Five debutantes have been named by Richie Walker to compete in the opening round of the HSBC Sevens Series in Dubai this coming weekend. Only four players return from the team that competed at the Olympic Games in August with a new group setting their sights on Tokyo 2020. Olympic …
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 Buenos Aires Buenos Aires are once again Argentine Provincial champions. Former international flanker Tomás de la Vega led Buenos Aires to a …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 28 2016
Following the completion of international competition this weekend there have been changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – November 28 2016 shows final positions for Tier 1 and 2 sides. Argentina’s away loss to England sees no change to the rankings. England entered the future with a …
Read More »Two for Two as France topple Women’s Eagles
In a match very reminiscent of the first test in Béziers, France defeated the USA Women’s Eagles by a score of 31-6 at Altrad Stadium in Montpellier on Friday. The story was the same – a close 12-6 game at halftime and then a one-sided second stanza with France scoring …
Read More »Americas Players in Aviva Premiership – Week 9
New US Eagles cap Nick Civetta is poised to make his Premiership debut on Friday evening. The tall second row has been named as a replacement for Newcastle Falcons when they travel to Franklin’s Gardens to take on Northampton Saints. It will be the second senior Falcons appearance for Civetta, …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro D2 – Week 12
Friday marks a big occasion for 21-year-old Texan export Christian Ostberg. The big USA Select XV forward makes his first competitive start in his Pro D2 career as he lines up on the blindside flank for Aurillac when they travel to Angoulême. Two Argentines will be opposite in the Charente …
Read More »Americas Players in Guinness Pro 12 – Round 9
It’s a slow week for Americas players in the Guinness Pro 12 with the entire Canadian contingent injured or on international duty, save for Luke McGrath who of course is only a token representative having won his first cap for Ireland against the country of his birth earlier this month. …
Read More »All change for France in second USA test
France has made nine changes to their run-on side to face the USA Women’s Eagles in their second test to be played at Altrad Stadium in Montpellier on Friday. Recalled to the team are several players who missed Tuesday’s match in Béziers that saw the French cruise to a 36-10 …
Read More »World Cup 2019 Draw Date Confirmed for May 10
World Rugby and the Japan 2019 organising committee have confirmed that the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw will take place on 10 May, 2017 in Kyoto’s State Guest House. The iconic venue is a national symbol in Japan and has played host to globally important meetings, including hosting world …
Read More »Team of the Week
What a terrible week for Americas teams. Of the six involved in November tour matches, all six were defeated by their opponents. Chile’s catastrophic collapse in the second half against South Korea was the worst of the bunch. With such results we debated including European-based club players in this week’s …
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