International rugby will return to Ushuaia and Brazil will host only one match at their iconic Fortress Pacaembu. Those dates and venues have now been confirmed for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. Only one match remains at a venue to-be-confirmed, the fourth-round meeting between the Argentina XV and Canada. [EDIT: …
Read More »
The French Pro D2 stepped into the second half of the season on Thursday with an incredible 15 games of the regular season already on the books. Montauban remain slightly ahead but there are now three clubs within two points after Perpignan’s win at Bayonne on Thursday evening. It wasn’t …
Read More »
One of the more enjoyable teams to choose this year came after a fine week for Americas players in Europe. Nearly all of them made positive contributions and a few came away with Man of the Match or Dream Team selections. Players from the European competitions, the Pro D2, Spain’s …
Read More »
It’s another edition of some of our choice picks from elsewhere in the cyber-world. Most of the articles touch on topics related to the Americas but not all. In this installment there are pieces on Major League Rugby, contract negotiations, player development, mental illness, life as a professional, Argentina’s woes, …
Read More »
The fixture list for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship is now set with only some venues and kickoff times to be revealed. Of note is that Canada will have only one home game during the tournament, with their February 3 match doubling as the second leg of the Americas 2 …
Read More »
The first half of the French Pro D2 will come to a close this weekend. Week 15 sees Montauban at the top of the table but there are five clubs in the hunt for promotion with Grenoble and Mont-de-Marsan just behind the leaders. Montauban picked up a dominant 43-20 win …
Read More »
The Sudamérica Rugby Sevens is to open 2018. With 2018 being Rugby Sevens World Cup year the two legs of the South American Sevens circuit are to be critical for all involved. San Francisco, California is to host the World Cup. Sudamérica Rugby has increased the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens to …
Read More »
New Orleans have added to their impressive stable of forwards with the signing of Chilean international Nikola Bursic for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old started all four of the November tests for Los Cóndores, winning his 25th cap in the historic win over Germany. More often a …
Read More »
After months of speculation World Rugby has confirmed that a new law book will be unveiled on January 1, 2018. The landmark reveal concludes nearly two years of development and will see the new law book drastically reduced in size. While the laws themselves will see no changes, simplification in …
Read More »
Chile, Uruguay and the USA are to open the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship by playing at home. All three are to take to the field on February 03. In what is to be a mouth-watering opening round the top two sides from 2016 and 2017 are to square-off in Los …
Read More »
Americas Rugby News Rugby news from across the Americas!