Test match rugby returned to the Americas on Saturday. The one, and only, match of April saw the Dominican Republic playing at home against Curaçao. With the Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña on the line, the Dominican Republic powered to a 32-17 victory. The result has consequences for both countries in the Americas …
Read More »South American A 2017 Championship Dates
Dates for the 2017 South American A Championship have been announced. This year’s edition is to see Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay battling it out in a competition which doubles as Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification. The winner of the Four Nation competition is to advance to play either Canada …
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 Vancouver 7s For the second consecutive week North America has presented a world class sevens tournament with Vancouver arguably even more impressive …
Read More »Rugby Sevens Finalizing Details for 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos
The final details are being established for the 2017 Juegos Bolivarianos. FRC Operations Director Mario Henao has been meeting with officials in the host city, Santa Marta. The Colombian city is to host the event in November. Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens will be staged from November 19-23 with eight …
Read More »Up and Under – ARC 2017 Edition
The 2017 Americas Rugby Championship has come and gone. It was a tremendous success for the sport overall. There were upset results with some performing above expectations. There were also low points with areas requiring the attention of both teams and administrators for 2018. UP The Competition In looking to …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 4, 2017
Week 5 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Chile sees no change to the ranking of either country. Uruguay went into the match already with …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 25 2017
Week 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Canada sees the North Americans dropping 0.88 rankings points to Uruguay. The updated rankings mean …
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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 USA The US Eagles set a new record for tries and points scored as they romped to a 51-34 win over …
Read More »Argentina qualify for Las Vegas 7s
Brazil may have won the title at the Women’s Sudamérica 7s in Córdoba, but it’s Argentina who have claimed the biggest prize. Despite losing 31-12 to the champions, in reaching the final Argentina’s women have qualified as the 12th team at the Las Vegas stop of the HSBC Sevens Series …
Read More »Argentina, Brazil Dominate Day One in Córdoba
Argentina and Brazil dominated Day One in Córdoba. The two countries won all three of their respective matches, doing so in style. Brazil opened with a 52-0 thumbing of Uruguay. It was followed by a 45-0 downing of Paraguay and a 31-0 win over Venezuela. As such not only did …
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