Three rounds into the Americas Rugby Championship and everyone agrees in unison – the competition is here to stay. Where are we? Of the fundamental pillars for the success of a viable sporting competition the competition should be categorized as being off to a very good start with two of …
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 USA The USA’s thumping 64-0 win over Chile places the Eagles in pole position to win the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. The 10-tries-to-zero triumph …
Read More »Canada reach Cup Final in São Paulo
Canada couldn’t quite take the title against a rampant Australia, but they did defeat New Zealand for the first time in their history to make their third Cup final appearance in the last four stops of the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The strong showing shoots them into a tie with …
Read More »Americas Rankings – February 21 2016
Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend, nonetheless as of February 21 2016 there are no changes in overall position. Canada’s big win over Brazil had no impact on the ranking of either country. This was the case due to Canada going into there …
Read More »USA vs Chile ARC 2016 – Full Match
The USA Eagles head to South America in a few days with an eye on returning home as champions of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. In round three, played last night in Fort Lauderdale, Florida the USA put Chile to the sword, pounding Los Cóndores 64-0. Ironically the scoreline was …
Read More »Eagles Pound Chile in ARC
The USA Eagles rolled to a convincing 64-0 win over Chile in the 3rd round of the Americas Rugby Championship. The match, played at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale was a one-sided affair that saw the USA run in ten tries in the romp. The Eagles pressured Chile from the …
Read More »Chile confirm team to face Eagles
Chile have confirmed their match day squad to face the US Eagles at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday in round three of the Americas Rugby Championship. After an overwhelming defeat at the hands of the Argentina XV last weekend, Los Cóndores have opted to make six changes to …
Read More »Trio to debut against Chile
Former Junior All-American captain Tom Bliss will make his long-awaited test debut in round three of the Americas Rugby Championship when the Eagles host Chile in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. The scrumhalf, who was recently revealed as a PRO Rugby signing, is joined by two other newcomers in the run-on …
Read More »Americas Players in Premiership – Week 13
With the Six Nations taking a break this weekend there is to be great focus in Europe on the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 12 and Top 14 competitions. In England there are to be a host of Americas Players involved in week 13 of the Premiership. Starting off week 13 …
Read More »Americas Players in Pro 12 – Week 15
Week 15 of the Guinness Pro 12 gets underway this evening with Wales, Italy and Scotland each hosting one match. The round will continue on Saturday and Sunday and feature a host of Americas Players, from multiple countries. Canadians will be closely following the Ospreys home match vs Edinburgh in Swansea …
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