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Swiryn joins Thompson on sidelines

Kevin Swiryn’s knee injury suffered while playing against Australia in the Wellington 7s has now been confirmed as an ACL tear. It’s the second such injury to a US Eagles 7s player in a matter of days, with Brett Thompson going down in training only four days earlier. Both players …

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PRO Rugby headed to Denver

Long rumored and originally reported in November, sources have indicated to Americas Rugby News that Denver is now certain to be one of the two PRO Rugby franchises still to be officially unveiled. The team will be based in Glendale and play out of Infinity Park, currently the home of …

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Canada and Argentina finish Sydney on highs

Both Canada and Argentina closed out their Sydney 7s accounts with victories as the two Americas sides each took home some silverware on the latest stop of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Canada went undefeated on Day 2 to win the title of Bowl Champions, while Argentina won their final …

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Americas Rankings to Open 2016

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Today marks the fundamental change in international competition in the Americas. With the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship beginning World Rankings are to be on the line for Brazil, Canada, Chile and Uruguay in their matches. Argentina and the USA are to play too but with it being the Argentina XV …

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Eagles, Pumas chase Cup in Sydney

Mike Friday’s USA Eagles 7s and Santiago Gómez Cora’s Argentina have qualified for the Cup draw in Sydney in a virtual repeat of last week’s Day 1 results on the HSBC World Sevens Series. Canada meanwhile slumped to their second winless opening day of the season, dropping all three matches …

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Americas players in Premiership Round 11

It’s a slightly quieter week for Americas player in England’s Aviva Premiership, but nine is still a reasonable number to keep track of. Argentina, Canada, and the USA are all represented as the league bring the first half of the season to a close. World Cup Pumas Horacio Agulla and …

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Squads and Fixtures for Sydney 7s

The next round of the HSBC World Sevens Series is just a couple hours away and the final squads for the three Americas teams involved have been confirmed. A knee injury suffered by Kevin Swiryn in Wellington opens a space for Martin Iosefo in Mike Friday’s Eagles 7s team. Canada …

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Americas Rugby Championship Broadcast Schedule

A number of changes have been made to the original Americas Rugby Championship schedule, and Americas Rugby News has now confirmed kickoff times and broadcast details with ESPN. Below takes into account all revisions and time zone corrections, including the most recent from Americas Rugby Championship officials: Changes to Chile’s …

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