Mexico completed a road win over the Cayman Islands on Friday. Played in George Town, Las Serpientes were 20-10 winners. The match was the first of two between the sides this year; they will meet again on December 07. Promoted as the Big Game 10, the match followed the Cayman …
Read More »Barbados Rack Up Huge win over St Vincent & The Grenadines
Barbados racked-up a huge win over St Vincent & the Grenadines on Saturday. Played at the Historic Garrison Savannah, Enrique Oxley captain Barbados to a 80-0 victory. The dream result for the home side sees Barbados well-placed in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s XV’s Tournament. Other results thus far …
Read More »Jamaica Narrowly Overcome Bermuda
Jamaica narrowly overcame Bermuda on Saturday. Played at the Bramwell Clarke Sports Complex in Ewarton, Jamaica, the Jamaica Crocs were 19-14 winners. The Jamaica Crocs started strongly. The team scored two tries in the opening ten minutes. First, hooker Owen Linton finished off good possession to be waiting on the …
Read More »Guyana Down Trinidad & Tobago by Narrowest of Margins
Guyana were winners over Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday. Played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Guyana won by the narrowest of margins. The 24-23 win was the first of two matches between the countries this year. They will met again on June 01. Long-serving captain, Joseph …
Read More »Up and Under – RWC Special Edition
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. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019. UP …
Read More »Americas Rankings – September 22 2019
Following the completion of international competition this weekend the Americas Rankings have been recalculated. The September 22 2019 edition is the first ever featuring Bolivia. Like all teams in the rankings Bolivia began with a ranking of 30.00 points. The debut of Bolivia in test match rugby was a 109-0 …
Read More »Bermuda Down Guadeloupe To Win 2019 RAN Championship
With a home 33-10 victory this afternoon Bermuda defeated Guadeloupe to win the 2019 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship. With it Bermuda are the champions of the Caribbean. The home side were in control throughout. Bermuda started strongly to score two tries and establish an early 14-0 advantage. The lead …
Read More »Bermuda Host Guadeloupe in RAN Championship Final
Bermuda play host to Guadeloupe on Saturday in the 2019 RAN Championship Final. Taking place at the National Stadium in Bermuda the fixture will bring to a close the international activity in Americas Rugby North (RAN) for the year. The match will kick-off at 3pm local (2pm eastern / 11am …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 05 2019
The Americas Rankings for May 05 2019 have been calculated based on the results of two recent internationals. These matches were split over two weekends with the match dates being April 27, and May 04. On April 27 Guyana played host to Guadeloupe. The match was a winner-takes-all fixture to …
Read More »Changes To 2019 RAN Competitions
Changes have been made to the 2019 RAN competitions. These see a two rather than three tier Rugby Americas North structure in place this year. The alterations fall following last weekend’s test match between Bermuda, and Jamaica. The 2019 RAN Championship will not involve Americas Rugby Challenge (ARCh) participants Mexico, …
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