Americas teams have their work cut out for them as they look to turn around their HSBC Sevens Series fortunes in Cape Town this weekend. Canada and Argentina are again paired in and this time find themselves in a stacked Pool C with England and New Zealand. It’s a nightmare …

Following the completion of international competition this weekend there have been changes to the Americas Rankings. The updated Americas Rankings – December 05 2016 shows changes for a number of countries. In the South American C Championship the results have implications for all four. Guatemala’s 34-0 win over Panama sees Guatemala rocketing …

Charente won away to Bourgoin with all points being Argentine. Impressive performances from Facundo Panceyra Garrido and Sebastián Poet propelled SA Charente XV to a 20-15 win on the road. Panceyra Garrido scored both of Charente’s tries. They were converted by Poet who also landed two penalties. Both players joined …

A man of the match performance from Juan Pablo Socino saw Newcastle to a home win over the Harlequins. Played on Sunday, the Rugby World Cup 2015 Puma scored two tries to help the Northern English side to an upset victory. Socino crossed in the 29th and 43rd minutes. His …

Guatemala and Costa Rica notched up impressive wins on Sunday. The Central American republics came away victorious against Panama and El Salvador respectively. The matches were the first of three rounds in this year’s South American C Championship. The opening match saw 1st vs 4th from the 2015 competition. This …

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 CALIFORNIA CUP With PRO Rugby Season Two still a few months away, American fans on the west coast have a new …

Round 1 of the newly-formed California Cup is in the history books. A sunny day in San Francisco Bay made for plenty of running rugby, with 25 tries in all spread across three games much to the delight of those in attendance. By the end of the afternoon two clubs …

Paul Ryan named South Africa as his favorites to set the pace on the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series and following the opening tournament in Dubai his predictions look spot-on. The Blitzbokke cruised through Day Two to lift the title, smashing both New Zealand and Wales before meeting Fiji in the …

Daniel Hourcade is set to hold talks with Tomás de la Vega. The Argentine Head Coach will meet with de la Vega, the player has confirmed. The 26-year-old recently won player of the year in the Campeonato Argentino. de la Vega captained Buenos Aires to the national provincial title last …

The Uruguay XV defeated Alto Valle this afternoon to win promotion in the Campeonato Argentino. The 31-27 victory sees Uruguay’s ‘A’ side rising from the third to the second division of Argentina’s provincial championship. In 2017 the Uruguay XV will play in the ‘Ascenso A’ division. The match was eagerly …

Caribbean winger Marland Yarde scored for England who downed Australia this afternoon. The speedster from St. Lucia scored one of four English tries in what was a 37-21 victory. The win sees England ending the year undefeated. It marks a magnificent turn around from 2015 when the nation crashed out …

Three matches at SFGG’s Ray Sheeran Field on Treasure Island will kick-start the new California Cup competition on Saturday. Newcomers Life West face off with Belmont Shore in the curtain raiser, Olympic test their mettle against the ominous Old Mission Beach, and hosts Golden Gate welcome Old Aztecs to the …

The effects of PRO Rugby’s arrival are being keenly felt across the United States, perhaps nowhere more-so than California. Rumors of the Pacific Rugby Premiership’s demise began circulating shortly after the conclusion of the PRO season, and confirmation has now come that while the league is not yet dead, the …

It’s slim pickings this week in the Greene King IPA Championship with only a half-dozen Americas players set to suit up over the weekend. With few clubs able to offer competitive salaries to overseas players the prospects of more players heading across the Atlantic to the English second division any …

New Zealand have laid down the challenge to the rest of the field after a dominant showing in Dubai that saw them march through all comers with relative ease to take the title in the first stop of the 2016-17 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Even Olympic champions Australia were no …

It’s safe to say Day One in Dubai did not go as planned for the three Americas teams taking part. Argentina, Canada, and the USA managed only two wins between them as they struggled to find their rhythm in their return to the HSBC Sevens Series. As such no Americas …

Week 13 of the Top 14 will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Involved are to be a number of players from a number of countries in the Americas. Pau will host the best team in this season’s competition, Clermont. Starting in the back-row will be Steffon Armitage.  The former …

Despite England playing Australia this weekend there is to be a full round of play in the Aviva Premiership. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas. Argentina, Canada and the USA will all have players involved. The one Friday fixture will see the 9th vs 5th. At …

With the November Internationals over for most it is back to domestic league action. The Guinness Pro 12 will have a full round played on Friday and Saturday. Playing for the Glasgow Warriors on Friday will be two players from the USA. Tennessee’s Tommy Seymour and California’s Langilangi Haupeakui will …

Portugal edged past Brazil in Coimbra on Thursday, winning 21-17. The result sees os Tupis ending their three-match European tour winless. Suggesting the tour was a failure, would be inaccurate though as Brazil showed marked improvement. The test match was the second on record between the countries. The prior international …