A host of Americas players are back in action this week as the Pro D2 resumes following a two week holiday hiatus. It’s a welcome boost on a jumbled weekend that sees round 13 of the Top 14 re-scheduled for March, a re-shuffle required to play a handful of Champions …
Read More »New Logo for Americas Rugby Championship
A new logo for the revised Americas Rugby Championship has been unveiled. The image features streaks of green, light blue, and red in the form of a rugby ball. The colours closely match those found on the jerseys of the participant countries – Brazil’s green, the light blue of Argentina …
Read More »USA Falcons Heading to South America
The USA Falcons developmental 7s side has named their roster that is touring South America. The squad is participating in the Seven de Mar del Plata in Argentina and then the Seven de Viña del Mar in Chile. The squad is taking on other developmental sides that the two tournament stops …
Read More »Talking Rugby (Vol. 3, Iss. 1): New Sheriff in Town
Welcome to 2016 and with it, the first Talking Rugby segment of the New Year. The big news around the water cooler this week is the new head coach for the USA. Seems Canada followed suit and has a coaching change on the horizon as well. Monday’s appointment of John …
Read More »ARN Spirit of Rugby Award 2015
A different sort of award, but one that should be held in the highest esteem among others, is our Spirit of Rugby Award. The culture of rugby is one of family, inclusivity, and commitment. It takes a brave soul to run onto the field and front up against 15 other …
Read More »John Mitchell Named Eagles Head Coach
After a long wait, USA Rugby has announced John Mitchell as the new Head Coach of the Eagles. Mitchell, who signed through the 2019 Rugby World Cup, replaces Mike Tolkin who was forced to re-apply for his position following a winless World Cup campaign. Despite given the opportunity to challenge …
Read More »Team of the Week
The horrendous weather that inevitably hits European rugby at this time of year has put a serious damper on the entertainment value, but we’ve still managed to sift through the mess to come up with a semi-decent side. The return of the Pro D2 should restore us to a full …
Read More »USA Wins Silver at Pan Am Maccabi Games
The USA Maccabi All Star team won Silver at the Pan American Maccabi Games with a 49-22 win over Chile. The games, which are being hosted in Chile, is an international multi sport event that gathers athletes of Jewish decent. The squad got their tournament off to a rough start …
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 Cornish Pirates The home of Canadians Brett Beukeboom, Matt Evans, and Aaron Carpenter have now won four league games on the trot …
Read More »USA: Top 10 Moments of 2015
The first week of the New Year provides the opportunity to take one last look back at 2015. This time around, we’re going to take a look at the Top 10 moments from 2015 for the United States. It was a rough year at times for the United States rugby …
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