At the completion of the second weekend of RWC 2019 it is time to recalculate the Americas Rankings. The September 29 edition takes into account all matches from Monday September 23 to Sunday, September 29. Uruguay ‘s historic 30-27 win over Fiji was the first of two matches for Los …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 22 2019
Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The September 22 2019 edition is the first ever featuring Bolivia. Like all teams in the rankings Bolivia began with a ranking of 30.00 points. The debut of Bolivia in test match rugby was a 109-0 …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 14 2019
The Americas Rankings – September 14 edition have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. Competing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic were two Caribbean sides in a Rugby Americas North (RAN) North Cup fixture between the 35th and 36th placed sides in the rankings. The Dominican Republic would …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 08 2019
The Americas Rankings – September 08 2019 mark the final edition of the RWC 2015-2019 cycle involving competition teams in the competition. The current edition of the rankings takes into account the USA’s 20-15 away win over Canada in Vancouver on Saturday. The match result sees the teams exchanging 0.243 …
Read More »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 Mexico Mexico set a new record on Saturday in hammering the Cayman Islands in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh). Las Serpientes’ …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 01 2019
With it now being September 01 2019 it is officially now the month in which RWC 2019 begins. In 20 days time the World Cup in Japan will feature twenty competitors, four of which are from the Americas. The rankings of all will be impacted. The Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) …
Read More »Mexico Sets New Record in Hammering Cayman Islands
Mexico set a new record in hammering the Cayman Islands. Las Serpientes’ scored over 100 points for the first time in their history. The 105-07 victory surpassed Mexico’s prior record win of 96-0 against the Turks & Caicos Islands in 2014. Franco Guerrero had a fabulous match as he converted …
Read More »Colombia Trounce Paraguay To Win ARCh Title
Colombia trounced Paraguay today to win the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) title. Los Tucanes were 54-15 winners which was a record margin and saw the Colombians retaining their ARCh title and remaining undefeated in the tournament after two editions of the competition. Los Tucanes were on top throughout the contest. …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 29 2019
In a busy week the Americas Rankings have been updated for a second time. This is due to round two of the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) having been completed and with round three, and other internationals, to follow this coming weekend. Colombia went 2-0 up in the ARCh on Wednesday. …
Read More »ARCh Highlights: Paraguay vs Cayman Islands
History was made on Wednesday with Paraguay and the Cayman Islands facing-off for the first time in test match rugby. The fixture was a second round match in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) and gave both teams the opportunity of turning-around their opening ARCh losses. In round one the Cayman …
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