During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week two the feature team is Canada. In day four of the series the feature is …
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Colombia Get the better of Mexico in ARCh
Colombia got the better of Mexico today in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh). The second round ARCh fixture saw Los Tucanes completing a comfortable 51-24 victory at home in Medellín. The win gives Los Tucanes two test match victories in the space of four days. Colombia defeated the Cayman Islands …
Read More »Domínguez Out of Currie Cup First Division Final
Los Jaguares XV winger Julían Domínguez has been ruled out of playing in the Currie Cup First Division Final. Having been injured in the Semi Final win over Valke, Dominguez returned to Argentina where he will now be sidelined for two months through injury. Domínguez scored eight tries for Los …
Read More »Paraguay Power Past Cayman Islands
In round two of the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) Paraguay rebounded from their defeat against Mexico to power past the Cayman Islands. Los Yákares played their best rugby of the year in completing a 57-7 win today in Medellín. Carlos Bareiro was the star as he scored a hat-trick. He …
Read More »Ryan Matyas signs San Diego extension
Ryan Matyas is the latest USA international to extend his stay at Torero Stadium. The 28-year-old has signed a new deal with the San Diego Legion. Having signed a two-year deal in December 2018, the new agreement will see him through at least the end of the 2021 Major League …
Read More »Argentina Team to Face France: How the Fans Voted
All rugby fans have their own choice of players they want to be running out on the field at the World Cup. To obtain a collective sample of opinion I ran pools across all positions on twitter. Each position had two options which meant that where there are additional players …
Read More »RWC Rewind Canada: Rees vs Namibia in 1999
During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week two the feature team is Canada. In day three of the series the feature is …
Read More »Surprises in All Blacks squad for World Cup
The All Blacks have shown their hand for the Rugby World Cup. Two-time defending Webb Ellis Cup winner Steve Hansen has named his final 31 for the upcoming tournament and it is not without surprises with some high profile players left out. Most notable is the exclusion of test centurion …
Read More »Harley Davidson moves from Glendale to Atlanta
Harley Davidson has departed the Glendale Raptors, opting instead to join expansion side Rugby ATL for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old speedster confirmed the move at the RugbyTown 7s over the weekend. He is the latest of a growing contingent of young American talent in Atlanta. There …
Read More »Graham Henry joins up with Canada for RWC
Canada will have a Webb Ellis Cup winner in their midst for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Head Coach Kingsley Jones has enlisted the help of Sir Graham Henry, the former All Blacks supremo, as an advisor for the upcoming tournament that kicks off next month. The 73-year-old recently spent …
Read More »Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Joins Racing 92 As Medical Joker
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla has joined Racing 92. The fly half has departed Argentina to play for the Parisians in the Top 14. His arrival is not permanent, though, with him instead being contracted for the remainder of 2019 as a medical joker. Racing 92 are without two fly halves due …
Read More »Scotland Lose the Services of Skinner from World Cup
Scotland have lost the services of Sam Skinner from the World Cup. The English import has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old made his debut for Scotland last November against Fiji. That month would also see him facing Argentina, and South Africa while in …
Read More »Belize Gain Regional and World Rugby Membership
Rugby Americas North and World Rugby have gained a new associate member union, Belize. The Central American country joined both entities on Saturday, remarkably doing so after just four years of existence. Belize’s southern neighbor, Guatemala is a Sudamérica Rugby member. The same is true of all other continental Central …
Read More »South Africa Confirm 31-Man RWC 2019 Roster
South Africa has confirmed a 31-man roster for RWC 2019. Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for 17 forwards, and 14 backs and has gone for experience. Captain Siya Kolisi will lead a group of world class players who are a mixture big names in Super Rugby as well as …
Read More »RWC Rewind Canada: vs Fiji in 1991
During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week two the feature team is Canada. In day one of the series the feature is …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Mexico History was made in the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) on Sunday. In the opening fixture of the 2019 edition of …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 25 2019
Following the completion of international competition this weekend the latest Americas Rankings have been calculated. In the August 25 2019 edition of the Americas Rankings it is the two fixtures from the Rugby Americas Challenge (ARCh) which saw points on the line. Colombia’s 83-6 win over the Cayman Islands corresponds …
Read More »Colombia Begin ARCh With Convincing Win Over Cayman Islands
Colombia begun their defense of the Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) in style today with a convincing win over the Cayman Islands. Los Tucanes were 83-6 winners at home in Medellín. The match was the third of the day and the second ARCh fixture. The first match saw Mexico beating Paraguay …
Read More »Colombia Cruise Past Brazil in Medellín
Colombia cruised past Brazil in Medellín this afternoon. Las Tucanes produced a surprisingly comfortable victory against As yards, winning 28-7 in the first ever women’s rugby test match between the countries. The out of sorts Brazil were packed with regular names from the Sevens side and it showed. In the …
Read More »Namibia defeat Sharks XV as Davies trims squad
Namibia coach Phil Davies has reduced his Rugby World Cup training squad to 38, ending a week-long training camp in Durban with an exhibition match against a Sharks XV on Saturday. The Namibians emerged in the winning end of a 43-0 score, a pleasing result for Davies against a team …
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