Brazilian rugby has developed significantly in recent years. Americas Rugby News caught up with the CBRu CEO Agustín Danza to get insight into what is behind the progress and what to look forward to in the future from Brazil. How has the Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) changed the shape of …
Read More »Son of Haitian Parents To Make Racing 92 Debut
The son of Haitian parents, Jordan Joseph is to make his debut for Racing 92 on Friday. The France u20 No8 has been named to start against the Argentina XV in the Rugby Summer Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. The 18-year-old was a star performer for France at the year’s Junior …
Read More »Up and Under
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. UP Uruguay Uruguay have secured an impressive four-match schedule for their November tour to Europe. Included are two exhibition matches against Guinness …
Read More »Rugby 7’s To Feature In Week 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Rugby 7’s is to feature in week 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the IOC has confirmed. It is to be a repeat from the 2016 Olympic Games. For Tokyo 2020 the rugby 7’s matches are to be played across six different days. They are to be organized into two daily sessions …
Read More »USA Women Ready for 2018 RWC 7’s
The USA Women are ready for the 2018 RWC 7’s. In eight days time the USA Women’s Eagles will take to the field at AT&T Park in San Francisco, competing for Gold from July 20-22. The USA Women’s Eagles are 5th seeds for the 2018 RWC 7’s. They are joined …
Read More »Olympic Medalist Warren Weir To Play Rugby for Jamaica
Olympic Bronze Medalist Warren Weir is to play rugby for Jamaica. He will make his debut for Jamaica’s Rugby Sevens team at this 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. Barranquilla 2018 will take place from July 19 to August 3 in Colombia’a fourth largest city. Weir joins Jamaica’s …
Read More »Best of the Rest
Here’s another collection of articles from around the worldwide web, covering all sorts of topics. We’ve included a few this week about other sports – are there lessons to be learned from the development of Gaelic football, hockey, and elsewhere? Other pieces touch on Major League Rugby, retirements, eligibility, inevitability, …
Read More »Brive Sign Argentine Olympian
Brive have signed Argentine Olympian Axel Muller. The Mendoza speedster joins the French club from rivals Oyonnax. The move will see Muller playing for a third French club since departing Argentina following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The 24-year-old joined Toulon in 2016 and after one season moved …
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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. UP Bolivia Bolivia is now an associate member of Sudamérica Rugby. The Federation Boliviana de Rugby (FBR) was officially accepted this past …
Read More »Jen Kish officially confirms Retirement
It’s been an emotional week for Canadian rugby fans. Just days after John Moonlight stepped away from the field, Jen Kish has now confirmed her own retirement at the age of 29. The Olympic captain had already stated her intention to hang up the boots at the end of the …
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