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Paraguay edged out Colombia in an Americas Rugby Challenge u20s classic on Tuesday. Los Yakáres held on to be 21-19 winners in a match in which they had been leading 21-0. Paraguay opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Continuing his excellent form from the match against Mexico was goal-kicker …

Chile outperformed Mexico, running out 66-18 on Wednesday. The match was a second round fixture in the Americas Rugby Challenge u20s in Asunción, Paraguay. Chile led the match from start to finish. They began well with Guillermo Vatter opening the scoring in the second minute. He would follow up his …

Russia have all but confirmed their squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Head coach Lyn Jones has named a 32-man squad to prepare for this weekend’s warm-up match against Italy in San Benedetto del Tronto, with the group to then spend time training with Guinness Pro Championship club Zebre. …

Head Coach Eddie Jones has named England’s 31-man roster for RWC 2019. The squad is made-up exclusively of players from the English Premiership and has a balance of 17 forwards, and 14 backs. Included in the roster is uncapped winger Ruaridh McConnochie, a player from the England 7’s team. He …

A day after Wales were defeated by England in a RWC warm-up match the starting test fly half, Gareth Anscombe has been officially ruled out of playing in RWC 2019. The kiwi import was injured in the first half and has been confirmed to have suffered a cruciate ligament injury. …

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 Americas Rugby Championship, Americas Rugby Challenge The Americas Rugby Championship is to introduce the system of promotion / relegation. It will be …

Chile overpowered Colombia in the Americas Rugby Challenge u20s on Sunday afternoon. A 44-10 victory saw Chile opening their campaign strongly in the inaugural competition taking place at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty in Asunción, Paraguay. Chile’s fine performance came with a dream start as just two minutes in Luca …

Paraguay hammered Mexico 73-17 in the opening round of the Americas Rugby Challenge u20s on Sunday. The lopsided victory was the ideal start for the home team in the Four Nations tournament which also involves Chile, and Colombia. The Paraguayans played some excellent rugby yet it would be Mexico who …

The USA South Panthers took a 51-33 victory over the Cayman Islands in George Town on Saturday. Six tries for the Panthers and 21 points from the boot of captain Lucas Baistrocchi were enough to beat out the four tries scored by their hosts including 18 points from flyhalf Morgan …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 11 2019. They take into consideration results from Pacific Nations Cup matches involving competitors from the Americas as well as the Rugby Championship. Canada’s 33-23 defeat against Tonga saw the world’s no15 winning against …