Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, respective winners in their test matches. The Bahamas recovered from losing to the Turks & Caicos Islands to defeat the Dominican Republic on Saturday. The 42-5 away victory sees …
Read More »Cayman Islands Topple Bermuda
The Cayman Islands toppled Bermuda on Saturday. The 28-15 away victory places Bermuda’s quest to remain in the Rugby Americas North – North Zone Championship Division in doubt. Doing so will depend on the result of their match against the USA South Panthers in two weeks time. Bermuda were overpowered …
Read More »Bermuda Make Changes for Cayman Islands Clash
Bermuda Head Coach Brian Archibald has made five changes to his side’s 23-man roster for Saturday’s clash against the Cayman Islands. Bermuda is to have home advantage for the must win match. at the National Sports Centre’s North Field. Kick off is to be 7pm local time and admission is …
Read More »Hands On! with Gareth Nokes
Bermuda are in the middle of their Rugby Americas North Championship campaign for 2017. This weekend will see Bermuda at home to the Cayman Islands. This week Americas Rugby News had the opportunity to talk with Bermuda Rugby Chairman Gareth Nokes to discuss the team’s campaign, development and the issues …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 28 2017
Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Brazil and Uruguay, the respective winners of their South American ‘A’ fixtures. There were, however, no positional rises or falls in the Americas Rankings. Brazil’s record-setting win over Paraguay has given Os Tupis a 0.48 …
Read More »Mexico Topple USA South Panthers in Thriller
Mexico toppled the USA South Panthers in a thriller this afternoon. Played at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Las Serpientes won the Rugby Americas North Championship fixture 36-29. The USA South Panthers started the game strongly. Asking question of the Mexican defense, the Panthers were able to open the scoring after sustained …
Read More »Barbados vs Guyana – Full Match Video
Barbados hosted Guyana at the Garrison Savannah in Bridgetown on Saturday. A muddy and entertaining Rugby Americas North Championship match featured nine tries in all and plenty of big hits. The full match video can now be seen below. A brief summary and scoring details can be seen here. …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 14 2017
Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Chile, Guyana, Mexico and Uruguay. Of note is Mexico gaining an record high ranking of 9th in the Americas. Chile’s home win over Brazil sees a slight gain for Chile at the expensive of Os Tupis. …
Read More »Guyana Victorious Over Barbados
Guyana ran out winners over Barbados this weekend. Their 34-26 triumph at the Garrison Field sees them making a promising start to their Rugby Americas North South Zone campaign. The Guyanese Green Machine were favorites to win and did not disappoint. The team’s vice captain, Richard Staglon impressed, scoring a hat-trick. Vallon …
Read More »Big Win for Mexico over Bermuda
Mexico started their international season in style on Saturday, recording a big win over Bermuda. The 59-7 triumph underlines the progress made by Mexico and also the potential the country has to eventually bridge the gap between itself and Rugby Americas Championship teams. Las Serpientes dominance was not immediate. While Franco Guerrero …
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