Sergio’s Parisse’s Italy are going to Ireland with three changes. Coming off an opening round Six Nations defeat against England, Italians have made three changes to their line-up to face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Head Coach Conor O’Shea has named two changes to the front-row. At Loose Head Andrea Lovotti …

Sam Underhill has been named as a benchwarmer for England. The no 2 ranked team in the world play at home vs Wales in a Six Nations match on Saturday. The teams are both looking for their second wins after they were both victorious in the opening round, last weekend …

Brazil traveled to Santiago to face Chile at the Estadio de La Pintana on Saturday. It was the first game for each side in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The closely-matched rivals battled to the end with just one score separating them on full-time. The match in its entirety can …

The USA began their 2018 Americas Rugby Championship campaign against the Argentina XV on Saturday in a match between the only two sides that have won the competition. A close contest saw the two sides within one score through to the final whistle at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles. …

Uruguay hosted Canada in Montevideo on Saturday for the second leg of their two-match Rugby World Cup Qualifying series to determine the Americas 2 representative for Japan 2019. A packed house at the Estadio Charrua was treated to an entertaining spectacle with eight tries split between the two sides. The …

The Seattle Seawolves have beefed up their front row stocks once again with the signing of former Melbourne Rebels prop Tim Metcher for the 2018 Major League Rugby season. A member of Australia’s u20 side at the 2011 Junior World Championship, the 26-year-old tighthead specialist arrives in Seattle after an …

With the international season upon us our team this week is selected entirely from the three big games on the weekend. Uruguay’s World Cup qualifier win over Canada did not count towards the Americas Rugby Championship and as such this is not an entirely ‘ARC’ weekly XV, but regular service …

The USA will play in Pool C at the Las Vegas Sevens, one of four Americas teams that will participate in the fifth stop of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. A ninth-place finish as Challenge Trophy winners in Hamilton was consolation for the Eagles after a difficult opening day. Two …

Los Cóndores have been hit by an early set-back. Following their loss against Brazil on Saturday it has been confirmed that two Chilean backs have been ruled out of the remainder of the ARC. Center and captain José Ignacio Larenas in addition to fly half Santiago Videla both suffered tournament …

The USA Eagles opened 2018 in style. They began the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) with a victory over the Argentina XV in Los Angeles. In doing so they became the first team to defeat the Argentina in the ARC. Since the ARC began in 2016 the Argentina XV has gone …

With two weekends of international rugby already in the books for 2018 it’s time to revisit our best of 2017. The first of five awards still to come is our 2017 ARN Dream Team, a select XV made up our picks for the best Americas players over the course of …

Six schools participated in the recent Get Into Rugby (GIR) Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The bi-annual event took place on Saturday January 27 at the Richmond Hill Playing field in Kingstown. The day started with heavy rain but it quickly made way for the sun to enable a …

Hot off qualifying for RWC 2019, Uruguay are now preparing to face Brazil. The fixture in São Paulo this coming Friday will their second of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. Uruguay has confirmed the 23-man roster with a feature point being that it is without European-based players. Uruguay sealed their …

Uruguay is going to RWC 2019. This headline made serious noise as it was reflected upon by rugby followers the world over. As impressive as it was it must not be viewed as the end point in the qualification process for Uruguay. Instead what Uruguay and the RWC need from …

Massive changes have been made by the Argentina XV to Face Chile. The teams meet at the bottom of the world on Saturday in a second round match in the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC). Both teams are looking for their first win after Chile fell to Brazil and the Argentina …

Jaguares coach Mario Ledesma has named a 29-strong traveling squad for their three-match tour of South Africa that begins this week. Los Jaguares will travel to Pretoria to play the Bulls in a preseason fixture on Saturday. Their 2018 Super Rugby campaign officially begins against the Stormers at Newlands on …

The exodus of players from Argentina to Europe continues. The latest to depart is Pedro Mercerat, the first ever fullback for the Argentina XV. Aged 27, Mercerat was a regular for the Argentina XV in 2016. He did not earn any caps for Los Pumas but was very much one …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. With many significant activities this week an extra-long list in both the Up and Under categories is required.   UP Uruguay Uruguay are …

Only four Spots Remain for RWC 2019 – Who can qualify? There are opportunities for countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. They come in the form of (a) direct regional qualification and (b) repechage. Uruguay sealed the final spot in Pool D of RWC 2019. The South …

Fiji defeated South Africa 24-17 in a thrilling Cup Final at Waikato Stadium to close out first ever HSBC Sevens Series event held in Hamilton. Alosio Naduva’s third try of the match erased a 12-point halftime deficit and capped of an impressive run for the Fijians, who edged both Samoa …