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A new format has been unveiled for the Americas for the RWC 2023 qualifiers. Ignacio Chans reports that World Rugby has modified the qualifying system in the Americas. The changes were subsequently confirmed by Sudamérica Rugby. The Americas has been allotted 2.5 places. This is no different to the RWC …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week   UP Nicaragua Nicaragua Rugby has achieved Federation status. The Federacion Nicaraguense de Rugby is now an official acknowledged governing body. The feat …

London Irish have agreed a partnership with the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. The deal sees the Exiles kit, matchday programs, website, and more sporting a Visit Cayman logo moving forward. Located in the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands are a British territory and will hope the new advertisements will attract …

A decision most will have considered inevitable is now official. The 2020 Rugby Americas North Sevens tournament has now been cancelled. Due to be hosted by the Bahamas in November, the event was set to feature men’s and women’s teams at under-18 level for the first time in addition to …

The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will act as Americas 1 and Americas 2 qualifiers for RWC 2023, notes Ignacio Chans for Uruguayan publication El Observador. Americas Rugby News has been independently informed that the existing agreement will be implemented as planned. An official announcement is forthcoming from World Rugby. Such …

Rugby matches resumes this past weekend in Willemstad. The capital city of Curaçao was the setting for a series of matches including WaraWara RFC vs the Curacao Students RC and the Women’s team vs Youth team. A 10’s-a-side match started play for the day. It saw the Women’s team vs …

World Rugby has been forced to backtrack on their Rugby World Cup Qualifying process just a day after confirming the path to France 2023. Originally set to be determined in the Americas Rugby Championship, the Americas path is now in disarray with North and South America on course to split …

Three years after suffering a devastating spinal cord injury, Robert Paylor continues to define odds. His determination to overcome all odds has been noted with him winning the N4A Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award. The award is allocated on an annual basis. It recognizes five NCAA student-athletes who have endured and …

Until recently Women’s Rugby was a non-priority for World Rugby. Rugby Sevens in the Olympics and changing social norms are part of the reason as to why this is no longer the case. For young women, teenage girls and children this represents opportunities that previous generations were not afforded. In …

Salt Lake City will host a week-long World Rugby combine for promising North American men’s talent beginning on June 21. The combine will bring together nominated players from Canada and the USA to train under elite high performance coaches in front of international and Major League Rugby scouts. It follows …