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 …
Read More »Pichot, Super Rugby and future for North and South America
The President of the Americas Rugby Championship, Agustín Pichot has asked the question “Why can’t Uruguay Play Super Rugby?” This was one of a number of revelations to be outlined – others include possible Super Rugby futures for Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and the USA and a second division for the Americas …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »USA Draw with Argentina XV in Entertaining Match
In front of a crowd of just over 10,000 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, the USA Eagles and Argentina XV opened up their Americas Rugby Championship accounts with a match for the ages. The two sides battled it out for over 80 minutes in an entertaining and action filled …
Read More »Americas Rankings to Open 2016
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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