World Rugby has confirmed the officials for this year’s Rugby Championship tournament. The appointed referees are all men who will officiate matches at RWC 2019 in Japan. The annual competition between Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa will be played under a reduced format this year. The reason for …

Uruguay’s final match before departing for RWC 2019 will be against Brazil. The South American rivals will go head-to-head on Saturday September 07 at a yet to be confirmed venue. September 07 is officially the cut-off date for all international competition prior to RWC 2019. The Japan-hosted tournament is to …

World Rugby has appointed the referees for Romania, and Spain’s upcoming tours to South America. The five test matches in the continent are to all to be refereed by South American officials with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay to each feature. Brazil’s leading official, Henrique Platais, will take charge of Chile …

In a different than normal weekend for Los Jaguares the Argentine Super Rugby franchise will play a Friday fixture against the Hurricanes. The fixture will take place on Friday evening local time, making it an early Friday morning game for viewers in the Americas. Both teams are playing good rugby …

Canada is to play host to the USA in Vancouver in September. The North American countries will battle-it-out in what is to be the final match for both before departing for RWC 2019 in Japan. The match itself is to be played at BC Place in Vancouver. The selection of …

Sunao Takizawa is set to become the first Japanese player in Major League Rugby. The 33-year-old loosehead prop will join Austin Elite for the remainder of the 2019 season and is expected to continue with the team for 2020. He joins from the NEC Green Rockets of the Japan Top …

Los Jaguares’ opening try against the Highlanders was named as the Super Rugby Play of the Week. The score saw winger Sebastián Cancelliere breaking and kicking through for center Matías Moroni to gather and touch down. Scored in the 13th minute the try marked the opening points of the contest …

One of the success stories of the expansion of RWCs from 16 to 20 teams has been Georgia. The former Soviet Republic debuted in RWC 2003 and, despite being winless, would give South Africa a freight. Three years later the Lelos would finish third in their pool. In their second …

Austin Elite have secured the signature of Spain international David Mélé for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. A native of Narbonne, France, the 33-year-old is set to act as a player-coach with the side, bringing more than a decade’s worth of professional experience in France and England. Mélé will …

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 Argentina XV The top seeds for the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A started their campaign well in Medellín. Their 79-3 victory over Colombia …

The USA Women’s Eagles 7’s side finished 3rd this weekend in the Langford 7’s while Canada finished 5th. The competition was won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 21-17 in the final which saw them booking their place at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. New Zealand got to …

Two Americas players were named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Langford Sevens. Bronze-winning USA contributed Kristi Kirshe, who earned her first nomination in just her third career HSBC event. Her hard-running style has seen her rocket into starting contention for the Women’s Eagles. Despite finishing in 5th …

The historic first-ever rugby match at the senior level between Colombia and Argentina was played on Saturday in Medellín. The home side were no match for the regional powerhouses who were comprehensive winners. The Home side did score first with captain José Manuel Diosa landing a drop-goal. The remainder of …

There is little doubt as to what try was the best from the opening round of the 2019 Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. That accolade goes to the score by Agustín Della Corte from 95 meters out vs Chile. Not only was it a sensational long-range score but it was also …

The Toronto Arrows made it five wins in a row as they took a 28-21 bonus point victory over the Utah Warriors at Lamport Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Wind and rain made for poor handling the conditions with only brief moments of respite over the 80 minutes. Utah controlled the …

Round one of the Sudamérica 6 Naciones A is in the record books. In what opened the second edition of the expanded South American Rugby Championship there were three matches, one of which counted towards Americas Rankings. The match with rankings points on the line took place in Asunción, Paraguay. …

In the latest round of Super Rugby Los Jaguares’ winning streak of four matches ended. The Argentine franchise fell to an away defeat against the Highlanders in Dunedin, New Zealand. In what was a match that either side could have won the hosts would ultimately do so 33-27. The fixture …

Often in RWCs the ‘Try of the Tournament’ is scored during the group stage. In France 2007 this was indeed the case when Taku Ngernya famously left Bryan Habana for dead. The score came in what was the final fixture of the pool phase. It had eventual winners South Africa …

The Uruguay XV downed Chile in a thriller this evening in Santiago. The visitors were 39-32 winners in the final fixture of the opening round of the 2019 Sudamérica 6 Naciones A. The match was played at Old Grangonians Club, a club which was to play against Montevideo’s Old Christian …

A remarkable second half saw Rugby United New York come back from a 31-7 halftime deficit to fall just short, losing 38-31 to the Seattle Seawolves at MCU Park on Saturday. The New York faithful could have been forgiven for eyeing an early exit but were treated to a thrilling …