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Argentina has confirmed a 47-man playing roster for the 2021 Rugby Championship. Los Pumas will play six test matches away from home, facing Australia, New Zealand and South Africa twice each. The roster contains players based both at home and abroad. Playing based in Australia, England, France, Italy, New Zealand, …

So far so good for the USA to start the Women’s Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics. Two tries from Kristi Kirshe led the way in a strong performance against China in their opening match. It was a similarly impressive effort against hosts Japan in the second to clinch a spot …

Argentina have won Bronze in the Men’s Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics. Ignacio Mendy’s try four minutes into the second half sealed a 17-12 victory over Great Britain, with the Pumas defense again holding strong in the final minutes. Earlier in the day they were defeated by Fiji in a …

A remarkable victory by Argentina over South Africa in the Quarter Final sees Los Pumas within one victory of a medal. Gastón Revol’s red card just two minutes into the game looked to have ended all hope but two tries from Marcos Moneta helped secure a famous 19-14 victory. Argentina …

The USA are a perfect two wins from two to start their Olympic campaign. A late try from captain Madison Hughes helped the Eagles defeat a challenging Kenya in their first match. Hughes would grab a try and two conversions in a convincing win over Ireland, who softened the scoreline …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Uruguay shine with Gastón Mieres hat-trick A star performance from Gastón Mieres saw Uruguay past Brazil, winning 36-13 in …

Opening up the Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics are the Men, who begin on Monday morning local time, Sunday evening in the Americas. A dozen teams have qualified with squads of 13 players each at their disposal. The pandemic and uncertainty surrounding the event sees less global stars involved …

Nathan Hirayama has been given a rare honor for Friday’s opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The 33-year-old Men’s Sevens co-captain has been selected as one of Canada’s two flag-bearers, the other basketball player Miranda Ayim. It’s not yet clear if they will share one flag or carry one each. …

USA forward Ben Pinkelman has been forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics. A stand-in captain when required for Madison Hughes, the 2016 select and Rugby World Cup 2019 flanker will miss the Games with a chronic back injury that has not responded to treatment. Pinkelman is set to undergo …

Mike Friday has unveiled his final Men’s Eagles roster for the Tokyo Olympics. It’s a full strength group of 12 at his disposal with two-time World Rugby Player of the Year Perry Baker and star playmaker Folau Niua both recovering from serious injuries in time to make the trip. Baker …