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The HSBC Sevens Series reaches its zenith this weekend as the teams pile in for the most iconic seven-a-side tournament in the world in Hong Kong. Seven is the magic number in more ways than one, with seven teams from the Americas taking part across the two brackets. The main …

With this weekend seeing the Quarter Finals played in the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments there is to be no regular round of competition in the Top 14, Aviva Premiership or the Guinness Pro 12. But due to the terrorist attacks in Paris earlier in the season there …

USA Head Coach Mike Friday has made a late change to his roster about to play at the Hong Kong 7s. Nate Ebner has been brought in to replace Carlin Isles. There hasn’t been any confirmation regarding Isles status, but it is presumed that he was ruled out of play …

Tomás Leonardi will make his second start of the season for the Sunwolves on Friday. The Pumas international lines up at no8 against the Stormers at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Ed Quirk moves to openside flank to make room, with USA’s Andrew Durutalo dropping to the bench. The change …

It wasn’t a great week for the fortunes of Americas players. Few were found in starting lineups across Europe and fewer stood out. The Jaguares weren’t especially sharp against the Blues either, but we think we’ve managed to staple together a half-decent XV between the North and the South. 1 …

Talking Rugby on back to back weeks… what? You got that right. Just couldn’t keep away. Shall we? The Rugby Channel Launches We’ve been tracking the progress of the RIM-helmed streaming rugby channel since it first was mentioned last year. A few weeks ago the project showed some life as …

Compiling potential and probable rosters and starting XV’s for international duty is an activity employed by many. For some it is about fantasy selection while for others it is a genuine means to an end of staying up to date. Knowing where a team stands and what is required for …

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 Tucumán The capital city of the Tucumán province, San Miguel de Tucumán pulled off a spectacular coup in being allocated both of …

The national women’s Colombian team, Las Tucanes has been selected for the upcoming Atlanta 7’s. The olympic qualified Tucanes are coming off a third place finish at last month’s South American women’s Sevens event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Colombians are to travel to Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, March …

USA Rugby has announced their first Eagles Elite Training Squad, a new initiative created USAR Director of Performance Alex Magleby in conjunction with Mike Friday and John Mitchell to more closely monitor and prepare players for elite level performance. Similar to the Elite Player squad program currently in use by …