International competition resumed on Saturday. In the first test match since the June Internationals, Honduras played host to Panama to open the 2018 Centroamericano. Following the result of the match the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 12 2018. For Honduras the match was the first since Americas Rankings …
Read More »Panama Come back to Topple Honduras
Panama mounted a second half come back to topple Honduras today in Tegucigalpa. The 39-27 victory came after Honduras had been leading 20-12 at half time. Today’s fixture marked the beginning of the historic 2018 Centroamericano. Honduras, and Panama are joined by El Salvador in the new look Centroamericano, the updated …
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 Brazil Brazil downed the Georgia XV to write history in Tbilisi. Os Tupis completed a 20-18 victory, one of the greatest …
Read More »Colombia Claim Double Gold at CAC Games in Barranquilla
Colombia have claimed Double Gold at the 2018 CAC Games in Barranquilla. Following on from Las Tucanes winning Gold by defeating Venezuela in the Women’s tournament final, the men have made it a double by defeating Mexico in the final to give Colombia two Gold Medals in the CAC Rugby …
Read More »CAC Games – Day One Results
Day One of Rugby 7’s at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games took place today in Barranquilla, Colombia. Both Men’s and Women’s teams from the region competed with them returning again on Thursday to compete for Gold Medals. The Men’s competition contains eight competing countries while the women’s …
Read More »CAC Games Fixtures and Kick-Off Times Confirmed
The Fixtures and kick-off times have been confirmed for the upcoming Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games. The Colombian city of Barranquilla will host Men’s and Women’s Rugby 7’s tournaments from August 01-02. Rugby will be played on August 01 and 02 at the CAC Games. The Men’s competition will …
Read More »Colombia Ready for 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Colombia is ready for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games. The host nation of the 2018 CAC Games will field Men’s and Women’s teams in the Rugby Sevens tournaments. The 2018 CAC Games will take place in Colombia’s fourth largest city, Barranquilla. The selected players are to have …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 24 2018
The June Internationals have come and gone for 2018. With this it is time to update the Americas Rankings for the final time following the end of the test season for those north of the equator. The June 24 edition of the Americas Rankings show further grow for the USA while …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 17 2018
With the completion of international competition this weekend it is time to update the Americas Rankings. The June 17 2018 edition sees results in both North and South American impacting the points of countries from the Western Hemisphere. The USA Eagles’ magnificent 30-29 win over Scotland sees the teams exchanging 2.00 rankings …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 10 2018
Following several weeks without international rugby this weekend saw test matches entering overdrive. There were test matches played in North America, the Caribbean and South America. The top ranked team from the Americas, Argentina had home advantage on Saturday against Wales. The match did not go to plan for Los …
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