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Costa Rica is approaching World Rugby membership status. The Sudamérica Rugby member and Central American republic has been hosting a visit this week from Sudamérica Rugby authorities this week. As a part of the visit Costa Rica Rugby has been introduced to the Leading Rugby course in the World Rugby …

It is the business end of the season in France. Confirmed as dropping from the Top 14 to the Pro D2 are Bayonne and Grenoble. Their places will be taken from two teams currently playing in the French second division. Heading into week 28 there are a range of possibilities. …

Only four teams remain in the Challenge Cup. This weekend will cut the number to two. Battling it out for glory will be two teams from France at home against two visitors from England. Involved in both Semi Finals are to be players from the Americas. On Saturday La Rochelle …

Esteban Meneses has kept the faith with his Uruguayan side that finished 3rd in the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. A squad of 29 players has been named to prepare for the upcoming South American ‘A’ Championship, Sudamérica Rugby Cup, and World Rugby Nations Cup. Only two players have been added …

A 23-man Dominican Republic roster has been named for Saturday’s international against Curaçao. The two Caribbean countries will both play for the first time in 2017, doing so at the Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in the Dominican Republic. Head Coach Colin Brown has confirmed his players for the fixture. …

Nashville native Tommy Seymour has been selected to the British & Irish Lions for their tour of New Zealand this summer. The Glasgow Warriors and Scotland winger was one of 41 players named by tour manager John Spencer in a presentation this morning. Seymour was born and lived in Tennessee …

A squad of 30 players has been named by the UAR to prepare for the upcoming Sudamérica Rugby Cup and World Rugby Nations Cup competitions. The coaching triumvirate of Felipe Contepomi, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, and Diego Ternavasio will oversee a three-day training camp beginning tomorrow with a second planned beginning …

The draw for the 2017 Paris 7s has been confirmed and for the first time ever, two Americas teams will be the top seeds. Stade Jean Bouin will host the two-day tournament that kicks off on May 13, the penultimate round of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series . After the …

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 Canada 7s Canada made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in …

Canada have made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in a tense Cup Final to cap an incredible final day in Singapore. Two North American sides in the Cup Final is another historic first for the Series, and the …