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A new weekly feature from Americas Rugby news that brings a collection of articles from around the rugby globe that catch our attention. Not all of these are ‘hot off the press’ and some may not have anything directly to do with the Americas, but all are worth looking at. …

There are a total of 28 countries chasing the remaining 8 vacancies at Rugby World Cup 2019. These countries are from all of World Rugby’s designated regions. In the case of the Americas the regions of Rugby Americas North and Sudamérica Rugby are combined for the purposes of Rugby World Cup …

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 Uruguay It is mission accomplished for Uruguay. Los Teros have advanced to the final round of Americas qualification for Rugby World Cup …

Canada put in a commendable performance at the Langford 7s but couldn’t quite get the prize they so badly wanted, instead settling for Silver as they were beaten by New Zealand in a thrilling Cup Final. The pressure of being the host side appeared to take its toll at the …

Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Brazil and Uruguay, the respective winners of their South American ‘A’ fixtures. There were, however, no positional rises or falls in the Americas Rankings. Brazil’s record-setting win over Paraguay has given Os Tupis a 0.48 …

Canada got off to the best possible start on Day One of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series event in Langford on Saturday. The hosts emerged as early favorites heading into Day Two after blowing past Brazil, France, and Russia in quick succession by a combined score of 90-20. Only New …

Mexico toppled the USA South Panthers in a thriller this afternoon. Played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Las Serpientes won the Rugby Americas North Championship fixture 36-29. The USA South Panthers started the game strongly. Asking question of the Mexican defense, the Panthers were able to open the scoring after sustained …

The Houston Strikers have swooped again, this time announcing the addition of London Irish scrumhalf Connor Murphy to the squad for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. At just 21 years old the signing is reminiscent of another recent addition, Worcester lock Charlie Hewitt, in grabbing a young player with …

Only four teams remain in the hunt for Top 14 glory. This weekend will see the number narrowed down to two. The Stade Velodrome in Marseilles is to be the setting for both Semi Finals. The fixtures will take place on Friday and Saturday. First up will be La Rochelle vs …

John Mitchell’s days as Head Coach of the US Eagles are officially numbered. The 53-year-old New Zealander was on Thursday unveiled as the new Director of Rugby for the Bulls, South Africa’s regional side based out of Pretoria. Mitchell will replace Nollis Marais in the leading role for the Super …