americas Pacific Challenge. Set to be played in Montevideo, Uruguay the World Rugby tournament will bring together the ‘A’ teams from  Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Samoa, Uruguay and the USA. The 32 players named for Sama ‘A’ will begin training this …

On this day in 2015 Canada pushed Italy to the limit. The Rugby World Cup 2015 match in Leeds, England saw Italy coming out 23-18 winners. With professional rugby Canada could be expected to win such close matches in the future. For both sides a loss would spell elimination at …

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 Uruguay Uruguay is close to obtaining home tests vs England and Georgia. The URU is involved in conversations with both unions who are …

It’s a slow Week 6 of the Mitre 10 Cup as far as Americas fans are concerned. A pair of US Eagles will be the only Americas-eligible players suiting up for their teams. Chris Baumann held up the Wellington scrum as they defeated Northland on Thursday. Flanker Tony Lamborn looks …

Aaron Carpenter will make his first start in a London Welsh jersey on Sunday against a number of familiar faces. The Canadian no8 lines up against former club Cornish Pirates at Mennaye Field, with two of his international compadres Brett Beukeboom and Matt Evans at battle stations for the home …

Week 4 of the Aviva Premiership will see matches played from Friday through Sunday. The range of matches on offer will include players from the Americas. In search of their opening win in the Aviva Premiership Bristol will play host to Exeter in Week 4’s opening match. Playing at Ashton …

There are to be a variety of Americas players in the Guinness Pro 12 this coming weekend. Week 3 of the Celtic-Italian League will have a Friday-Saturday split with three matches played on each day. Two of the leading teams in the early rounds of the season, Leinster and the Ospreys, …

Canada and Argentina have drawn Olympic champions Fiji in the opening round of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series, to be held in Dubai starting on December 2. Bronze medallists South Africa are paired with the USA in Pool B. The highly anticipated new season looks to build on its increased …

A disappointing performance from Los Pumas against Australia meant only limited representation this week. Thankfully a number of players in Europe stepped up to the mark with one in New Zealand making a notable impression. Technical difficulties have slowed us this week but we’re nearly back to full power! 1 …

A host of players from the Americas are to play in France’s second division this weekend. The fifth round of the league will be played from today, Thursday, through until Sunday. Week 5 of the French Pro D2 gets underway on Thursday evening with Mont de Marsan playing host to …