Romania is to play USA, Canada and Uruguay in November, the FRR confirmed this morning. All three internationals will take place at the Arc de Triomphe, in Bucharest. The three matches will all be played on Saturdays. First up for Romania will be the USA on November 12. In what …
Read More »A ‘Great’ Americas 7s Side
With Olympic fever building by the day and the majority of sides now named, there is still the big reveal of the Great Britain team to come tomorrow. What a luxury to be able to select the best of three core sides on the HSBC Sevens Series to contest for …
Read More »Japan names Olympic 7s squads
Japan have announced their men’s and women’s entrants to the 2016 Olympic 7s in Rio. Following suit with other nations, they have kept the faith with the players who ran out during their respective HSBC Sevens Series outings. The women finished 11th overall in a somewhat disappointing season that saw …
Read More »Oldest Club in the Americas Turns 155
The oldest rugby club in the Americas turns 155 today. Established on July 18 1861 Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) was the first rugby club in Uruguay. It is recognized at the Twickenham Museum of Rugby has being the 8th oldest club in the World. The seven clubs older than MVCC are Guy’s Hospital …
Read More »Eagles Medal Contender Rosters Named for Rio
The men’s and women’s Eagles teams for the Olympic Games have been named. Both teams are in with a chance of returning home with medals, such has been the performances the Eagles on the Sevens circuit. Men’s Head Coach Mike Friday has named a diverse roster which includes players from …
Read More »Up and Under
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 There were two significant breakthroughs for Chile in recent days. Firstly the sport in the country is set to be boosted in …
Read More »Rugby Balls Attract Followers in Chile
The Chilean Minister of Education (Ministerio de Educación de Chile – MINEDUC) is to incorporate rugby balls in the sporting implementation that is distributed to educational establishments as part of the #ovaladasparatodos campaign. This accomplishment has made possible thanks to the efforts of Rugby Para Todos Chile (Rugby for All Chile). …
Read More »USA South Panthers Crowned Rugby Americas North u19 Champions
Just like the women in the rugby 10’s tournament, it was the men’s USA South Panthers who came out winners in Miami. This afternoon in southern Florida the USA South Panthers U19’s side defeated last year’s champions, Mexico. The 25-10 victory sees the side ending a six year drought. The USA South …
Read More »Bernard Charreyre Appointed New Chile Head Coach
Bernard Charreyre has been unveiled as the new Head Coach of Chile. The Frenchman will officially take over Los Cóndores next Monday. Charreyre arrives with vast experience behind him. He comes from the rugby stronghold of Perpignan and has vast playing and coaching history. Following Romania’s disastrous 134-0 loss against …
Read More »Fiji Ready to Compete for Gold in Rio
Fiji 7’s Head Coach Ben Ryan has named his roster for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The side will be led by veteran Osea Kolinisau. Included are some of the biggest names in Fijian rugby including Leone Nakarawa and Josua Tuisova. No place, however was found for Australian Jarryd …
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