A squad of 28 players has been named in the USA Hawks squad for their two-week South American tour. The development side will face Super Rugby Americas clubs Selknam and Pampas along with an Argentine equivalent before returning stateside to play four further matches. Once returned from South America, the …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2023 – Pampas vs American Raptors – ARN Guide
The wait is finally over; Buenos Aires will play host to Super Rugby Americas on Friday. The first Super Rugby Americas or Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) match in the Argentine capital sees Los Pampas at home against the American Raptors. Los Pampas were disappointing in round two. The …
Read More »World Rugby Admit World Cup Draw Error
The cat is at last out of the bag. After repeated World Cup cycles wherein the early draw brings unbalanced pools, World Rugby have admitted the error. Writing for The Mirror, Alex Spink writes that World Rugby are to delay the draw for future Rugby World Cups. The draw for …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Silver for Los Pumas in Los Angeles Argentina finished runners-up to New Zealand at the LA 7s this past weekend. It’s …
Read More »New Zealand defeat Argentina to win LA 7s
New Zealand made it back-to-back World Sevens Series tournament wins as they defeated Argentina in the Cup Final at Los Angeles. After the dreadful day of rain on Day One, conditions were much more agreable on Day Two. The men in black now hold a sizeable lead at the top …
Read More »Argentina barge into Quarter Finals at waterlogged LA 7s
Argentina is the only Americas team to qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals at the Los Angeles Sevens. Play was affected heavily by the conditions as rain pounded into Dignity Health Sports Park all day long. It caused several delays, with the games stretching well into the evening as a …
Read More »Powerful Selknam down Pampas in Chile
Selknam entertained Los Pampas in Santiago on Saturday. The fixture saw two winning teams from week one of Super Rugby Americas battling-it-out in a competitive match in Santiago. Selknam were deserved 34-20 winners. A solid start from Los Pampas was the visitors scoring first. Fullback José Ignacio Larenas slotted a …
Read More »Super Rugby Americas 2023 – Selknam vs Pampas – ARN Guide
The feature match of round two of Super Rugby Americas 2023 sees Selknam at home against Los Pampas. Both teams were winners in the opening round. Selknam comfortably defeated the American Raptors in Santiago, Chile while Los Pampas enjoyed a road victory over Os Cobras in São Paulo, Brazil. Selknam …
Read More »Uruguay Struggling to secure World Cup Warm-Up Fixtures
Uruguay is struggling to secure World Cup warm-up fixtures. At present Uruguay does not have any games scheduled prior to Rugby World Cup 2023. Warm-up matches are to take place in July and August. Uruguay’s opening RWC 2023 match is on September 14 against France in Lille. Los Teros will …
Read More »USA Hawks to face Super Rugby Americas teams
More interregional rugby is on its way in the Americas. The USA Hawks will play matches against Super Rugby Americas teams. Games are to take place in both South America and North America. Confirmation of the tour follows another; Georgia’s Black Lion also has a series of matches coming up. …
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