The USA South Panthers will travel to Colombia from August 1 to 7 for two matches. It’s a tour that has been postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second match will be a ‘test’ against Las Tucanes on Saturday, August 6 at the Estadio Moderno Julio …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP USA defeats Chile in Qualifier classic The USA edged Chile 22-21 in an extraordinary first leg of their World …
Read More »Americas Rankings – July 10, 2022
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. Our first set of rankings for 2022 see …
Read More »USA edge Chile in extraordinary first leg of RWC Qualifier
The USA edged Chile 22-21 in an extraordinary first leg of their World Cup Qualifier Series in front of a partisan crowd at the Estadio Santa Laura in Santiago. Driving rain throughout left the pitch water-logged and saw both teams relying heavily on their kicking game. A power outage in …
Read More »Premier Rugby Sevens all set to return in San Jose
The second edition of the Premier Rugby Sevens takes place at San Jose’s PayPal Park on Saturday. It’s the opening leg of a three-tournament series that will move on to Washington, DC, next weekend and culminate in Austin, Texas, on July 30. The inaugural event took place in Memphis last …
Read More »World Cup Qualifier – Chile vs USA – ARN Guide
The most significant match of the year thus far takes place on Saturday in Santiago, Chile. Los Cóndores have home advantage against the USA in the first of two matches. The teams will meet again in game two in Denver, Colorado. The winner of the matches, on aggregate will qualify …
Read More »Lamositele and Lasike out of Qualifiers, USA calls up two
Titi Lamositele and Paul Lasike will not be playing for the USA in the World Cup Qualifier series against Chile. Lamositele has opted out for personal reasons, while Lasike suffered a broken hand against the French Barbarians. Angus MacLellan and Kisi Unufe have been called up as replacements. Lamositele had …
Read More »2022 Major League Rugby Dream Team
This was Major League Rugby’s biggest season yet with 13 teams and 109 games played. An extra round of playoffs was added and off-field controversy saw the top two teams in the Western Conference disqualified from contesting for the Shield. New England set a new standard for success in the …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Argentina XV earn tremendous upset over Georgia Capping off the weekend, Argentina’s second senior side recovered from an 11-point …
Read More »Eagles hold on to beat French Barbarians
The USA held on to defeat the French Barbarians 26-21 at AVEVA Stadium on Friday night. Hot and humid conditions in Houston saw both teams struggling with fatigue, and a series of late penalties dragged the game into the 87th minute as the Eagles successfully defended their line. A drop-goal …
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