Tag Archives: Rugby Americas North

Mexico vs Guyana will be streamed live. The two countries will meet in a Rugby World Cup Qualifier on Saturday in Mexico City. The winner-takes-all match will see the World Cup dream ended for one and it living on for the other. Both teams have made it this far by …

Mexico Head Coach Ruben Duque has named his 23 players for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup qualifier. Mexico will play at home to Guyana in what is also to be the Rugby Americas North Final. On the line is a chance at keeping the dream alive. Either Mexico or Guyana will …

There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – August 29 2016 sees Argentina extending their lead a the top. As a result of defeating South Africa in Salta on Saturday Argentina has increased its ranking. The South Americans went into the match on …

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 Colombia, Mexico u18s Peru and Venezuela have been involved in the South American Championship for an awful lot longer than have Colombia. …

The Dominican Republic women’s Rugby Sevens team defeated Cuba to secure the Copa Máximo Gómez.  Played in Bayamo in Granma province the competition was extremely promising for what is a rapidly growing sport throughout the Americas. Participating on international soil for the first time in their history, the Dominican Republic defeated …

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 …

A new agreement has been signed by the Dominican Republic, France, Haiti and Martinique to strengthen rugby in the Caribbean nations. The agreement seeks to work together to develop a cooperative program which will contribute to strengthening the both the sport and communications between the above mentioned countries. Signing the agreement …

For the third consecutive year Mexico is to compete in the Sudamérica Rugby under 18’s. Despite being a member union of Rugby Americas North the strong relationship with fellow Spanish-speaking unions from Sudamérica Rugby will see Las Serpientes again afforded the opportunity of competing in South American under 18 competition. Following on …

Rugby Americas North (RAN, formerly NACRA) has announced the winners of three annual awards – Spirit, Achievement, and Development – recognizing excellence and embodiment of the sport’s core values. One team and two individuals have been named as recipients. The 2015 Spirit of the Game Award has gone to Simone …

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 …