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USA Rugby great Kathy Flores has died at the age of 66 after a battle with illness. A long-time Head Coach of the USA Women’s Eagles, she had been Head Coach of Brown University for the past eight years. An accomplished player before turning to coaching, Flores captained the USA …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Jamaica are Sevens Kings of the Caribbean Jamaica claimed victory at the Rugby Americas North 7s at Meridian Field …

Several newcomers could feature for England when they face Canada and the USA in next month’s international fixtures. Head coach Simon Middleton has named 11 uncapped players in his extended group of 40. All members of the group play in the domestic Premier 15s competition. The Red Roses will face …

A record number of 12 England-based professionals highlight the USA squad for their upcoming November test series. The Women’s Eagles will play Canada twice at Infinity Park, on November 1 and 5, before departing for Dublin where they face Ireland on November 12. England will host the final match at …

Sandro Fiorino has named a squad of 32 players for Canada’s Senior Women’s tour to Colorado and the UK. The team will play two tests against the USA on November 1 and 5 followed by overseas games against England on on November 14 and Wales on November 21. Included are …

A full-length World Sevens Series will return in November with ten men’s and seven women’s tournaments scheduled through May 2022. Most notable is the hosting debut of Spain, who welcome back-to-back tournaments in January to Málaga and Seville. As previously announced Dubai will also host events on successive weekends to …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week.   UP Magnificent Uruguay Qualify for World Cup Los Teros recorded a 34-15 win over the USA at Estadio Charrúa to …

The inaugural Premier Rugby Sevens tournament saw 18 matches completed on Saturday in Memphis, with two teams crowned champions. Experts captured the Men’s title with Loonies taking the Women’s draw. USA Eagles stars Perry Baker and Alev Kelter were the respective winning captains. Experts proved a class apart in their …

Premier Rugby Sevens is all set for its first event in Memphis on Saturday. The one-day pilot launches what is hoped will develop into a professional sevens circuit in 2022. Noting pay scales equally applied to both men and women and a unique team approach, the organization has already received …

Kate Zackary has been named Premier 15s Player of the Month. The US Eagles captain is co-captaining Exeter Chiefs in what is her second campaign with the team. Since dropping their season opener to Bristol, Exeter have won three straight including an upset road win over defending champions Harlequins. During …