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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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

Argentina face Romania in Bucharest on Saturday. The test match is the first for Los Pumas in 2021 and the first visit to Romania in 29 years. The countries have a long history; they first played each other in 1973. Yet, the number of test matches is small at eight. …

The Americas was well represented in European professional leagues in the 2020-2021 season. Players from the Americas’ four RWC competitors were all involved and there were others from a number of additional countries. Who though, were the best performers? This article identifies the leading Americas players across all positions. The …