Uruguay

Match between Romania and Uruguay postponed

The Nations Cup match between hosts Romania and Uruguay scheduled for Monday, June 13, has been postponed. After several delays and with the score 18-0 in favour of the home team, the match was called in the 35th minute due to severe rain and thunderstorms. The remaining minutes will now …

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Hearn returns for Olympic Qualifier

Ciaran Hearn has been recalled by Liam Middleton to take part in the all-important Olympic Repechage Qualifier taking place in Monaco on Saturday. The tournament is the last chance to earn a spot at Rio 2016, with only the winner offered an invitation. Hearn returns to the lineup having missed …

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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 Cayman Islands The RHSW Cayman National XV’s rugby team has scaled new heights by beating a powerful USA South Panthers team in …

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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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ARN Forecast June 11-13

It’s time for predictions! The ARN Forecast returns and we’re kicking it up a notch with an impressive roster of rugby writers from across the Americas! This time we’ll be testing our punditry for the June internationals – those ones involving the Americas teams anyway – over the next three …

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Nations Cup Round 1 Preview

The World Rugby Nations Cup returns on Thursday, hosted for the 10th consecutive time in Bucharest, Romania. This year’s tournament has been expanded from four to six teams for the first time since 2012. With the Tbilisi Cup put on hold due to Georgia’s Pacific Island tour, Emerging Italy and …

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Los Teros named for Emerging Italy

Uruguay has made wholesale changes to their team to face Emerging Italy in Bucharest on Thursday. Only four players are retained in the starting lineup, with several youngsters given a chance to impress in the first round of the World Rugby Nations Cup. Experience returns to the front row in …

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Team of the Week

While much of the European club season is winding down, we still had a full slate of Top 14 action to pine over and of course PRO Rugby, the Pro D2 final, the Canadian Rugby Championship, and the match between Chile and the Argentina XV. Next week we’ll have the …

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