As of today, October 06 2019 there are eight days remaining of the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2019. Today is a match day with Namibia facing New Zealand and France taking-on Tonga. Neither match has implications for the Americas Rankings. Involvement of Americas countries concluded for the week …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 29 2019
At the completion of the second weekend of RWC 2019 it is time to recalculate the Americas Rankings. The September 29 edition takes into account all matches from Monday September 23 to Sunday, September 29. Uruguay ‘s historic 30-27 win over Fiji was the first of two matches for Los …
Read More »Up and Under – RWC Special Edition
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019. UP …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 22 2019
Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The September 22 2019 edition is the first ever featuring Bolivia. Like all teams in the rankings Bolivia began with a ranking of 30.00 points. The debut of Bolivia in test match rugby was a 109-0 …
Read More »Paraguay Outclass Bolivia In Historic Test Match
Paraguay outclassed Bolivia in a historic test match. Played in Asunción on Friday evening Los Yákares were 109-0 winners over Los Colorados in what was the first ever test match for the Bolivians. The final score is not illustrative of the full match. After 20 minutes there had only been …
Read More »Bolivia Face Paraguay in Historic First Showdown
Bolivia are to face Paraguay in a historic first showdown. In the inaugural international between the countries Los Yákares will play host to Los Colorados in Asunción, Paraguay on Friday. The international fixture is being promoted as a test match. Officially it is unsanctioned though both the Paraguayan Rugby Union …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 14 2019
The Americas Rankings – September 14 edition have been updated following the completion of international competition this weekend. Competing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic were two Caribbean sides in a Rugby Americas North (RAN) North Cup fixture between the 35th and 36th placed sides in the rankings. The Dominican Republic would …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 08 2019
The Americas Rankings – September 08 2019 mark the final edition of the RWC 2015-2019 cycle involving competition teams in the competition. The current edition of the rankings takes into account the USA’s 20-15 away win over Canada in Vancouver on Saturday. The match result sees the teams exchanging 0.243 …
Read More »ARCh Highlights: Colombia vs Paraguay
Colombia played host to Paraguay in the final round of the Rugby Americas Challenge (ARCh) on Saturday. The win saw Los Tucanes successfully defending their ARCh title and remaining undefeated in the competition after two years. Los Tucanes were 54-15 winners which saw them establishing their new record margin against …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Mexico Mexico set a new record on Saturday in hammering the Cayman Islands in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh). Las Serpientes’ …
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