Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Chile’s World Cup Pioneers The first-ever Chilean roster for a Rugby World Cup has been named. All 30 players on Chile’s …
Read More »USA Men defeat Canada to earn Olympic ticket
A packed house at Starlight Stadium in Langford wasn’t enough to inspire Canada to victory at the Rugby Americas North Sevens. Instead it was the USA who claimed the Men’s title with a convincing 24-14 victory in the Gold Final, in doing so earning their ticket to the 2024 Olympic …
Read More »Canada Women claim Paris 2024 spot with RAN 7s title
Canada’s Women dominated the field to claim the Rugby Americas North Sevens title in Langford. In doing so they booked their spot at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. As expected it was largely one-way traffic for the Canadians, the only core Sevens Series team competing with the USA already …
Read More »Canada names rosters for Olympic 7s Qualifiers
Rugby Canada has named their Women’s and Men’s sides for the Rugby Americas North 7s hosted at Starlight Stadium this coming weekend. This year’s tournament doubles as an Olympic Qualifier, with the winner of each draw booking their ticket to Paris 2024. The Women’s side features an array of talent …
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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 Joe Biden offers support for USA World Cup Bid U.S. President Joe Biden has officially declared his support for …
Read More »Canada and Jamaica qualify for Sevens World Cup
Canada emerged champions in both the Men’s and Women’s brackets at the Rugby Americas North Sevens in Nassau. As expected the two World Sevens Series core teams dominated the tournament to earn their place at this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens. Jamaica will also travel to Cape Town as runners-up …
Read More »Final Rosters for Rugby Americas North 7s
The Rugby Americas North Sevens begins tomorrow in Nassau, Bahamas. Along with the prestige of the tournament itself, there are qualifying spots on offer for both the Commonwealth Games and September’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. Following the withdrawals of both St. Vincent & The Grenadines and the …
Read More »Bahamas to host 2022 RAN 7’s Qualifiers in April
The 2022 Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7’s qualifiers will be played in the Bahamas in April. The two day event will take place at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas on April 23-24. The full list of competing teams, pools and tournament structure is forthcoming. The tournament …
Read More »Rugby Americas North Super 7s postponed
Rugby Americas North has postponed the upcoming Super Sevens tournament due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was due to take place in Mexico City next month involving a record 25 teams across three divisions. Both men’s and women’s teams were to compete. RAN General Manager Niall Brooks …
Read More »Jamaica win Rugby Americas North 7s
Jamaica claimed victory at the Rugby Americas North 7s at Meridian Field on the Turks & Caicos island of Providenciales. It’s the third title for the Crocs since 2017, and fourth overall. They finished 2nd in 2019. The 2020 tournament was cancelled. It was an unbeaten run for the pre-tournament …
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