Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship is in the books and the results were rather lopsided. Los Teros, the Eagles, and the Argentina XV all achieved convincing wins and as such only two players in this week’s team come from losing sides. With fatigue setting in after weeks of …
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Five South American countries are to be competing for Youth Olympics places. Taking place this coming Friday and Saturday (March 02-03) will be the Sudamérica Rugby women’s qualifying event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires 2018 will be played from October 06-18. The global event will feature competitors …
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Canada’s two-week trip to South America began on Saturday as they faced the Argentina XV at Jujuy in the fourth round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Coming off a relieving victory over Brazil in windy Langford the Canadians were looking forward to the sunshine of the south. The Argentina XV …
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The USA faced Brazil at the Estádio Martins Pereira on Saturday in Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. It was the first of two matches on the South American leg of the competition for the Eagles, thus far undefeated and aiming for a second consecutive ARC title. After a winning …
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Chile played host to Uruguay in Santiago on Saturday in Round 4 of the Americas Rugby Championship. Los Condores entered the match without a win while Los Teros were looking to rebound from their third round loss to the Argentina XV, though their 13-game test winning streak remained intact. The …
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Our most recent selections of rugby articles from around the internet. An obituary for a legend, the future of Major League Rugby, an England international coaching Canada, an All Black talks about American rugby, USA Rugby’s national development summit, inside the Eagles camp, the state of Chilean rugby, and the …
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For the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) the Argentina XV have added Santiago García Botta. He is one of six changes made by Felipe Contepomi for the final round clash against Brazil on Saturday. García Botta joins the Argentina XV from Super Rugby. He missed out on …
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Rugby Canada has announced a new multi-year partnership with Canterbury. The prominent New Zealand-based rugby apparel company will supply kit for all of Canada’s national teams as well as merchandise for general sale. Canterbury replaces previous kit suppliers Under Armour, who had been the apparel partner since May 2014. The …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. Due to the unusually high content of rugby at the moment this week’s Up and Under is a longer than usual edition. UP …
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South American professional rugby is coming in 2019, writes Ignacio Chans. The project is for an 8-team professional league in the region with it being the equivalent of Major League Rugby in North America. Such an idea has only been dreamt about in the past. Yet with the coming together …
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