The men have wrapped up their HSBC Sevens Series for 2016-17 but there are still two stops left on the women’s circuit. This weekend it’s “Canada 7s” Take Two, this time in Langford as the women were only part of the Vancouver tournament in an exhibition capacity. Overall leaders New …
Read More »Junior All-Americans named for u20 Qualifiers
US Eagles 7s cap Malon Al-Jiboori is one of six returning players named in JD Stephenson’s final squad to prepare for the World Rugby u20 Trophy qualifiers against Canada next month. The blindside flanker was also part of the USA Select XV that traveled to Uruguay for the Americas Pacific …
Read More »Mahoni signs for Narbonne
Narbonne will have two giant-sized USA internationals in their squad next season. Joining David Tameilau in France is 20-year-old second row Siaosi Mahoni, who moves from Tameilau’s old club Life West on the USA’s west coast to the south east coast of France. A veritable giant at 2.03m (6’8″) and …
Read More »How will Ireland line up against the USA?
Ireland’s June International series features one game vs the USA and two against Japan. All three matches are away from home. How will Ireland line up against the USA? Missing to Lions Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt is missing eleven players to the British & Irish Lions. Leading the list …
Read More »Team of the Week
It was knock-out weekend in European rugby but few Americas players had a say, so it’s the South American World Cup qualifiers that instead get the bulk of the attention. A ‘sneak preview’ of what might be headed our way in Major League Rugby was also worth noting as the …
Read More »Calendar Confirmed for 2017-2018 HSBC World Rugby Sevens
World Rugby has confirmed the calendar for the 2017-2018 men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The competition will be played over 10 rounds, the first of which will be in Dubai in December. The series is to again have the opening two rounds in Dubai and Cape Town. The change …
Read More »Georgia name training squad for Americas tour
Georgia have named a 36-man training squad to prepare for their historic three-match tour of the Americas. The first stop is Calgary to play Canada on June 10, then the USA in Kennesaw on Jun 17, and finally Argentina in Jujuy on June 24. Head coach Milton Haag will reduce …
Read More »Barrett, Baker selected to HSBC Series Dream Team
A pair of Eagles have been named to the official 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series Dream Team. Announced on Sunday, the team recognizes the best players across the globe for their performances over the entirety of the HSBC Series. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Americas players have been named in the …
Read More »Up and Under
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 Chile Chile produced their best performance in a very long time to humble Paraguay in Santiago. The 66-7 victory saw Los Cóndores’ …
Read More »Fauilefau, Baker named to London Dream Team
Canadian forward Mike Fuailefau and USA winger Perry Baker have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the London 7s. It’s the first ever such selection for Fuailefau, who is rewarded for his physical play while helping Canada finish in 3rd place during the tournament. Baker led the …
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