Liam Middleton has been forced to make three changes to his Canada 7s team that heads to New Zealand for the next leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Nanyak Dala, Justin Douglas, and Mike Fuailefau drop out from the team that took part in Cape Town. In their place …

Canada u20 begins their final preparations for the February 13 qualifying match against the USA in Texas this weekend, with 39 players headed to Victoria to stake their claim on one of 26 final roster spots for the one-off match. With victory comes a ticket to the World Rugby u20 …

Less than two months out from the start of the new Americas Rugby Championship, Chile’s head coach resigned. In the latest edition of Hands On!, Americas Rugby News caught up with Paul Healy, the former head coach of Los Condores, to give readers a first-hand account of why he stepped …

Earlier this week the Fédération Haïtienne de rugby took an important step forward into being fully integrated into the international rugby community. With Haiti Rugby unveiling an executive Committee the union of the Caribbean nation is closer to becoming a future member of Americas Rugby North. Presently the entity still …

Brett Thompson has replaced Maka Unufe in the USA Men’s Eagles 7s traveling squad headed for the South Pacific. Unufe’s status is described simply as ‘unavailable’. Thompson was not in the initial group named to take part in the Wellington and Sydney stops on the HSBC Sevens Series, having missed …

Argentina’s roster for the Americas Rugby Championship has been named. Head Coach of the Argentina XV, Pablo Bouza will be taking with him 26 players to North America for the opening round of the competition. The Argentina XV will play away to the USA in Houston, Texas on February 06. …

The last weekend of pool play in the British & Irish Cup is upon us, and a number of Americas players are again in action as teams vie for spots in the knock-outs. Leinster ‘A’, Doncaster, Yorkshire Carnegie, London Welsh, and Bedford have already qualified with the last three spots …

Upcoming international competition for teams from Uruguay and Argentina have seen a collaborated effort this week. Los Teros have been in Training with Los Jaguares in a mutually beneficial arrangement before the upcoming Americas Rugby Championship and Super Rugby competitions.  Los Teros are to begin the Americas Rugby Championship in three weeks time, …

This afternoon PRO Rugby North America officially announced San Diego as their third team location, even though Southern California wasn’t in the initial plans for PRO. When the competition officially launched in November, organizers stated their would be two teams in three different regions… California, Mountains, and Northeast. PRO were …

This weekend will see a host of Americas Players involved in Champions Cup Week 6. It is to be the final round of the group stage and for some it is a must-win weekend. For others their fate has already been sealed. Taking to the field from the Americas will be …

A number of Americas players are to be in action this weekend in Challenge Cup Week 6. The final round of the Challenge Cup will see test match players from Argentina and the USA taking to the field. The round got underway on Thursday evening with the Sale Sharks hammering …

For the first time in Rugby Championship history a neutral venue is to play host to one of the competition’s matches. The governing body of Argentina Rugby, the UAR posted on it’s website this evening that Los Pumas are set to move Rugby Championship game to Twickenham. UAR President Carlos Araujo …

Leandro Assi will make his first ever start in the Pro D2 on Friday evening as his new club Provence face off against Beziers. The tighthead prop arrived from Argentina just two weeks ago as a medical joker for injured hooker Denis Fogarty. It looks to be a tough match …

It’s a slow week for players of Americas origin in Pro D2. No more than a dozen will be in action, with 10 named to games on Friday evening and two possibles lined up for Sunday. This won’t be very helpful when it comes time to pick the team of …

Following the popularity of Americas Rugby News’ Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece Americas Rugby News takes an in-depth look into the foreign-born players in each Six Nations squad, where they were born and how they …

Los Condores’ preparation for upcoming international competition saw the number four ranked South American nation playing a friendly on Wednesday evening in the northern city of Antofagasta. Chile defeated a Northern Selection in an Americas Rugby Championship Warm-up fixture 38-17. The composite Northern Selection (Selección Norte) gave Los Condores a …

Despite being two of the powerhouse clubs on the American rugby scene, meetings between the Seattle Saracens and Glendale Raptors are few and far between. That cycle will be broken this coming weekend as Seattle plays host to the Raptors at Magnuson Park for the three-match Legends Cup in honor …

Jebb Sinclair will be staying in England for a little while longer yet. The big Canadian forward has extended his contract with London Irish for another two years. Currently locked in a relegation battle, the Exiles are sitting in 11th place on the Aviva Premiership table, with only a single …

Argentines Sergio Parisse, Martín Castrogiovanni and Gonzalo García were all named in Italy’s Six Nations Squad, announce today by Head Coach Jacques Brunel. The former Perpignan Top 14 championship winning coach has retained Parisse as captain. The roster contains ten uncapped players – props Andrea Lovotti and Matteo Zanusso, hooker …

The official fixtures for the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship have been known since December but not all unions have yet confirmed where they are to play their home matches. One of the unions yet to do so is Argentina. Los Pumas will play host to two matches with Chile playing in Argentina …