It wasn’t a great week for the fortunes of Americas players. Few were found in starting lineups across Europe and fewer stood out. The Jaguares weren’t especially sharp against the Blues either, but we think we’ve managed to staple together a half-decent XV between the North and the South. 1 …

Americas Rugby News has learned that rugby is set to return to Pacaembu for Brazil vs Chile. The historic stadium in São Paulo will play host to a South American A Championship match later on this month. The stadium administration made the confirmation that on April 30 Brazil will take-on …

Talking Rugby on back to back weeks… what? You got that right. Just couldn’t keep away. Shall we? The Rugby Channel Launches We’ve been tracking the progress of the RIM-helmed streaming rugby channel since it first was mentioned last year. A few weeks ago the project showed some life as …

Liam Middleton has selected his group of 13 to prepare for the Asian leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The tour stops first in Hong Kong, the most historic stop on the circuit and one that doubles as a qualifier for core status for outlying nations. Canada has found mixed …

Uruguay’s roster has been named for the Junior World Rugby Trophy. The upcoming international under 20’s competition will be played in the African country of Zimbabwe this month. The national under 20’s side, Los Teritos will travel to Zimbabwe on April 13. Following an impressive campaign in 2015 Head Coach Guillermo Storace …

Los Pumas are to play their third and final home Rugby Championship fixture this year in London, England. Confirmation came from the UAR that the debated decision of relocating a home test has been finalized and with it Argentina confirms a game vs Australia at Twickenham, the site of the …

As a team Los Jaguares have not been an on-field success to date. With one win and four losses thus far the team has a long way to go to reach the required heights to be in with a chance of winning a Super Rugby title. The purpose of the …

Taylor Paris has his boots on again. After several long months on the sidelines following ACL surgery, the Canadian star returned to action with French club Agen last weekend, putting in a 30 minute shift as a replacement for their u22 side against Stade Français. On Saturday he took another …

Compiling potential and probable rosters and starting XV’s for international duty is an activity employed by many. For some it is about fantasy selection while for others it is a genuine means to an end of staying up to date. Knowing where a team stands and what is required for …

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 Tucumán The capital city of the Tucumán province, San Miguel de Tucumán pulled off a spectacular coup in being allocated both of …

Pucará prop Cipriano Martínez brutally assaulted San Albano second-rower Juan Masi in a URBA club match in Burazco on Saturday.  The act could very well result in a life ban for Martínez. The incident was caught on camera and can be seen below. Pucará was shamed by the incident, posting the following …

The national women’s Colombian team, Las Tucanes has been selected for the upcoming Atlanta 7’s. The olympic qualified Tucanes are coming off a third place finish at last month’s South American women’s Sevens event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Colombians are to travel to Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, March …

Veteran Pumas back-rower Juan Manuel Leguizamón has been named by Raúl Pérez as an injury replacement for Tomás Lezana for next weekend’s away Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington. Lezana missed Saturday’s loss against the Blues in Auckland, forcing  Pérez to adapt which he did by elevating Pablo Matera …

Concerns for Los Jaguares are mounting with Tomás Lezana and Ramiro Moyano returning to Argentina Injured. The players were both injured this weekend in Auckland, New Zealand. Lezana (pictured) had been named to start for the second consecutive week only for the Santiago del Estero forward to be forced out with an injury to …

USA Rugby has announced their first Eagles Elite Training Squad, a new initiative created USAR Director of Performance Alex Magleby in conjunction with Mike Friday and John Mitchell to more closely monitor and prepare players for elite level performance. Similar to the Elite Player squad program currently in use by …

John Tait has made three changes to his Canadian Women’s 7s team to take part in the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series in Atlanta next weekend. The team will look to take it one notch higher than their standout performance in Brazil that saw them reach the Cup …

Missed Chances cost Los Jaguares against the Blues this morning with the Argentine Super Rugby franchise losing 24-16 against the Auckland based side. With it Los Jaguares failed to secure any competition points for the first time and the team slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat. Execution proved to be …

Los Pumas and France are to play Two Tests in Tucumán, the UAR confirmed today. The unprecedented move of having two tests in the same province will Argentina hosting both home tests against France this coming June in the rugby stronghold of Tucumán. The UAR is to work together with local government …

It’s a bit of a quiet week as far as Americas players are concerned in the Greene King IPA Championship. As injuries take their toll near the end of a long season there are only eight Americas exports involved, and only a handful named in first XVs. Friday evening’s match …

A number of Americas’ Players are to take to the field in France this weekend in week 20 of the Top 14. This season’s competition has continued with the unpredictability of previous years as many different clubs are proving capable of both reaching the play-offs or being relegated. Opening week 20 …