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Americas Weekend Guide: Top 14 – Week 23

Just four weeks remain the Top 14 regular season and two sides look a class apart with a swathe of teams sandwiched into a massively congested mid-table. La Rochelle are now 11 points clear of second place Clermont, who are themselves eight above Montpellier. Meanwhile the gap between 3rd place …

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Perfect start for Americas in Hong Kong

All three Americas teams won their opening fixtures on Day One at the Hong Kong 7s. Argentina, Canada, and the USA each came away victorious though none were and their best and in each case there was significant opposition. With Chile also winning their two games in the qualifying bracket, …

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Chile on track after Hong Kong Day One

Chile emerged unbeaten on Day One of the HBSC Sevens Series qualifiers in Hong Kong on Friday. The Sudamérica representatives are the best hope from the Americas to achieve core status for the 2017-18 HSBC circuit, but their path is far from certain. A dominant win over Sri Lanka saw …

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Records set to fall in Hong Kong

Nathan Hirayama will surpass former teammate Phil Mack as Canada’s all-time leading scorer with his first points in Hong Kong this weekend. The legendary halfback pairing are currently deadlocked at 973 points, with Hirayama looking a certainty to become Canada’s first 1000 point scorer on the HSBC Sevens Series, a …

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Mitre Sponsor Panama Rugby

Mitre is now the sponsor of Panama Rugby. The British company is providing Panama with rugby-specified equipment including headgear and shoulder pads which are to be distributed in the country’s rugby clubs. The agreement comes at what is an exciting time for Panama Rugby. The national men’s team, Los Diablos …

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