Each week during the World Cup, the editors will select an Americas XV from the best of the four teams in action. Once it’s all said and done, we’ll then choose an a select XV from the tournament as a whole. Below is who we think might make up that …
Read More »Wales and Uruguay Name Lineups for Pool A Opener
Wales and Uruguay have named their rosters for their Pool A opener on September 20th. Sam Warburton leads out a Wales side that has been decimated with injuries to key players in their buildup to the Rugby World Cup. Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland is on the hot seat as …
Read More »RWC Forecast Round 1
It’s time for predictions! Americas Rugby News is stepping it up for the World Cup, inviting other writers from around the Americas to test their mettle against the ARN editors. Before we get into the goods, here’s who we have this week, joining regulars Paul, Bryan, and Ted: Christian Gómez …
Read More »Agustín Ormaechea, following in his father’s footsteps
Uruguayan scrumhalf, Agustín Ormaechea, is to, like his father, play in a Rugby World Cup and to also do so by playing in the U.K. His father, Diego, was the oldest player in Rugby World Cup 1999 aged 40. In that tournament Uruguay played against Scotland, South Africa and Spain …
Read More »The Corral Brothers, Two World Cups, Two Decades Apart
Matiás and Alejo Corral are to join the select club of brothers to have played in a Rugby World Cup. Matías played for Argentina in Rugby World Cup 1995 while some twenty years later his younger brother, Alejo, will be playing for Uruguay. As players they are comparable. Both left …
Read More »Uruguay Tipped to host Chile and Argentina in Americas Rugby Cup
Brazil’s recent confirmation of where and when the Tupis will be playing their Americas Rugby Cup matches have come despite the five other participants remaining tight-lipped about their games. Although there has been no official confirmation Americas Rugby News has learned that Uruguay will be playing away to both Canada and …
Read More »RWC 2015 Preview – Pool A
The ‘Pool of Death,’ with four top-ten teams according to the official World Rugby rankings, and only two spots open to reach the finals. Hosts England will have to wade through dangerous waters, with Australia favorites to top the pool and both Wales and ever-unpredictable Fiji eyeing their own way …
Read More »Up and Under
The 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 Home-Grown Pumas Starting this coming Friday the world’s best twenty countries will compete for the ultimate prize of winning the Rugby …
Read More »The Straight Feed – Americas Rugby Cup
So the secret is out. The Americas 6 Nations competition is a go. It will run concurrently with the original tournament that inspired it in February and March, and will add Brazil and Chile into the mix with the established quartet of Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA. Of those, …
Read More »Foreign-born players at RWC 2015
A popular topic of debate heading into the World Cup is that of eligibility, particularly that resulting from the residency method. Americas Rugby News takes an in-depth look at the foreign-born players in each squad, where they were born and how they are eligible. An interesting fact – only Argentina …
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