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Tomás Lezana has been ruled out of facing Italy and Ireland. Having started at no 8 against England on Saturday the Santiago del Estero forward will play no further part in Argentina’s ongoing November tour. Lezana is to return home to Argentina for personal reasons. In his absence Daniel Hourcade …

Spain have been forced to make a handful of changes to their squad in preparation for their match against Canada in Madrid this coming Saturday. This will be the first match for the Leones in November, with a second against Brazil following next weekend. Dropping out of the squad due …

It’s another first for Los Cóndores as they face Hong Kong in Round 2 of the Regal Hotels Cup of Nations on Tuesday. The two teams met earlier this year at the world renowned Hong Kong Sevens but have never squared off in a full-on test match until now. Following …

Played on Saturday Argentina fell to a 21-8 defeat against England. It was Los Pumas’ third defeat in 2017 against the English and the fourth in the past twelve months. The team has an appalling record of 1-9 this year. But that statistic pales in comparison to another. Indeed Argentina …

A regular season Super Rugby match is to be played in Los Angeles. At least that’s what a mysterious tweet from USA Rugby on Sunday evening suggests. Big announcement coming Tuesday! #ARC #SuperRugby pic.twitter.com/ARSUcEV5Uu — USA Rugby (@USARugby) November 13, 2017 ‘International Rugby Saturday’ looks set to feature an historic …

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 Los Cóndores got their November campaign off to the best possible start as they defeated Kenya by a convincing score of …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 12 2017 rankings have been influenced by results from November Internationals in Europe and Asia. Gaining points in the November 12 Americas Rankings are Los Cóndores. Chile’s 23-3 win over Kenya see the countries exchanging 1.72 …

England hosted Argentina in London earlier today. The fixture was the first for both countries in the 2017 November Internationals. It was also the final time the teams are to meet before Rugby World Cup 2019. They are pooled together alongside France, Tonga and the USA. The fixture was the …

Hindú are the 2017 URBA Top 12 Champions. The Don Torcuato club defeated Buenos Aires rivals, Alumni, winning the final 27-20 this afternoon. The result sees the Elephants underlined themselves as Argentina’s strongest club. Earlier in the year Hindú won the national club competition, the Nacional de Clubes. That was …

Brazil have qualified for San Francisco 2018. The national Women’s Rugby 7’s side went undefeated in the 2017 Women’s Sudamérica Rugby 7’s in Montevideo on Friday and Saturday. Played at the historic Carrasco Polo Club, Brazil underlined its hegemony in the women’s game in the region. The Yaras have been champion …