On Wednesday at the Hipódromo de Rosario Argentina need a victory over France to book a place in the 2019 U20 Championship Semi Finals. Their match is to be a final in itself as Los Pumitas take their 1-1 record against group leaders France who have a 2-0 record thus …

As the European club season reaches a close and Super Rugby leans towards the playoffs, it’s time to look back and see how Canada’s overseas contingent fared in the 2018-19 campaign. Only a handful of Canadian internationals are currently based in the Southern Hemisphere – Tyler Ardron the most prominent. …

Ranked 3rd in the world, Ireland is a serious contender to win RWC 2019. Having won their pool in the previous two RWC tournaments the men in green are a definite team who have the potential to make history in Japan. It is fair to ask if this Irish side …

The bounce of the rugby ball can be unpredictable. Such was the case in Montevideo on Sunday evening as Namibia completed a historic win over Uruguay. If it had not been for a loose ball inside the Uruguayan goal area then a Namibian try would have been avoided. Unpredictability is …

History was made on Sunday when RWC 2019 participants Russia pulled off a shock upset over the Argentina XV in Montevideo, Uruguay. The fixture was a Nations Cup match between the national test side of Russia and the next of XV from Argentina. The Russian Bears produced a magnificent opening …

The historic first ever match between Chile, and Romania took place on Saturday in Valparaiso. For Los Cóndres the opportunity of playing against a test side from the world’s Top 20 was a breakthrough. Prior to the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) Chile struggled to receive regular international competition outside of …

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 San Diego Legion The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen …

Old Glory DC brought a close to their spring exhibition campaign with a 29-15 victory over the Ontario Blues at Cardinal Stadium on Sunday. The MLR franchise-to-be had to overcome some difficulty that saw them trailing well into the second half before pulling away in the final quarter. Two early …

The Seattle Seawolves held off a surging Toronto Arrows to claim a 30-17 victory in the second Major League Rugby Semi Final on Sunday. An engaged Starfire Stadium crowd were treated to an absorbing match that saw the Arrows claw back from a 23-0 deficit to get within one score …

The Major League Rugby Championship Final is returning to San Diego. A superb sideline conversion from Joe Pietersen with just seconds remaining on the clock gave the Legion a 24-22 win over Rugby United New York in a thrilling Semi Final at a packed Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. San …

Following the competition of a busy weekend of international activity the Americas Rankings have been updated. Calculations for the June 09 2019 edition take into account the June Internationals on Saturday, and Sunday in South America. From a regional perspective the weekend was poor with a 0-4 return. The attendance …

History was made this evening as Namibia claimed an historic victory over Uruguay. The 30-28 win was Namibia’s first with Uruguay having been victorious in the three prior test matches between the countries. Namibia’s celebrations were Uruguay’s heartbreak. They secured the win with the final play of the match. After …

Russia pulled off a shock upset his afternoon, downing the Argentina XV in the Nations Cup. The 48-40 victory was the first for Russia in the Nations Cup. They lost their opening match 48-26 against Uruguay yet today were the superior side and thoroughly deserved their win over the Argentina …

Los Jaguares were convincing winners over the Sharks on Saturday afternoon. The home victory was sufficient to see the Argentine Super Rugby franchise secure a home Quarter Final. The win saw was by five tries to one and saw all five of Los Jaguares’ scores coming from the back-three. Sebastián Cancelliere, …

Canada defeated the USA 23-5 in the second leg of their North American qualifier on Saturday evening. In doing so they have earned their spot at the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament in Brazil next month, taking the series on aggregate score of 67-38 following their first leg victory on …

U20 Championship hosts Argentina got their campaign back on track with a 41-14 win over Fiji. The result gives Los Pumitas a 1-1 record in the junior World Cup while Fiji are 0-2. Both teams have one pool match yet to play. Argentina’s performance was notably improved to that in …

The second Major League Rugby Semi Final takes place at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. Another sold out crowd is expected in Seattle to watch the Seawolves take on the Toronto Arrows. Both finished the regular season with 11 wins, the defending champions narrowly ahead on points thanks to their draw …

Brazil came close to upsetting Spain this evening, losing 22-16 in Osasco, Greater São Paulo. The occasion marked just the second test match between the countries. In the first Spain were convincing winners at home by 67-38 in Spain in 2017. This evening was a very different game of rugby. …

In the history-making first-ever test match between Romania, and Los Cóndores the Eastern Europeans came out on top defeated a spirited Chile 27-11 in Valparaíso this evening. The win was expected though the margin was far closer than that projected. With Romania having played in all RWCs from 1987-2015, and …

The second, and final, day of the Sudamérica Challenge took place today in Montevideo, Uruguay. It saw the u18 sides from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay competing to be the South American champion. Entering day 2 as unseated teams were Argentina, and Uruguay. The same two sides would ultimately …