The first round of the World Cup Repechage competition is finished and already there are clear lines drawn of who can advance, and who can’t. Despite having two rounds still to play the tournament could be wrapped up as early as Saturday, both officially or figuratively. Canada’s blowout win over …

The Sudamérica XV Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has departed Chile and is now in Paraguay. His side will play their second of two November Internationals on Saturday. The former Argentina Head Coach has retained eight players that played in the 38-21 win over Chile and has retained hooker Diego Fortuny …

Are you looking to attend RWC 2019 in Japan? Perhaps you wish to take in matches involving both Argentina and Uruguay? Maybe both the USA and Canada? Doing so will realistically not be possible as schedule headaches await Americas fans. South America Argentina and Uruguay will compete in separate pools …

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. Due to the high volume of rugby this week’s edition is bigger than usual.   UP Canada Canada came through their opening match …

Canada completed a comprehensive win over Kenya earlier today. The match saw Americas 3 vs Africa 2 in a RWC qualifier. The two countries are joined by Germany and Hong Kong with the four competing for the last chance qualifying ticket to RWC 2019. The North Americans had too much …

The Terminator, Hanco Germishuys underlined his billing as he scored a 70 meter run in try against Samoa. The try contributed to the USA Eagles’ historic first-ever victory over the Pacific Island country. Germishuys was not even supposed to be starting the match. Instead he was a late replacement for …

The Americas Rankings have been updated for November 11 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the implications of Saturday and Sunday’s November Internationals. Canada’s 65-19 win over Kenya was greatly enjoyed by the staff, players and supporters. It was Canada’s biggest scoreline since 2006 vs Barbados. The …

Germany’s battle with Canada on Saturday has become infinitely more intriguing after they defeated Hong Kong 26-9 in their opening round match of the World Cup Repechage competition. The scores were level until the final quarter when the Dragons began to crack under the pressure of the German forwards. It …

Canada came through their opening match of the World Cup Repechage with ease as they blasted Kenya 65-19, scoring 10 tries in the process. It was Canada’s highest points total since the 69-3 win over Barbados in June 2006. A hat-trick from DTH van der Merwe led the way with …

One of rugby’s leading rivalries took its latest turn on Saturday. Played in Dublin, Ireland were the superior side in beating Argentina 28-17. It was the second and final match between the countries during the period in between RWCs 2015 and 2019. For a complete match report click here. At …

In a special attraction on Friday Ulster played host to Uruguay. The Northern Ireland province vs South American country fixture was a part of week two of the November Internationals. Uruguay used the fixture as a means of familiarizing the staff and players with the task awaiting them at RWC …

Nine minutes after missing a regulation goal USA fly half Will Hooley redeemed himself to land the match winner for the USA against Samoa. It came after Hooley had slipped over upon his run-up to strike the ball on a previous attempt. The result was a wayward miss which let Samoa …

Chile were beaten by the Sudamérica XV 38-21 today at home in Santiago. In a match in which Chile had an opportunity to win Los Cóndores had a great way of preparing for next weekend’s home international. An early double from winger Tomás Mac Gaw gave the Sudamérica XV a 10-0 …

Brazil earned respect against the Māori All Blacks this evening. Playing at São Paulo’s famous Estádio do Morumbi the Tupis lost 35-3 but put in a far better performance than the scoresheet suggested. A determined effort from the home side saw the Māori restricted to 14 first-half points. Os Tupis …

Argentina opened their November Internationals by falling to the world no 2 Ireland in Dublin today. The 28-17 loss gives Argentina plenty to think about ahead of next Saturday’s match in Lille against France. The match was competitive throughout as both teams competed in exchanges. The first gain went Argentina’s …

Will Hooley nailed a penalty goal in extra time to lead the US Eagles to their first ever win against Samoa. The final score read USA 30, Samoa 29, with the win taking the USA’s winning test streak up to nine. A great start from the Eagles saw Joe Taufete’e …

Argentina have called-up Mariano Galarza. The Bordeaux second-rower joins the roster Los Pumas in France for next Saturday’s international in Lille. Galarza has been added to the roster in place of Marcos Kremer. The regular starting flanker was forced to return to Argentina for personal reasons. Without him Head Coach …

The World Cup Repechage continues with Hong Kong matched up against Germany in what will be a decisive battle between two evenly-matched teams. It’s been nearly a decade since the two teams faced off and it’s fair to say they have both made significant progress in that time. Hong Kong …

The last-chance saloon opens its doors on Sunday with four teams vying for one spot on the plane to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. First up it’s Canada against Kenya. The former are favorites for most and the only side in the competition to have previously qualified. Kenya …

These are hard days for Canadian rugby fans, who yearn for the golden years when the team battered their way into a World Cup Quarter Final. The world has turned in the age of professionalism, however, and Canada’s first crack at full-time rugby won’t come officially until January with the …