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The Argentina XV have repeated as winners of the Americas Pacific Challenge, sealing their victory by humiliating Uruguay ‘A’ by a score of 82-7. A scoreline of 54-0 stood at halftime as the home side were unable to cope with the pace of the Argentine attack, their only success coming …

Tonga ‘A’ defeated Samoa ‘A’ by 31-28 in Round 3 of the Americas Pacific Challenge in Montevideo on Sunday. While the scores were very close, the Tongans outscored Samoa by five tries to four and were the dominant side in terms of possession and field territory. After Ricky Pauli Ene …

Gonzalo Quesada’s Biarritz won the Basque showdown, claiming a 30-24 win away to Bayonne on Saturday. The result is a tremendous boost to the club who continue in their search for a return to the Top 14. The 43-year-old arrived at Biarritz this season from Stade Français. He did so …

USA utility front-rower, Joe Taufete’e credited his team’s effort as the Worcester Warriors con for the first time this season. The Aviva Premiership side completed a 30-20 win over Brive. The Californian made the most of three driving lineups to score a hat-trick. His tries came in the 16th, 36th …

The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The October 15 2017 rankings see changes for Venezuela and Peru. As a result of Saturday’s win in Lima, Venezuela have risen and Peru fallen in the Americas Rankings. The 33-21 away win means Venezuela is …

Agustín Pichot wants England to Split gate revenue with Samoa. Twickenham Stadium is to play host to November Internationals next month. The game against Samoa is causing old debates to resurface as the cash-strapped union will get nothing from a Full House at English rugby HQ. Fed-up with the status …

Venezuela Downed Peru in Lima this evening, winning 33-21. The fixture was a second round match in the 2017 South American B Championship. Venezuela won by controlling the lead throughout, converting a 19-07 half time lead into a 12 point victory. With the competition being replaced by the Sudamérica 4 …

The final tilt of the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge will see hosts Uruguay ‘A’ thrown in against the Argentina XV, defending champions and heavy favorites to repeat after blowing out both Canada ‘A’ and Samoa ‘A’ in successive matches. While Uruguay will be disappointed to have dropped their match against …

The first of three derby matches to kick off the final day of the Americas Pacific Challenge will see island neighbors Tonga ‘A’ square off against Samoa ‘A’ on Sunday. It’s been mixed results thus far for the two teams, which each sporting one win from two. Tonga’s success came …

World Rugby has unveiled the complete list of officials for the November Internationals. This year’s edition is disappointing from an Americas perspective as powerhouses Argentina are again lacking any appointments. From the Americas as a whole World Rugby has overlooked the region. The only match of the 40 games taking …