The national women’s Colombian team, Las Tucanes has been selected for the upcoming Atlanta 7’s. The olympic qualified Tucanes are coming off a third place finish at last month’s South American women’s Sevens event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Colombians are to travel to Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, March …
Read More »Canadian Women picked for Atlanta 7s
John Tait has made three changes to his Canadian Women’s 7s team to take part in the next round of the HSBC Sevens Series in Atlanta next weekend. The team will look to take it one notch higher than their standout performance in Brazil that saw them reach the Cup …
Read More »USA Women Named for Atlanta 7s
New USA Women’s Sevens Head Coach Richie Walker has named his squad that will take the pitch at the Atlanta 7s stop on the HSBC Women’s World Series. Walker, whom replaced Julie McCoy, is the team’s third Head Coach in less than a year. Walker is charged with improving upon …
Read More »Walker replaces McCoy as Women’s Eagles coach
The US Eagles Women’s 7s program has had their Olympic preparations disrupted by a coaching change for the second time this season. Jules McCoy has been unceremoniously removed as Head Coach and replaced by Richie Walker. The news comes as a surprise not only given the timing but also given …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol. 2, Iss. 4): Americas getting it right, Pacific Islanders wrong
A tale of two stories is set to see the Americas given the green light from World Rugby authorities. In addition to Argentina obtaining equal power to the founding members, Canada, Uruguay and the USA are all on track to obtain voting power on the World Rugby Council, Meanwhile the …
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 Jamaica The Caribbean Island nation of Jamaica has risen in the Americas Rankings thanks to disposing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines …
Read More »Brazil Crowned Sul Americano Sevens Champions
Brazil’s preparation to host the 2016 Olympic Games received a positive infield boost today as Brazil were Crowned Sul Americano Sevens Champions. In winning Brazil not only retained their title but did so for for the thirteenth consecutive year. Titled Aquece Rio, or Rio Warm-up, the two-day women’s Rugby Sevens tournament brought …
Read More »Brazil, Argentina Impress on Day One in Rio
Hosts Brazil and south-western neighbors Argentina went undefeated on day one of the Rio 2016 Rugby Sevens preparatory tournament. Brazil dominated all opponents, winning by 22 or more in all matches and conceding no points in the process. Combined with previous results the Brazilian women’s Rugby Sevens side have, remarkably, …
Read More »Strong USA Falcons for Las Vegas
The squads for the USA Falcons development 7s squads to take part in the Las Vegas invitational tournament this weekend have been announced, with a number of established players included for both the men and women. Taking place alongside the HSBC Sevens Series event, the tournament runs from March 3-5 …
Read More »Canada names Women’s West camp attendees
Canada’s next stage of the selection process leading to the Women’s Rugby Super Series in June takes place at Shawnigan Lake School from March 16-20. Head Coach François Ratier will switch his attention from the Americas Rugby Championship to preside over 33 players named to participate in the first of …
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