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Classifying Americas Rugby

Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …

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Canadian Women rise to 2nd in World Rankings

Canada wrapped up a wonderful Women’s Super Series on the weekend with their third consecutive runaway victory against top opposition. In besting the top two teams from the 2016 Six Nations, the women have risen two spots to overtake both England and France and claim second spot, their highest ever …

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Americas Rankings – July 03 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – July 03 2016 see Mexico gaining rankings points at the expense of the Cayman Islands. Before the fixture Mexico had 44.62 points and was 56th in the world. This was a narrow advantage …

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Americas Rankings – June 26 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 26 2016 see the USA and Canada trading places. Argentina’s 0-27 humiliation loss against France on Saturday has seen the South Americans dropping to 9th in the world. The drop from 5th place sees …

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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 Canada XVs Having come unstuck against Japan one week earlier Canada turned things around in style to annihilate Russia in Calgary on Saturday. …

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Americas Rankings – June 19 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 19 2016 see rises and falls for a number of countries. Argentina’s 30-19 win over France sees Argentina obtaining a slight gain to rise from 82.59 to a new ranking of 82.87 points. …

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Americas Rankings – June 12 2016

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 12 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. Argentina’s 30-24 win over Italy had no impact on the Americas Ranking of the home side. This is the case …

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