Canada hosted Chile in round two of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. The fixture was vastly different to that of 2016 but, ultimately, had the same outcome. Canada’s win was historic in that it was the 100th time that the country had won a test match. For those interested …
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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 Canada Canada successfully rebounded from their round one defeat to topple Chile on Saturday. Their victory gets their Americas Rugby Championship …
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Week two of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship saw no changes in the Americas Rankings. The six best teams from the Americas played in the first of five rounds with two of the three matches being capped. In defeating Chile by more than 15 points Canada gained maximum rankings points. No …
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The Argentina XV underlined their favorites tag with a comprehensive win over Uruguay on Saturday. The 57-12 triumph means the Argentina XV head to Chile with one hand already on the trophy. Back from playing in freezing British Columbia, the Argentina XV were too strong for Los Teros. Combined the …
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A hat-trick from star winger Taylor Paris helped Canada to a 36-15 win over Chile at Westhills Stadium in Langford on Saturday evening. Played in frosty but decent conditions – compared to a week ago at least – the match had a very sloppy start, with both sides committing numerous …
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The USA made it two-from-two in the Americas Rugby Championship, downing Brazil in Texas this evening. The 51-3 bonus point victory sets up an intriguing round three fixture against Canada next weekend. A strong start from the home side saw them on top in quick time. PRO Rugby star Spike …
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The Argentina XV powered past Uruguay this evening, winning 57-12. Played in front of a strong attendance in Bahía Blanca the Argentina XV Backing-up from defeating Canada the result makes the Argentina XV well-placed to win the tournament. The Argentina XV tested Uruguay early on. A break from Julían Domínguez …
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Round One went fairly well with five of our pundits getting all three winners correctly. Only one – Jake Frechette – managed to pluck a dead-accurate score of any match with his USA +6 prediction proving spot-on. Once again we have 10 of the greatest minds from American rugby set …
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One team will walk away from Westhills Stadium with their first win of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday where Canada host Chile. Unless, of course, they end in a draw. Last week’s match at the same venue was played the worst conditions seen in a test match in recent …
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Revenge will be a dish served warm, at least that’s what the Eagles will have in mind when they welcome Brazil to Dell Diamond in Saturday’s second-round Americas Rugby Championship fixture. The players will not have needed to be reminded of the historic 24-23 defeat suffered at the hands of …
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