An explosive opening quarter steered Canada to a 44-33 victory over the USA in the first leg of the North American qualifier for the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Tuesday. The victory leaves the Junior All-Americans with an 11-point deficit to make up heading into Saturday’s rematch. Toronto Arrows star …

Uruguay impressed at Home against Russia, winning 48-26 this afternoon. The Nations Cup match served as valuable preparation for RWC 2019 which is to be the first RWC ever to involve both countries. Uruguay were the better side and this was reflected not only in the points scored but also …

In the lead-up to the home stretch of the Super Rugby season Los Jaguares have been rocked by a double injury blow. Both Ramiro Moyano, and Tomás Lezana have both been confirmed on the sidelines, adding to the list of missing Jaguares names. Moyano was injured playing against the Reds …

The Argentina XV opened the Nations Cup this afternoon with a 39-25 win over Namibia. The match was closer than anticipated yet ultimately the Argentina XV were able to win by a comfortable margin. Played at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, Uruguay the fixture was the tournament opener for the …

Los Pumitas scored some amazing tries but were a flop first up against Wales. The host country of the World Rugby U20 Championship fell to a 30-25 defeat as ill-discipline cost them badly. Scoring of three of the game’s five tries was not enough for a positive result as Wales …

The final round of the Major League Rugby regular season saw four teams entering level on points with only three spots left in the Semi Finals. One of those on the edge was the NOLA Gold, who traveled to San Diego where the Legion were awaiting in front of a …

A late change of plans for the Major League Rugby Championship Series will now see both Semi Finals played on Sunday. The original outline confirmed by the league last month had the top seed hosting the fourth on Saturday, with the number two seed hosting number three on Sunday. Those …

The first of two legs to determine the North American representative at the World Rugby u20 Trophy takes place on Tuesday evening. It was Canada who defeated the USA in last year’s series hosted in Texas. This year both matches will be held at Vancouver Island’s renowned Shawnigan Lake School. …

The most successful country in the history of the RWC is New Zealand. The All Blacks are the only team yet to be defeated in a pool match and are the only three-time champions. Their titles were won in 1987, 2011, and 2015. The first two came on home soil …

The 2019 World Rugby Junior World Championship kicks-off today in Argentina. The host nation will become the third country, after France and Italy, to host the U20 Championship twice. Argentina previously played host to the event in 2010. Argentina will open against western British side Wales. The Welsh have named …

A special Tuesday test match will take place in Montevideo tomorrow. Los Teros will take on Russia in the opening round of the 2019 Nations Cup. Uruguay welcome back Major League Rugby (MLR) players Santiago Arata, Diego Magno, Juan Echeverria, Alejandro Nieto, Mateo Sanguinetti, Rodrigo Silva, and Andrés Vilaseca. They are to …

The Nations Cup begins on Tuesday in Montevideo, Uruguay. Opening the tournament will be a non-capped international of Argentina XV vs Namibia. It is uncapped based the Argentina XV being the ‘next of XV’ and not Los Pumas. The Argentina XV are coached by RWC 1999, 2003, and 2007 second-rower …

Madison Hughes earned selection to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Paris Sevens on Sunday. The USA captain was in top form, leading the Men’s Eagles to a 4th-place finish to see the team close out second overall on the season. Hughes kept the team on track following the …

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 Brazil, Colombia Women’s Sevens An unbeaten tournament in Lima from the Yaras saw Brazil qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. …

Fiji won their 5th event of the season in Paris to claim the overall 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series title on Sunday. The deciding match came in the Cup Semi Finals against the USA where the Fijians proved a class apart, winning 33-14 to clinch top spot. It’s the fourth World …

Canada closed out their 2018-19 HSBC Sevens Series campaign on a high note, winning all three of their Day Two matches in Paris to lift the Challenge Trophy. The 9th-place finish secured their 11th overall spot for the season. After a poor opening day that saw them drop all of …

The Seattle Seawolves ended their regular season in style with a 38-26 victory over a feisty Austin Elite at Starfire Stadium on Sunday evening. It secured Seattle as the second place finishers this season while Austin closed the books on 2019 with a zero in the win column. From the …

The San Diego Legion defeated the NOLA Gold 22-10 on Sunday evening to clinch first overall in the regular season and home field advantage for the Championship Series. In doing so they also brought the curtains down on NOLA’s season, the early season contenders losing their fourth straight to crash …

Brazil has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. As Yaras went unbeaten in the qualifying competition this weekend in Lima, Peru to underline their favoritism and secure their place on the big stage next year. As Yaras were winners of Group A on Day One, finishing as the top …

Brive are back in the Top 14. Les Corréziens defeated Grenoble 28-22 this afternoon to win the promotion – relegation fixture. With it Brive will play in the 2019-2020 Top 14 while Grenoble have been officially relegated to the Pro D2. Involved for Brive was Axel Müller. The 2016 Olympian …