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The battle for Americas 1 is over. The USA made history by qualifying as the top North American side for the first time in Rugby World Cup history. In doing so the USA underlined themselves as the leading side from North America, second to Argentina in the Americas. For captain …

Fiji will meet Americas 2 in Rugby World Cup 2019. The Oceania country qualified this morning, defeating Tonga 14-10. The result means that the winner of the Canada vs Uruguay home-and-away series will face Fiji in Japan 2019. Played in Nuku’alofa, Tonga on Saturday, the teams scored one try each. …

On the back of negative results, Argentine teams are under pressure. None of the five UAR sides have met 2017 expectations. Los Pumas 7’s lack the edge of the past, Los Jaguares have struggled to win in Super Rugby, Los Pumas lost against an understrength England, the Argentina XV has …

A dominant scrum with mobile props. This is what Daniel Hourcade is seeking. Yet the traditional strength of Argentine rugby was exposed by Georgia. In San Salvador de Jujuy the Eastern Europeans dominated the battle, shoving Los Pumas backwards with regularity, winning penalties and even a penalty try. Mission Hourcade …

It’s now July 4. Independence Day for those who hail from South of the 49th. Or holed up at the Alaskan Mountain Grounds. The Eagles have now been celebrating for the best part of three days straight. Not only did they steal Canada’s spot in the World Cup, they also …

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 USA The Eagles have made history. For the first time they have qualified for the Rugby World Cup as the ‘Americas …

This weekend there was one capped get match involving teams from the Americas. That fixture was the Rugby World Cup Qualifier between the USA and Canada. The Eagles won the match well at home. The result is a rise for the USA and a fall for Canada. The updated rankings …

The USA are Americas 1. The Eagles routed Canada on Saturday to secure their place in Rugby World Cup 2019. In doing so it saw history made. Never before had the USA qualified ahead of Canada for a World Cup. The Eagles put in a very impressive performance. Playing in …

The Eagles have made history. For the first time they have qualified for the Rugby World Cup as the ‘Americas 1′ representative after putting the sword to Canada in San Diego by a score of 52-16. Aside from a brief purple patch for Canada immediately before and after half-time it …

The day of reckoning is upon us and come Saturday evening there will be one more team with anime invitations in their inbox. While the game in Hamilton was exciting from a spectator’s point of view, it was rife with errors from both teams and in terms of execution left …