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The fourth round of the European Rugby Champions Cup will kick-off later today. Involved will be players from around the world with the Americas having four countries involved. Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the USA will all be represented. First up this weekend will be a match in England with the …

European Champions Toulon have suffered an injury set-back ahead of their away fixture against Leinster this coming weekend in Dublin. USA Eagles enforcer Samu Manoa has been ruled out of the match and faces four weeks on the sidelines through injury. The Californian forward was forced off early against Leinster …

A full plate of European action saw lots Americas players impress, and a few performances from Brazil’s test against Colombia were also noteworthy. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) No surprise that the Pumas stalwart is a staple in this weekly selection. Another quality performance against Munster that even included a …

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 Guatemala Los Jaguares are now officially the best Central American country and have the bragging rights for the net twelve months and …

Round 3 of the European Rugby Champions Cup will kick-off this evening. Games will continue on Saturday and Sunday and do so with players involved from the Americas. The only match today will see Patricio Albacete’s Toulouse play away to Ulster. The former Puma remains sidelined. In action on Saturday …

Almost a full slate of European action on offer, the British & Irish Cup, and the last international of the year gives us some options at a number of positions. Unsurprisingly it’s Argentina who dominate the side after an exciting match against the Barbarians. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) Solid …

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 Argentina In years gone by Argentina has suffered greatly from the transition process which occurs in the year after Rugby World …

The Americas will be represented this weekend at the highest level of European professional rugby as Canadians, Eagles and Pumas take to the field in week two of the European Rugby Champions Cup. In action later on today for Ulster will be the U.S. eligible Callum Black. The veteran prop …

Chris Wyles will start on the left wing for the second consecutive week as Saracens travel to Belfast to face Ulster on Friday in the second round of the European Champions Cup. The London-based club hammered a distracted Toulouse side in the opener last week, and have retained the majority …

The terrible events in Paris caused a number of games to be postponed, but we’ve still managed to put together a quality XV of players who were in action elsewhere. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) Good day at the office for the Tigers stalwart as he played a leading role in …