Six schools participated in the recent Get Into Rugby (GIR) Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The bi-annual event took place on Saturday January 27 at the Richmond Hill Playing field in Kingstown. The day started with heavy rain but it quickly made way for the sun to enable a …
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The Americas Rankings – February 04 2018 see changes from the previous week. The rankings are based on the outcomes of this weekend’s Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) matches. Two of the three had points on the line and they have resulted in notable movement. Brazil rise one spot due to …
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This last Saturday’s thrilling Rugby World Cup qualifier in Vancouver opened the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship. The intensity of the match confirmed this year’s competition as being the highest profile yet. Brazil travel to Chile to begin their campaign this weekend. 2017 FORM Brazil had a dream start to 2017. …
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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 Uruguay Los Teros are well positioned to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019. They head into the second of two matches …
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International competition for 2018 is underway. Canada hosted Uruguay on Saturday in the opening fixture of the Americas Rugby Championship. The result of the match sees changes straight away in the Americas Rankings. The January 28 2018 rankings see Uruguay gaining points and Canada losing. Uruguay entered the match with 65.53 …
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A back and forth battle in Vancouver saw Los Teros making history this evening. Uruguay won 38-29 in Vancouver to march towards RWC 2019. With game 2 taking place next Saturday in Montevideo the South Americans go in with a 9-point advantage. Canada must win by 10 or more to secure …
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The next step in the continued evolution of rugby in the Americas has been revealed. Plans are underway for the new Americas Sevens Series to potentially begin in November 2018. The Americas Sevens Series is to replace the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens explains Marcelo Rodríguez. Yet not only will it see …
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A new addition to our annual awards is the Emerging Nation Player of the Year. This category was created to acknowledge excellence from the best players from nations outside the Americas Rugby Championship. It hasn’t always been easy to find video at this level of competition but thankfully the ease …
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2018 is now here and it is to start with more Rugby World Cup qualifiers. Canada play host to Uruguay on January 27 in Vancouver. Uruguay then host the reverse fixture on February 03 in Montevideo. The winner, on aggregate, will be Americas 2 and play in Pool D of …
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Americas Rugby News would like to wish all of our readers a happy holiday season! Once again it’s been a busy year in the rugby world, rugby across the Americas continues to grow at a rapid rate and 2018 promises to be the biggest year yet. The Americas Rugby Championship …
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