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Australia ready for Olympic challenge

Medal contenders Australia have named their men’s and women’s teams for the 2016 Olympics. Both are expected to contend for top-three finishes, with the women heavy favorites to claim the gold after finishing first overall during the 2015-16 HSBC Sevens Series. The stars have aligned for the women, with all …

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South Africa names Olympic 7s team

Kyle Brown will captain South Africa’s men’s 7s side at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Brown has been restored to the role by head coach Neil Powell after making Philip Snyman acting skipper for the last two stops on the HSBC Sevens Series. Powell has stuck to the men that led …

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Uruguay Closing in on Hosting Junior World Trophy

Uruguay Closing in on Hosting Junior World Trophy, reports Ignacio Chans from Montevideo. The Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (Uruguayan Rugby Union – URU) has received notable praise in recent days from none other than World Rugby. The global governing body is looking at Uruguay as the host nation for the World Rugby …

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Los Pumas 7’s Present Olympic Uniforms

Under the slogan two colors, one flag. Two shirts, just one rugby Nike presented Argentina’s uniforms for the Olympic Games. As illustrated in the above image the two strips are to be similar to the look used by Los Pumas since 2015. Involved at the launch was Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade …

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Colombia Name Olympic Games Roster

Colombia’s twelve athletes who will compete in the Olympic Games have been named. Head Coach Laurent Palau has named Claudia Alejandra Betancur Suescún as captain and Cindy Solangie Delgado Buitrago as vice captain for Rio 2016. Las Tucanes will join Brazil, Canada and the USA in representing the Americas in …

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Team of the Week

It’s an all-domestic selection this week, with the vast majority of the side coming from two PRO matches where Ohio and Denver were particularly dominant. Sacramento did sneak a couple players in, while the Canadian Rugby Championship gives us a pair of players from the game in Esquimalt. Los Jaguares, …

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France name Olympic 7s rosters

France has unveiled their lineups for the Olympic Games next month. Following Brazil’s lead they have opted for minimal tinkering from the teams that participated in the HSBC Sevens Series. Frédéric Pomarel has opted not to select any XVs stars outside of Virimi Vakatawa for his men’s side, though the …

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Rio 2016 Balls Released

With less than four weeks to go until Rugby 7’s debuts at the Olympic Games, the organizers have unveiled the balls to be used in the competition. Involved will be five countries from our region: Argentina, Brazil and the USA will compete in both the men’s and women’s circuit while …

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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 Canada’s Women Already rising after a brilliant tournament opener against England, Canada showed no mercy to hosts USA and closed out the …

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Canadian Women rise to 2nd in World Rankings

Canada wrapped up a wonderful Women’s Super Series on the weekend with their third consecutive runaway victory against top opposition. In besting the top two teams from the 2016 Six Nations, the women have risen two spots to overtake both England and France and claim second spot, their highest ever …

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