A strong day one performance in the Cayman Islands sees Canada marching towards qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Played in the summer sun at the Truman Bodden National Sports Complex in Georgetown, Cayman Islands there were twenty-one matches on Day One. In the Men’s competition Canada and Jamaica impressed …
Read More »RAN Sevens – Olympic Qualifier Preview
The Cayman Islands will play host to the Rugby Americas North Sevens this weekend, and the annual event has added importance this year. It will act as an Olympic Qualifying event but despite two divisions taking place within the competition, only one ticket to Tokyo will be granted. A change …
Read More »Colombia To Host Americas Rugby Challenge in August
Colombia is to host the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) in August. This year’s edition is to be the second, and follows the inaugural competition in 2018 which was also played in Colombia. Three of the four participants from the 2018 ARCh are back in 2019. The one change sees …
Read More »Jamaica name men’s squad for Olympic Qualifiers
Jamaica have confirmed their 12-man roster for the upcoming Rugby Americas North Olympic Qualifier tournament in George Town. The two-day tournament kicks off on Saturday, July 6, with the winner handed a direct spot at Tokyo 2020. Nine of the group that competed at the HSBC Core Qualifier event in …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 23 2019
With the June Internationals completed the Americas Rankings have been upstaged for the final time this month. The Americas Rankings for June 23 2019 take into account Saturday’s test match in Montevideo. Uruguay’s chaotic performance against Spain saw Los Leones completing a 41-21 away victory over Los Teros. With it …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 16 2019
Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 16 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday in South America. In Montevideo Uruguay humbled the Argentina XV. The match saw the home side in control throughout …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 09 2019
Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 05 2019
The opening of the Nations Cup on Tuesday has seen changes to the Americas Rankings. The annual World Rugby competition this year sees Uruguay playing host to Namibia, Russia, and the Argentina XV. The first fixture saw the Argentina XV continuing their winning ways in 2019. They were up against …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 26 2019
The May 26 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings takes into account the final round of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A, the South American Championship. Played on Saturday were three matches yet only one counts towards rankings. In Belo Horizonte last year’s champions, Brazil played host to the Argentina XV. …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 19 2019
Round two of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A saw three matches taking place in South America. Of them one was capped and had Americas Rankings points on the line. The May 19 2019 Americas Rankings have been calculated to take into account the result from Medellín. Colombia’s record 43-13 breaking …
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