Calculations have been made following the completion of international competition this weekend. The August 19 2018 Americas Rankings see El Salvador gaining points at the expense of Honduras. Taking to the field on Friday was Canada. The North Americans did so as the Canada Selects, the national ‘next of XV’. …
Read More »El Salvador Down Honduras in a Thriller
El Salvador downed neighbors Honduras in a thriller, winning 27-24. The fixture was the second of three matches in the 2018 Centroamericano, the rebranded South American C Championship. In the opening match Honduras hosted Panama. At the game’s midway point Honduras were well placed, leading 20-12. Panama, though, mounted a …
Read More »Hourcade Joins Sudamérica Rugby Staff
Daniel Hourcade has joined the Sudamérica Rugby Staff. The former Head Coach of Argentina is to take up a position with the regional governing body to run a High Performance program. The new role comes less than two months after he stood-down as Head Coach of Los Pumas. As Head …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 12 2018
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 »Rebranded Centroamericano 2018 Tournament Coming in August
A Rebranded Centroamericano 2018 tournament is coming in August. The new competition replaces the South American C Championship yet retains its status as uniquely including Central American Republics. The competitors are to be El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama. Not taking part are Costa Rica and Guatemala. Both earned promotion to …
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 »Guatemala Claim Victory over El Salvador
Guatemala claimed victory over El Salvador on Sunday, winning 48-22 at the Estadio Parque Erick Barrondo. The fixture was a warm-up match for Los Jaguares who are to host the Sudamerica 4 Naciones B this year. The rebranded competition is the new South American B Championship with Guatemala being joined by …
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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