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An Argentine hooker has joined Japanese side, Kamaishi Seawaves. 24-year-old Juan Rivas arrives in Japan from URBA club, San Fernando. He does so having been the captain of the side. Rivas is 1.74m tall and weighs 105kg. The Kamaishi Seawaves play in the Top Challenge League. It is the second-highest …

Round two of the South American C Championship saw further movement in the Americas Rankings. The updated rankings to close out August of 2017 see Costa Rica and Guatemala rising, doing so at the expense of Nicaragua and Panama. The second ever test match involving Nicaragua was against Costa Rica. …

Week 3 of the Pro D2 is underway. The third round of the French second division season will have matches spread from Thursday through Sunday. Taking to the field are to be a range of players from the Americas. In game one Dax played host to Narbonne earlier this evening. …

With the English summer coming to an end it is time for the rugby. The 2017-18 Aviva Premiership season gets underway on Friday, September 01. The season will come to an end on May 26 2018. The two winners of the Semi Finals will compete in the 2017-218 Aviva Premiership …

In July 2016 Daniel Hourcade announced his roster for the Rugby Championship. The 33-man roster saw the South Americans leaving out European-based players for the first time since joining the tournament. Gone were both established names and also potential newcomers. Based on the status of players at the time the following …

Guatemala toppled Panama this afternoon in the South American C Championship, winning 65-5. The match was a second round fixture in the 2017 South America C Championship. It took place on neutral territory as this year’s tournament is played in San José, Costa Rica. Guatemala’s 65-5 victory continues Guatemala’s unbeaten …

Costa Rica Overcame Nicaragua today, completing a 58-07 home victory. The fixture was a round two match of the 2017 South American C Championship. Costa Rica went into the match as heavy favorites. In addition to playing at home Los Ticos were coming off an authoritative win over Panama on …

It’s another first for Americas Rugby News. This is the first time a weekly selection has included both men and women in the team. With the Women’s Rugby World Cup wrapping up but also the beginning of the French domestic season, it seemed best to recognize the best of each. …

Argentina’s play-makers have struggled in 2017. The bad news for Los Pumas is that the problem is not going to go away. Rather it is an unsolvable fly half conundrum in which there are no players to be called upon to steady the ship. No Man’s Land Nicolás Sánchez was …

Japan survived an early push from Chile to claim a 28-22 victory on the opening day of the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Montevideo on Tuesday. The playing surface remained saturated with water but at least the torrid downpour that engulfed the previous two matches receded to allow some variation …