Chile hosted Canada at the Estadio de La Pintana in Santiago on Saturday in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Canada entered the match seeking their second win of the tournament while the Cóndores had not tasted ARC victory since the opening round of the inaugural 2016 edition. …
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 USA Rugby Is this the greatest weekend in USA Rugby history? It’s hard to argue otherwise after a stunning performance against …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 04 2018
The Americas Rugby Championship has come and gone for 2018. The final round of the competition saw changes taking place in the Americas Rankings. The updated rankings as of March 04 2018 see Uruguay’s lead over the USA in the rankings ended, thereby restricted to seven days. Uruguay’s heavy home …
Read More »Colombia Shock Hosts to Qualify for Women’s Youth Olympic Games
Colombia shocked the hosts of both the qualifying tournament and the Youth Olympic Games. An outstanding two days of competition from Las Tucanes u18’s has seen the Colombians crowned champions and with it has come a place at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Colombia’s memorable day in the Brazilian city …
Read More »Canada close ARC with win over Chile
Canada defeated Chile by 33-17 in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday afternoon. The error-strewn fixture leaves plenty of room for improvement for both sides but the Canadians have at least secured their second win of the tournament to clinch a fourth-place finish. A penalty from …
Read More »Women’s Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers – Day One Results
Day one of the Women’s Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers took place today. Played in the heartland city of Brazilian rugby, São José dos Campos both Brazil and Colombia impressed. The Youth Olympic Games are to be played in October in Buenos Aires. Looking to compete in the Argentine capital are five …
Read More »ARC Preview – Chile vs Canada
The fifth and final round of the Americas Rugby Championship begins in Santiago as Chile host Canada on Saturday afternoon. It’s been a long road for the two sides, with the Canadians having been together for the best part of two months starting with the World Cup qualifying preparations. At …
Read More »2018 Women’s Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers – Preview
The Brazilian city of São José dos Campos takes center stage on Friday and Saturday for Women’s rugby. The heartland city of Brazilian rugby is the setting for this weekend’s qualifying tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The Youth Olympic Games are to be played in October in Buenos …
Read More »Pro D2 – Week 25 Preview
Week 25 of the Pro D2 is going to be a long one. Matches are to be played from Thursday through Sunday. The big day is Friday which has six of the eight matches. A number of Americas players will feature in the latest round of France’s second division. Below …
Read More »ARC Team of the Week
Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship is in the books and the results were rather lopsided. Los Teros, the Eagles, and the Argentina XV all achieved convincing wins and as such only two players in this week’s team come from losing sides. With fatigue setting in after weeks of …
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