With the only notable 15-a-side rugby this past weekend the Super Rugby finals, this week we’ve opted for a special selection. To celebrate the impressive Rugby World Cup Sevens hosted in San Francisco we’ve selected our form team from that tournament instead. There were mixed fortunes for the Americas teams …

The next edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Circuit has been confirmed by the regional governing body. This year’s edition will again be played in January. The executive committee of Sudamérica Rugby have again allocated hosting rights to the two legs to Uruguay and Chile. The tournaments are to be the …

Rugby 7’s is to feature in week 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the IOC has confirmed. It is to be a repeat from the 2016 Olympic Games. For Tokyo 2020 the rugby 7’s matches are to be played across six different days. They are to be organized into two daily sessions …

A 34-man Georgia XV squad has been named to take part in the Rugby Summer Cup set to take place in Tbilisi starting this weekend. The team will be coached by former Lelos fullback Bessik Khamashuridze, a member of both the 2003 and 2007 World Cup squads. Only four capped …

French Top 14 club Racing 92 has named a preliminary 42-man squad for the upcoming ‘Rugby Summer Cup’ that will see them playing matches against Brazil and the Argentina XV in Tbilisi, Georgia. Included are an impressive 22 full international players and a number of new signings. France loose forward …

The player roster of Brazil has been named for the upcoming two-match tour of Georgia. Os Tupis will play matches against the Georgia XV and Racing 92 in Tbilisi as part of the ‘Rugby Summer Cup.’ Game one of the tour will be against the Top 14 clubs on July …

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 RWC Sevens 2018 The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was a tremendous success. Played at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, 40 teams …

New Zealand’s Joe Ravouvou has been named Player of the Tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The big winger tied with South Africa’s Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi for the lead in tries with six across four games. Ravouvou headlines the official tournament Dream Team along with fellow Melrose Cup winner …

New Zealand accomplished a unique double on Sunday by winning the Melrose Cup at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. In fact the ‘double’ is multi-faceted – not only did New Zealand win both the men’s and women’s competitions, they won each for the second consecutive time. Having …

Argentina closed their Rugby World Cup Sevens account with two wins on Sunday, the second a dominant 33-7 victory over hosts USA. In doing so Los Pumas earned 5th place overall with the Eagles in 6th. Canada would see their tournament end in defeat to finish in 12th spot. After …

Chile finished off their Rugby World Cup Sevens on a high by winning their third consecutive match and earning the Bowl with a 20-7 victory over Hong Kong. The result gives them a 17th overall finish with their only defeat the last-second loss to Ireland on opening day. Pedro Verschae …

Women’s Eagles star Naya Tapper has been selected to the official Rugby World Cup Sevens Dream Team. The powerful winger scored seven tries in four matches, two each in the last three. Only New Zealand’s Michaela Blyde went better with nine tries including two hat-tricks. Blyde is one of three …

It will be an all-Americas affair in the 5th Place Final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens after hosts USA and Argentina each won their first matches on Day Three in San Francisco. Meanwhile the Championship Final will see England and New Zealand facing off with the Melrose Cup on …

Chile will play in the Bowl Final at the Rugby World Cup Sevens after defeating Uganda on Day Three in San Francisco. Uruguay were overwhelmed by Hong Kong, while Jamaica were given a sound beating by Papua New Guinea Los Cóndores led 15-5 at the break thanks to tries from …

The 2018 Super Rugby season concluded for Los Jaguares on Saturday. The Argentine franchise concluded their third season in the competition by losing their inaugural Quarter Final 40-23 against the Lions. The fixture saw star fly half Nicolás Sánchez playing for the final time for Los Jaguares. He is to …

New Zealand clinched their second consecutive Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens title on Saturday with a 29-0 whitewash of France in the Championship Final, once again proving themselves one step ahead of the rest. A Michaela Blyde hat trick led the way as Les Bleus simply had no answer for …

A Phil Burgess try in sudden-death extra time gave England the upset victory over the USA in a pulsating Quarter Final to end the men’s action on Day Two of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. Two tries from Dan Norton had put England in the lead but …

The second day of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco proved more fruitful than the first for the Americas teams knocked out of Championship contention. Canada, Chile, and Uruguay each earned victories while Jamaica put in a creditable performance in defeat to Hong Kong. Chile opened the day …

Los Jaguares were eliminated by the Lions in today’s fourth and final Super Rugby Quarter Final. The 40-23 defeat brings to an end the most successful season for the Argentine franchise which joined the competition in 2016. The Lions win saw the South Africans outscoring the Argentines by four tries …

The top two Americas seeds at the Rugby World Cup Sevens advanced to the Quarter Finals after dominant performances in the Round of 16 on Friday. Argentina ended Canada’s hopes of reaching the final eight while the USA started their tournament in style with a big win over Wales. Canada …