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Following the popularity of Americas Rugby News’ Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece Americas Rugby News takes an in-depth look into the foreign-born players selected for each of the six rosters in the Americas Rugby Championship. Included will …

The third annual Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) has begun. Uruguay’s sensational win over Canada in Vancouver has torn up the script. Looming questions surround the performances of both and what it means for upcoming matches in the tournament and beyond. Chile has a manageable schedule – three home matches and …

Against the backdrop of international competition will be Week 22 of the Pro D2. France’s second division has matches taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The following preview identifies the involvement of players from the Americas. Competition leaders Montauban have home advantage to open week 22. They are to …

Tommy Seymour has been named to start for Scotland in the Six Nations opener. Scotland play away to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in the first of two matches for the day. The second fixture sees France hosting Ireland in Paris. England face Italy in Rome on Sunday. Born in …

The USA enters the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship as defending champions for the first time. Their campaign begins on Saturday in Los Angeles against their most difficult opponent of the past two seasons – the Argentina XV.   2017 FORM Last year was, for the most part, very good for the Eagles. …

There are 13 uncapped players in the Eagles squad for the Americas Rugby Championship. It does sound like a lot. By comparison there were 10 new caps in last year’s ARC. The inaugural ARC in 2016, however, handed debuts to a whopping 25 newcomers. Of those, seven are returning for …

With one of their all-time great victories on the weekend it comes as no surprise to see more than half the side come from Uruguay this week. Despite the immense disappointment a couple Canadians managed to squeeze in along with a few players from the Jaguares exhibition against the Argentina …

The Seattle Seawolves have added another experienced front row player to their roster in Seattle Saracens stalwart Mike Shepherd. Primarily a hooker, the 28-year-old is comfortable across the front row. He has already had a taste of Major League Rugby having lined up at tighthead prop for the Saracens against …

The pools and fixtures for the opening day of the inaugural Hamilton Sevens this weekend have been confirmed. Hamilton has replaced Wellington as the location of the New Zealand leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, with the latter city losing their hosting rights after poor turnouts in recent years. Argentina …

Both Canada and the USA have made the call for reinforcements ahead of the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens Series that takes place in Hamilton, New Zealand, this weekend. Five players between the two sides have return home for medical attention with three making the long flight from North …