International competition for 2018 is underway. Canada hosted Uruguay on Saturday in the opening fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship. The result of the match sees changes straight away in the Americas Rankings. The January 28 2018 rankings see Uruguay gaining points and Canada losing. Uruguay entered the match with 65.53 …
Read More »Guatemala Make it 7’s Gold Double at Central American Games
Guatemala’s Men’s and Women’s Rugby 7’s teams both won Gold at the Central American Games. Taking place in Managua, Nicaragua the Guatemalans were undefeated in both the Women’s and Men’s competitions. Guatemala won all of their matches, doing so against Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. The 2017 Central …
Read More »Guatemalan Women Conquer Gold at Central American Games
Guatemala’s Women’s Rugby 7’s team conquered Gold at the Central American Games. Played on Sunday and Monday in Managua, Nicaragua the Guatemalans were undefeated. Wins over Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua secured the inaugural title. The 2017 Central American Games (Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) is the 11th of history of …
Read More »2017 Central American Games 7’s – Preview
The 2017 Central American Games (Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) take place this month. From December 3-17 athletes from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama will compete in Managua. This year’s edition is the 11th of history of the Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos. The competition is to have the …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 26 2017
International competition came to a close for 2017 on Saturday. With it the Americas Rankings – November 26 2017 edition is to be the final one for the year. Test match rugby will return on January 27 2018 with Canada hosting Uruguay in a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifier. Argentina …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 19 2017
The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 19 2017 rankings see improvements for Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay and the USA. A return to winning ways for Argentina sees the South Americans overtaking Fiji in the World Rankings. The 31-15 win sees …
Read More »Juegos Bolivarianos 2017 – Men’s Preview
Rugby’s continues growth in the Americas is to experience an additional boost over the coming days. The sport will feature in the 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos 2017 in Santa Marta, Colombia. Rugby 7’s will have international competition from Monday November 20 to Wednesday November 22. Competing for gold in the men’s …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 15 2017
Chile’s second round Cup of Nations match against Hong Kong sees a mid-week edition of the Americas Rankings. The November 15 2017 Americas Rankings are updated with changes to the Chileans. Los Cóndores’ 13-6 defeat to Hong Kong has resulted in Chile losing rankings points. The updated rankings see Chile …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 12 2017
The Americas Rankings have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. The November 12 2017 rankings have been influenced by results from November Internationals in Europe and Asia. Gaining points in the November 12 Americas Rankings are Los Cóndores. Chile’s 23-3 win over Kenya see the countries exchanging 1.72 …
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 Venezuela A 12 point win over Peru on the weekend has set up a winner-takes-all South American B Championship match this coming …
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