The USA have named their side to face off against Canada this weekend at Twin Elm Rugby Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Eagles are coming off a thrilling victory over Canada at the recent Pacific Nations Cup final. The victory was the USA’s second in a row over their …

Italian Head Coach Jacques Brunel has named his team to face Scotland this Saturday in Torino. The fixture is to be the first between the teams since the Six Nations when Italy won away from home at Murrayfield. Argentine Sergio Parisse will not play this Saturday which has seen Zebre …

The Japan 15th ranked will host the 19th ranked Uruguay on Saturday in the first of two upcoming test matches between the countries. Los Teros are playing in Asia’s strongest rugby playing nation to prepare for the Rugby World Cup. Japan will play in the USA’s group, Pool A while …

The USA Women’s Junior All-Americans defeated Canada Women U20s yesterday in the first of a two-match series between the two age-grade sides. Played on the campus of Central Washington University, the home side took an early lead, withstood a Canadian comeback, and pulled away down the stretch. The USA WJAA’s …

Canada face off against USA at Twin Elm Park on Saturday, so who better to talk rugby with than Ottawa’s favorite son, Al Charron! The former national captain is now Manager of Player Advancement for Rugby Canada, working closely with the country’s carded athletes as well as helping with alumni …

Teams from San Francisco and New York are in the Ireland preparing for the Limerick World Club 7s this coming weekend. The tournament brings together twelve of the top club sides from around the world. Both San Francisco and New York have produced some surprises since the World Club 7s …

Argentina’s tighthead prop complications have taken a further hit today with news that Matías Díaz has been ruled out of the World Cup. The former Super Rugby Highlander had been named as one of three tighthead specialists for the tournament by Head Coach Daniel Hourcade on Sunday but he will …

Canada has named their lineup to face the USA in Ottawa this weekend with a clear emphasis on final roster spots for the World Cup. Four final cuts to the squad will be made on Sunday following the match. Much of the first string side has been rested, and there …

The global governing body of the sport of rugby, World Rugby has come out and admitted the error of determining the Pools for Rugby World Cups three years before the tournaments are played. The groups for the upcoming tournament to be played in England and Wales were known as long …

Colombia’s women’s rugby team Las Tucanes are to arrive in Ireland today to participate in the upcoming qualifying tournament for the World Rugby Sevens World Series. They will participate in group B, joining Holland, China and Kenia. The qualifying tournament is to feature a total of twelve competitors of whom …

Former Argentine international fly half Ignacio Mieres has been linked to a move back to France to play in either the second or third division for Dax. Mieres himself posted photos on social media over the past few days of him in Dax itself. Reports have also reached the French media …

Evan Olmstead has been named in the Greater Sydney Rams squad ahead of the Australian National Rugby Championship season, but there is a chance he might not play for them. The Vancouver-born second row is in hot pursuit of a spot in the World Cup with Canada and he is …

A day after Argentina’s Rugby World Cup squad was named the team’s Pool C rivals, Tonga have confirmed their player roster for the twenty-team tournament. Included are no fewer than twenty players involved in the recent Pacific Nations Cup in which Tonga finished third. Currently ranked 10th in the world …

Liam Middleton has selected his Maple Leafs squad to travel to Limerick for the World Club 7 at Thomond Park this coming weekend. Typically a development side, the group features a number of senior sevens circuit veterans, including leading try scorer Sean Duke. Matt Mullins and Phil Berna have been …

One of the emerging sub-international 7s tournaments of the past few years has been the SEREVI Rugbytown 7s held at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado. The tournament, which just completed it’s 4th year of competition, is ever improving in the quality of teams that are in the field and has produced …

Daniel Hourcade’s naming of his squad of 31 players for the upcoming Rugby World Cup was genuinely well accepted. Questions were raised over certain selections, most notably being the decision to take only two hookers but three inside centers. Little though was spoken about in relation to a widely unknown phenomena, …

The 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 Uruguay U19s Los Teritos completed a flawless campaign in the Sudámerica Under 19 tournament in Paraguay this past week, winning all …

Argentine Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has taken a modern approach by selecting a 17-14 split of forwards and backs to take to the Rugby World Cup which gets underway on September 19. Following yesterday’s international against South Africa Hourcade was not present for the post match media conference. Instead he …

Uruguay is the 2015 South American Under 19 Champion. Los Teritos were crowned the winners of this year’s four nations competition by defeating all of Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Today’s 48-17 win over Chile saw Los Cóndores wrapping up an impressive campaign which featured three big wins. Played at the Estadio …

Brazil’s Under 19 team completed a 32-12 victory over Paraguay today to finish the South American Championship with a win. Brazil had previously lost against both Chile and Uruguay whom contested the 2015 Final also played today. The four nation event was played at the home of Paraguayan rugby, the Estadio Héroes …