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Yesterday we looked at the status of international front row players in the Americas, and saw that Argentina – with or without Los Jaguares – have a clear advantage over their friends to the north and neighbors Uruguay. Today we move to the second row, and find the numbers a little …

URU President Sebastián Piñeyrúa has confirmed Uruguay’s international program for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup (Americas Six Nations) competition. Set to be played in February and March Uruguay will join fellow Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, the USA in addition to Brazil and Chile in a new, annual tournament. …

As the promise of professional rugby reaches North American shores for the first time, coinciding with the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Argentina, there’s no better time to take a look at how the Americas teams might benefit from becoming full time rugby players. While most Tier 1 nations …

The Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby (Guatemalan Rugby Asociation) has announced a twelve-women roster to represent the country in the Sudamérica de Rugby Qualifying event for Rio 2016. The union has made strides in recent years as it works towards gaining World Rugby membership. 1 Muggete Pellecer 2 Mariel Estrada 3 …

Rugby gained a new test-match playing country this past weekend as Honduras played for the first time, hosting north-western neighbors Guatemala on Saturday. Wearing blue uniforms and playing at the Estadio Municipal of Las Vegas, Santa Barbara Honduras made a respectable start, losing 25-7. Honduras Head Coach Matthew Harper told Americas Rugby …

It’s a first for ARN as players from five different Americas nations make the cut in this week’s offering. Some excellent individual performances from the weekend put a number of players in the frame, though there were a couple blind spots that needed some versatility to make it work. 1 …

The national women’s team of Colombia, Las Tucanes have departed their country to compete in Dubai where they will, for the first time, take part in the World Rugby Sevens Circuit. The Colombians will play on Friday and Saturday at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai facing Great Britain, Japan and …

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 Aaron Carpenter The former Canadian captain has worn the skipper’s armband for the past two weeks for Cornish Pirates, and led …

The World Rugby’s Get into Rugby program has encouraged an increasing number of children and teenagers to play the sport of rugby. By working with the community the sport is gaining ground in the country and the level of rugby being played is also developing. Involved in the initiative are Colombia’s …

The first ever international rugby match between Brazil and Germany was won well by the Europeans today in Blumenau, Santa Catarina. The 29-12 result places the Europeans in a strong position to win the series. Germany was the stronger of the two sides but Brazil did, nonetheless, compete well. It was the Brazilian …