Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Gold produce stunning upset of Giltinis against all odds Rugby fans who tuned in for the last fixture of …
Read More »Americas Rankings – July 04, 2021
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The July 04, 2021 edition considers …
Read More »USA surpass expectations in strong showing vs England
The USA Eagles returned to the test match arena today. In their first match since RWC 2019, the North Americans took on powerhouses England at their home ground of Twickenham in London. England were heavy favorites to win and win they did. England completed a 43-29 victory. For the Eagles …
Read More »Scrappy win for Argentina over dogged Romania
After a 29-year-wait, Argentina returned to play Romania in Bucharest. The test match was a welcome fresh fixture to offer something unusual to the familiar international fixtures. While the match was not Argentina’s finest, Julián Montoya made a successful debut as captain of Los Pumas. Argentina were 24-17 winners. Romania …
Read More »South Africa overcome Argentina to win u20 Series
South Africa overcame Argentina to win the International Series u20s. The Junior Springboks were 27-9 winners over Los Pumitas in the tournament final. It was the second game between the sides. South Africa were 33-26 winners in the prior fixture. The final saw the home side finishing as comprehensive winners. …
Read More »Georgia get one back on Uruguay in u20s International Series
Georgia got one back on Uruguay this morning. The Georgian u20s were 20-8 winners over Los Teritos in the Bronze Final of the International Series in South Africa. Uruguay had one the earlier encounter between the teams 20-15. Los Teritos were the first on the scoresheet. Sebastian Gomez Platero landed …
Read More »Colombia match cancelled, Chile advance in RWC qualifiers
Chile have advanced in Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. Los Cóndores were set to play host to Colombia on Saturday. That match will no longer be played due to three positive COVID-19 cases within the Tucanes squad. The outcome for the respective teams is different. On the one hand, Chile …
Read More »Argentina Sevens roster for Tokyo Olympics
Argentina’s Rugby Sevens roster has been finalized ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora will have a twelve-man playing roster for the tournament. The roster will also contain two traveling reserves. Los Pumas 7´s will compete in pool play against Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. …
Read More »Test Match Preview – England vs USA
After no activity in 2020 the USA Eagles are ready to fly again. The USA play on the special date of the 4th of July against England. The Sunday fixture will be the first test match for the Eagles since RWC 2019. It comes with eyes firmly looking at RWC …
Read More »Test Match Preview – Wales vs Canada
The wait is over. Canada finally returns to the international arena on Saturday. It is not only the pandemic that has postponed and cancelled test matches – Canada’s scheduled RWC 2019 match against Namibia was called off due to the impact of Typhoon Hagibis. The visit to Cardiff marks Canada’s …
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