The governing body for rugby in North America and the Caribbean, Rugby Americas North has confirmed that Mexico will host Guyana on October 01. Set to be played in Mexico City the fixture will be the Rugby Americas North Qualifiers Final. The winner will go on to face the South …
Read More »Classifying Americas Rugby
Rugby is experiencing an explosion of participation and popularity throughout the Americas, one that is expected to see considerable growth from the Olympics. This is true both in terms of established rugby countries and those in their infancy. To better understand the current situation it is useful to define a tiered classification system …
Read More »Guyana Edge out Trinidad & Tobago to Advance in RWC Qualifiers
Guyana edged out Trinidad & Tobago earlier today, winning 23-18 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in the Port of Spain. The away victory sees Guyana winning the South Zone of the Rugby Americas North Cup and means Trinidad & Tobago join Barbados, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines in …
Read More »Cayman Rugby Scale New Heights
By Phil Pretorius The RHSW Cayman National XV’s rugby team scaled new heights on Saturday by beating a powerful USA South Panthers team in Florida by 28-21. This was the Cayman team’s eighth consecutive win this season and they remain unbeaten. USA South was up until Saturday also unbeaten and …
Read More »Americas Rankings – June 05 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – June 06 2016 sees Bermuda gaining rankings points at the expense of the Bahamas. The nations squared-off in this weekend’s only Rugby World Cup Qualification fixture. Played in Bermuda the home side obtained revenge …
Read More »Bermuda See off Bahamas in Rugby World Cup Qualifier
Bermuda saw off the Bahamas in Rugby World Cup Qualifier, winning 30-13 this afternoon at the country’s National Sports Center. Outscoring the Bahamas by four tries to two the victory sees Bermuda having completed a strong turn-around after having gone down 75-10 against Mexico in May. For the Bahamas it was …
Read More »Bermuda Out to Topple Bahamas in Saturday’s RWC Qualifier
Bermuda are out to topple Bahamas in tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Qualifier. The Rugby Americas North member unions will face-off in the only qualifier taking place this weekend. Both teams had had unfavorable starts to their campaigns, with three losses to show and no wins between them. Bermuda are coming off …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Mexico Mexico is now two wins from two appearances in the Rugby Americas North section of Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifying. Las …
Read More »Americas Rankings – May 22 2016
There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – May 22 2016 see improvements for Mexico, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. Their improved rankings points come at the expense of Bermuda, Jamaica and Barbados. Mexico’s home win over Bermuda sees Las Serpientes improving their ranking …
Read More »Mexico Focused on Bermuda
Training hard in Mexico City are Las Serpientes. Mexico’s national men’s team will play host to Bermuda on Saturday May 21 at the Universidad Iberoamericana. Kick-off is scheduled for 2pm local time. The match is to be one of four Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifiers in Rugby Americas North territories …
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