You’d think that the opening of the Pacific Nations Cup this past week would have been the big story of the week. Right? Nope. The USA nearly pulled off an upset over Samoa? Eh, not the top story. The most talked about story this past week in the USA was …

This past week, Wallabies Nick ‘The Honey Badger” Cummins and Nic White were in Chicago to promote the Wallabies September 5th match against the USA at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The match will serve as the final warm up match for both sides before they depart for the 2015 …

Canada look likely to field almost an entirely new side against Tonga in the second round of the Pacific Nations Cup on Friday. Sources have indicated to Americas Rugby News that as many as 11 changes will be made from the side that lost to Japan, with only Hubert Buydens, …

Finding a balance between improving on what was an underwhelming performance in Christchurch and building for the World Cup is the task Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade is setting himself this week. Prior to the Rugby Championship getting underway he made it known that players were going to be rotated. …

An Emerging Blues development side will represent Ontario against Quebec on Saturday in a friendly at Thompson Rugby Park in Oshawa. The game features a number of young players on both sides who have come to the attention of senior selectors. The Ontario side is composed entirely of players under …

Los Teros have unveiled their jersey for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The shirt, made by Kooga, features the classic blue jersey with black trim, a design very familiar to Uruguayan fans. It is a welcome throwback to the uniform worn by the last Uruguayan team to play at the …

The first international hit-out of the year is usually a bit disjointed, and that’s certainly what we saw in the opening round of the Pacific Nations Cup. Fiji and Tonga looked about the same, a bit unfamiliar with each other, but with enough class to put together some exciting passages. …

The British Ambassador to Uruguay, Ben Lyster-Binns is to visit Los Teros this Wednesday. The number two ranked South American rugby nation is into the final stages of preparing for a first Rugby World Cup campaign in twelve years. Lyster-Binns will be accompanied by a delegation from Hampton School, an English …

The two former UAR employees who were accused of fraud of nearly 3 million Argentine pesos are on the verge of trial. Andres Sánchez and Hernan Blanco are accused of having committed crime against the company by cashing checks with forged signatures. The pair are near public trial after the Fourth Crime Chamber ratified prosecutions …

The England National team isn’t the only International side making a visit to Glendale, Colorado this Summer. The 4th Annual SEREVI RugbyTown Sevens kicks off in just over three weeks at Infinity Park. The tournament is one of the highlighted sevens tournaments on the American rugby calendar. This year, 17 …

The Americas Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the pros and cons from the weekend. Up AJ MacGinty debut A number of players boosted their Rugby World Cup chances substantially this weekend and none more so than USA Eagles debutant AJ MacGinty. Having …

It wasn’t a great week for the Americas teams in either the Rugby Championship or the Pacific Nations Cup, with three losses from three. As such it might be easier to select a ‘mediocre’ XV, but we can only work with what we’re given. Here is the Americas Team of …

The USA Eagles opened up their Pacific Nations Cup campaign this past weekend with a 21-16 loss to Samoa in San Jose, California. The Eagles fell behind early and used a second half surge to nearly upset 9th ranked Samoa. While the team and management are certainly disappointed in the final …

International rugby results from this past weekend have seen Uruguay rising in the World Rankings and Canada falling. Los Teros have moved up to 19th spot as a result of both Russia and Spain losing against lower ranked African opposition – Namibia and Kenya. Canada’s loss against Japan on Saturday sees …

Despite media reports in the British Press describing Uruguay as being an entirely amateur rugby nation, the reality is much different. The sport remains amateur but those in preparation for World Cup places are being paid to take time off work to concentrate on their rugby. In addition Uruguay has professional players based abroad including Felipe …

World Rugby’s most recent ongoing reviews of previous Rugby World Cups took a look at how Australia and New Zealand reached the Semi Finals in 2011. The teams did so by winning matches against South Africa and Argentina. Los Pumas faced the home side at Eden Park in Auckland in …

Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) lays claim to being the oldest rugby club in the world outside of Europe. With a history dating back to 1861 it is officially considered to be the 8th oldest and this weekend the club turned 154. It is likely to have players involved in Rugby World …

The governing body of rugby in the United States, USA Rugby has stated that former captain and veteran of three Rugby World Cups, Todd Clever effective immediately, has been released from the Eagles’ Pacific Nations Cup squad due to multiple squad conduct violations. Without detailing the specifics Head Coach Mike Tolkin …

It was a tale of two halves as Samoa hung on to defeat the USA in the opening round of the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup. Coming off of their strong performance against the All Blacks, 9th ranked Samoa looked to get their tournament off on the right foot against an …

Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has announced a 31-man squad to travel to Mendoza for next weekend’s Rugby Championship fixture against Los Pumas. Missing to injury are Rob Horne and Will Genia who were both involved in Australia’s round one win over South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday. Four new players …