Four Americas teams will take part in the Vancouver 7s, and in a unique turn of events the four have been drawn in separate pools. Hosts Canada will look to build on their improved form as they have landed in Pool D along with New Zealand, Scotland, and Russia. Bronze …

Danny Barrett has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. The bruising USA forward bashed his way to five tries over the weekend including a hat-trick on Day One against Samoa. He also showed his all-around skills with accurate passing and by intercepting several …

Los Jaguares are back home in Argentina. The roster resumed training today, doing so in Buenos Aires. They will play their third round match against the Lions on Saturday March 11. Of the players who were involved against the Kings and Stormers three are in doubt to face the Lions. …

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. UP Brazil For the second year in a row Brazil made history in the Americas Rugby Championship. In 2016 the USA fell in …

South Africa have done it again. For the fourth time in five HSBC Sevens Series tournaments the Blitzbokke took the top spot with a 19-12 win over Fiji in the Cup Final. The route wasn’t easy as they had to overcome a fierce challenge from the Eagles in the Semi …

A trio of Americas players have been named to the official HSBC Dream Team for the Las Vegas 7s. Both Canada and the USA had strong showings once again at the tournament, with Canada defeating their hosts in the Bronze Final. Eagles captain Alev Kelter is no surprise given her …

Uruguay hosted Chile in the first of two matches between the countries this year. The outcome of their result in Montevideo this weekend saw Uruguay finishing third in the Americas Rugby Championship. Chile was unable to score a competition point in this year’s competition. The teams are to meet again …

The Argentina XV and the USA completed to a draw on Saturday. For the second time in twelve months the teams fought out a match in which neither side was able to win. The home side was outplayed by the Eagles in the opening half. The USA’s lead, though, was …

Brazil made history on Friday, defeating Canada in São Paulo. The fixture was just the second time the two countries had squared-off. The visitors were, nonetheless, expected to see off os Tupis to record a win. In what was a match in which both side had their moments the rain …

A dramatic come-from-behind victory over Argentina the Cup Quarter Finals of the Las Vegas 7s have seen the home town favorites USA qualify for the Cup Semis on Day Three. Trailing 19-0 just moments into the second half, Maka Unufe sparked a remarkable comeback by scoring two of his own …

New Zealand overcame a stern challenge from the Women’s Eagles in the Cup Semi Finals on their way to a dominant Cup Final win over Australia at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas on Saturday. The victory stretches New Zealand’s overall table lead to six points above the …

Argentina defeated New Zealand 12-10 in the 2017 Las Vegas 7’s earlier today. The result sees Los Pumas 7’s finishing in top spot of Pool C. The win was the one match from today. Yesterday the South Americans defeated Russia 43-0 and competed to a 14-14 draw with Kenya. The fixture against …

Week 5 of the Americas Rugby Championship has impacted the Americas Rankings. Two out of the three matches were for rankings and both of those matches saw changes to the competitors’ rankings. Uruguay’s home victory over Chile sees no change to the ranking of either country. Uruguay went into the match already with …

International rugby in the Caribbean got underway for the year in February. The opening fixture saw St. Lucia playing host to St. Vincent and the Grenadines on February 18. The friendly international saw the team from St. Vincent and the Grenadines sailing to St. Lucia. Unfortunately the visiting side was …

The US Eagles have won the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. David Tameilau’s 80th minute try saw the Eagles finish in a 27-27 draw with the Argentina XV, but more importantly gave them a four-try bonus point that sees them crowned champions for the first time, with Argentina forced to look …

Los Jaguares fell short against the Stormers, losing 32-25 this afternoon in Cape Town. A poor first half from the Argentine side and two yellow cards ultimately prevented a winning result. Next up is a home match in Buenos Aires against the Lions. Los Jaguares opened the scoring. Nicolás Sánchez …

Uruguay ended their 2017 Americas Rugby Championship on a high as they defeated Chile by 45-14 at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo on Saturday. Riding a wave of confidence following the defeat of Canada in Maldonado, Los Teros ran in six tries to one as they stormed home to finish …

How convenient that the final match of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship will pit the two sides boasting perfect records in head-to-head competition. The southern region of Patagonia will host the match between the US Eagles and the Argentina XV. Comodoro Rivadavia will be the venue this week, more than …

The US Eagles are off to a flying start at the Las Vegas 7s. Dominant wins against Samoa and Chile have seen them qualify for the Cup Quarter Finals after Day One with one pool game to spare. A Danny Barrett hat-trick led the way against Samoa while Sudamérica qualifiers …

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any quieter in the Greene King IPA Championship – they have. Week 18 will feature just three Americas players, surely the lowest number in several years. With more funding set to be invested in the league by the RFU, perhaps we will see …