The Ontario Arrows have confirmed their staff for the 2018 season. As expected the new privately-funded elite rugby side has appointed Chris Silverthorn as Head Coach, with a strong supporting cast behind him including recently retired Canadian international Aaron Carpenter. The Arrows will play a six-game spring schedule against New …
Read More »Wales to play South Africa in Washington DC
Wales will play a test against South Africa on US soil on June 2. Multiple media outlets have now reported that the game will take place in Washington, DC, at a venue to be confirmed. It’s thought that the preferred location is Audi Field, the future home of Major League …
Read More »Tickets On Sale for Brazil’s Home ARC Matches
Tickets are on sale for Brazil’s home matches in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The upcoming Six Nations of the Americas tournament is to be the third annual competition. Brazil will host three matches, one in São Paulo and two in São José dos Campos. Tickets for Brazil’s hoe matches …
Read More »Team of the Week
European rugby was back in mostly full force this past weekend and we were also given another treat – a Major League rugby match in Houston! Well, an exhibition anyway. We’ve also reached into the Italian Eccellenza again with a few standout Argentines helping out this week, and one Chilean …
Read More »Pools drawn for Viña del Mar as teams make changes
The second and final leg of the Sudamerica Sevens series takes place at Viña del Mar on the Pacific coast of Chile this weekend. All 12 teams who participated at Punta del Este will be returning with two sports in the Rugby World Cup Sevens up for grabs between five …
Read More »2017 ARN Team of the Year
In the year 2017 there were mixed results from the Americas. Some teams struggled badly, while others reached new heights. This category is not limited to international sides, however, with a handful of domestic teams standing out among their peers and earning consideration. In Canada it was the BC Bears …
Read More »Vancouver set to launch Major League Rugby team
In the wake of Houston’s historic weekend that saw more than 5,000 fans attend their opening preseason game against the Seattle Saracens, Seawolves owners Adrian Balfour and Karl Harrison have confirmed that they are in advanced talks to bring a Major League Rugby franchise to Vancouver. Temporarily named ‘Vancouver RFC’, …
Read More »Up and Under
Our first Up and Under of 2018. After a few weeks off it’s time to bring get back up to speed! 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 …
Read More »MacGinty joins growing Americas injury list
The disabled list continues to grow for Americas fans with AJ MacGinty the latest to suffer serious injury. An awkward fall at a ruck while playing for Sale Sharks against Harlequins on the weekend resulted in the Eagles flyhalf being carried from the pitch after twisting a knee. Early reports …
Read More »Talking Rugby (Vol. 5, Iss. 1): The Beginning of an Era?
Not even a full week into the New Year and there’s a Talking Rugby segment? Seeing as the last one was almost six months ago, I’m not going to come right out and say that it was one of my New Year Resolutions to write more… buuuuuuuttttttttt. We’ll see what …
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