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World Rugby have acted to try to calm the massive public criticism of the proposed World League. Contrary to initial reports the new annual competition is being put forward as the ‘Nations Championship’ and will be based on World Rankings. To view the proposal in video format click here. World …

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 Uruguay Officially at an all-time high are Uruguay. Los Teros are now ranked 16th in the world, a placing higher than …

The USA have successfully defended their Las Vegas Sevens title, defeating Samoa in a one-sided Cup Final on Sunday. It was the fifth consecutive Cup Final appearance for the Men’s Eagles but just their first win of the season. That consistency, however, puts them alone on top of the HSBC …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The March 03 2019 rankings take into account the results from the latest round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). In the first fixture of the round Canada fell to a 39-23 home defeat against theArgentina …

The Americas have two title hopes at the Las Vegas Sevens as both the USA and Argentina won their Cup Quarter Final matches to book their place in the final four. Canada’s day ended in defeat but Chile conquered France to earn a shot at the Challenge Trophy. Martin Iosefo …

Brazil defeated Chile 15-10 in their fourth-round Americas Rugby Championship match in Jundiaí on Saturday. While the win was compulsory for a Brazilian side on the rise, it was very far from an accomplished performance for the Tupis. Having beaten all comers in the scrum in the matches prior, Brazil …

North American sides Canada and the USA had rocky starts to their Las Vegas Sevens tournaments with neither booking their place in the Quarter Finals yet. Instead the day belonged to South America, as Argentina turned things around to win both matches while Chile went toe-to-toe with South Africa to …

The eagerly awaited 2019 ARC fixture between Brazil and Chile will be played on Saturday. In prior editions Os Tupis have surpassed expectations to now be the clear favorites to win the fixture. This weekend’s match will break new ground with international rugby being played in Jundiaí for the first …

Chile will be in Brazil for the next round of the Americas Rugby Championship, but many of their best players will instead be in Las Vegas for the three-day HSBC Sevens Series event that kicks off on Friday. The Cóndores qualified for the North American leg of the circuit by …

It was an interesting week in the Americas Rugby Championship as Brazil nearly knocked-off the pre-tournament favorites USA. The now-favorite Argentina XV continued their march towards the title but didn’t look especially sharp in the second half against Uruguay. Canada meanwhile had some pep in their step against Chile and …