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USA Rugby has confirmed an historic double-header – dubbed ‘The Rugby Weekend’ – to take place in Chicago this coming November. The first match will feature the US Eagles against the New Zealand Maori at Toyota Park on Friday, November 4, and the second will follow a day later at …

It’s a busy week for the Americas in Pro D2, with 19 players from five different countries taking part between Thursday and Sunday. Bayonne took a 20-18 road victory over Bourgoin on Thursday with reserve flanker Benjamín Macome scoring a crucial try and fullback Martín Bustos Moyano slotting one conversion. …

Former US Eagles winger Colin Hawley is set to sign for PRO Rugby. An international at both 7s and XVs, Hawley announced via social media that he has been assigned to the San Francisco franchise, though final assignment, according to the PRO Rugby email, was subject to change. First capped …

USA Women’s Eagles head coach Pete Steinberg has named 49 players in his player pool for 2016, with less than half named – 21 in total – having previous experience at test level. The group includes 16 players still eligible for u20 rugby and only seven returnees from the 2014 …

Round two of the Americas Rugby Championship proved just as exciting as the first, and to prove the depth of talent there is an entirely new XV selected in this week’s team. Once again all six teams contribute and deservedly so, with standouts in each country proving their quality, even …

The USA Eagles hosted Canada this past Saturday in the second round of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Played in the capital of Texas, Austin the home side produced a good display to join the Argentina XV at the top of the competition standings. Both the USA and Canada are …

Brazil’s women’s Rugby Sevens roster has been named and is training for the upcoming international competition. The Arena Barueri in Greater São Paulo is to be the setting this coming weekend for the latest edition of World Rugby’s women’s Rugby Sevens stop. Head Coach Chris Neill has finalized his roster …

This afternoon, PRO Rugby announced that they have named Paul Barford as Head Coach for their Ohio team. Barford, a former Leicester Tiger, has been active in USA Rugby for the past 35 years since leaving his native England.  He has served in multiple coaching and development roles at the …

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 Ben Cima Goal kicking matters so much that it can win and lose matches. Regardless of the team a specialist is mandatory …

Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend. As of February 15 2016 there are no changes in overall position. There has, nonetheless, been movement in rankings points. Canada’s ranking points have been altered, seeing the 63,62 points decreased to a new ranking of 63,42 points. This …