Following the completion of international competition this weekend the latest Americas Rankings have been calculated. In the August 25 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings it is the two fixtures from the Rugby Americas Challenge (ARCh) which saw points on the line. Colombia’s 83-6 win over the Cayman Islands corresponds …
Read More »Colombia Begin ARCh With Convincing Win Over Cayman Islands
Colombia begun their defense of the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) in style today with a convincing win over the Cayman Islands. Los Tucanes were 83-6 winners at home in Medellín. The match was the third of the day and the second ARCh fixture. The first match saw Mexico beating Paraguay …
Read More »Mexico defeat Paraguay in historic upset
History has been made in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh). In the opening fixture of the 2019 edition of the tournament Mexico defeated Paraguay 35-27 in a historic upset victory. Las Serpientes were deserved winners and put everything into completing the result. Today’s match was the second time Mexico and …
Read More »Mexico Ready For Americas Rugby Challenge
Mexico is ready for the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh). Las Serpientes’ Head Coach Ruben Duque has selected a roster of 26 players to compete in the second division of Americas regional competition. Mexico join the Cayman Islands in representing Rugby Americas North while Colombia, and Paraguay are the Sudamérica Rugby …
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 u20 With a 25-11 win over Paraguay on Saturday Chile were crowned Americas Rugby Challenge u20s champions for 2019. The …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 18 2019
There was one test match involving a competitor from the Americas this weekend. That fixture was South Africa vs Argentina in Pretoria. The Americas Rankings – August 19 2019 have been updated to take into account this fixture as well as noting the rankings implications from other matches from around …
Read More »Chile crowned ARCh u20 Champions
With a 25-11 win over Paraguay on Saturday Chile were crowned Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) u20s champions for 2019. The Four Nations tournament in Asunción featured Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Paraguay. Chile’s 14 point victory saw them going through the ARCh undefeated. Their win over Paraguay followed convincing victories over …
Read More »Paraguay edge Colombia in ARCh u20s Classic
Paraguay edged out Colombia in an Americas Rugby Challenge u20s classic on Tuesday. Los Yakáres held on to be 21-19 winners in a match in which they had been leading 21-0. Paraguay opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Continuing his excellent form from the match against Mexico was goal-kicker …
Read More »Paraguay hammer Mexico in ARCh u20s
Paraguay hammered Mexico 73-17 in the opening round of the Americas Rugby Challenge u20s on Sunday. The lopsided victory was the ideal start for the home team in the Four Nations tournament which also involves Chile, and Colombia. The Paraguayans played some excellent rugby yet it would be Mexico who …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 11 2019
Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 11 2019. They take into consideration results from Pacific Nations Cup matches involving competitors from the Americas as well as the Rugby Championship. Canada’s 33-23 defeat against Tonga saw the world’s no15 winning against …
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