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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 29 2016 sees Argentina extending their lead a the top. As a result of defeating South Africa in Salta on Saturday Argentina has increased its ranking. The South Americans went into the match on …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 22 2016 sees Argentina dropping slightly due to having lost away to South Africa on Saturday. Before the fixture Argentina had 80.20 points and was 9th in the world. Either side of …

The governing body for rugby in North America and the Caribbean, Rugby Americas North has confirmed that Mexico will host Guyana on October 01. Set to be played in Mexico City the fixture will be the Rugby Americas North Qualifiers Final. The winner will go on to face the South …

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Chile There were two significant breakthroughs for Chile in recent days. Firstly the sport in the country is set to be boosted in …

Just like the women in the rugby 10’s tournament, it was the men’s USA South Panthers who came out winners in Miami. This afternoon in southern Florida the USA South Panthers U19’s side defeated last year’s champions, Mexico. The 25-10 victory sees the side ending a six year drought. The USA South …

The USA Rugby South Panthers came out on top to win the inaugural Women’s 10’s Rugby Americas North Championship. They won the title by defeating Trinidad & Tobago 31-22 in the final. Finishing in third position was Jamaica. The Jamaican women were too strong for the Bahamas in winning 27-0. Earlier in …

Canada wrapped up a wonderful Women’s Super Series on the weekend with their third consecutive runaway victory against top opposition. In besting the top two teams from the 2016 Six Nations, the women have risen two spots to overtake both England and France and claim second spot, their highest ever …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – July 03 2016 see Mexico gaining rankings points at the expense of the Cayman Islands. Before the fixture Mexico had 44.62 points and was 56th in the world. This was a narrow advantage …

Mexico Head Coach Ruben Duque has announced a shortlist of 25 players to battle the Cayman Islands on Saturday. The two North American nations will square off in the North Zone Final of Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification. On line is a place in a place in the Rugby Americas …