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20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week two the feature team is Canada. In the final day of the series the feature …

England have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. They did so today in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions yet England will not be involved in the Olympics, instead the team will be Great Britain. With World Rugby not following the same national criteria as that of the IOC, …

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 Women’s Eagles Sevens This was unquestionably the best weekend in the history of the USA Women’s Sevens team. On Saturday they …

Romania beat Brazil by a single point this evening, winning 22-21 in Jundiaí. The result was secured via a missed conversion attempt from Josh Reeves. The unsuccessful attempt from the right touchline would be what stopped Brazil from upsetting one of the traditional RWC teams. Reeves would not only be …

An exciting fixture sees a rugby test match between Brazil and Romania for the first time in South America on Saturday. Both countries have aspirations of appearing in RWC 2023, and their match in Jundiaí is to be an early indicator of their respective tasks as the RWC 2015-2019 cycle …

The historic first ever match between Chile, and Romania took place on Saturday in Valparaiso. For Los Cóndres the opportunity of playing against a test side from the world’s Top 20 was a breakthrough. Prior to the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) Chile struggled to receive regular international competition outside of …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …

In the history-making first-ever test match between Romania, and Los Cóndores the Eastern Europeans came out on top defeated a spirited Chile 27-11 in Valparaíso this evening. The win was expected though the margin was far closer than that projected. With Romania having played in all RWCs from 1987-2015, and …

In the opening weekend of the 2019 June Internationals Chile play host to Romania. The fixture is to be historic as never before have the teams met at the senior level in international competition. For Chile the game falls two weeks after their most recent test match. In the final …