A pair of Canadian internationals have signed new deals to stay with Exeter Chiefs for the 2021-22 Premier 15s season. Emily Tuttosi and McKinley Hunt make it six North Americans confirmed following Eagles quartet Kate Zackary, Rachel Johnson, Gabby Cantorna, and Jennine Duncan. Tuttosi enjoyed a breakthrough season with Exeter, …
Read More »Nicaragua ready for international competitions in El Salvador and Costa Rica
Nicaragua are ready for upcoming international competition. Both the Men’s and Women’s teams will be involved in tournaments in foreign lands. Both tournaments are to be 7’s. They will bring together competing teams from Central America. The tournaments will resume international competition. There was no possibility of matches in Sevens, …
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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 Bronze Medal for brilliant Pumas Los Pumas made history at the Olympic Games, winning Argentina’s first medal of the …
Read More »Rugby Canada axes Cudmore amid Women’s Sevens firestorm
Jamie Cudmore has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach of Rugby Canada’s National Development Program, the Pacific Pride, with immediate effect. The decision comes in the wake of social media comments by Cudmore, since deleted, that were aimed at members of the Women’s Sevens team. Cudmore, who is …
Read More »Brasil se despede com vitória sobre Japão e 11º lugar nos Jogos Olímpicos
As Yaras encerraram sua participação nos Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio com um triunfo sobre as anfitriãs japonesas por 21 a 12. A partida foi disputada na noite de hoje (30) no Estádio Olímpico e garantiu a seleção brasileira na 11ª ou penúltima posição da competição. A primeira vitória do rugby …
Read More »Brasil disputa 11º lugar nos Jogos Olímpicos contra Japão
A seleção brasileira feminina de rugby sevens perdeu durante à noite de hoje (horário de Brasília) para Fiji por 41 a 5 e não avançou às quartas-de-finais dos Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio. Na manhã de hoje (30), no mesmo Estádio Olímpico, as Yaras voltaram a perder para o Canadá, por …
Read More »Canada and USA fall out of Medal contention
The Americas will have no medalists at the Women’s Sevens in Tokyo. North America’s hopefuls Canada and the USA have both fallen out of contention, the former joining Brazil in missing the Quarter Finals entirely while the Eagles can finish no higher than 5th after coming up short against Great …
Read More »USA off to a fast start in Tokyo, Canada fall to Fiji
So far so good for the USA to start the Women’s Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics. Two tries from Kristi Kirshe led the way in a strong performance against China in their opening match. It was a similarly impressive effort against hosts Japan in the second to clinch a spot …
Read More »Exeter Chiefs re-sign USA Eagles quartet
The Exeter Chiefs have agreed new contracts with four USA Eagles for the 2021-22 Premier 15s campaign. Kate Zackary, Gabby Cantorna, Jennine Duncan, and Rachel Johnson will all return for a second season with the club. Joanna Kitlinski also played for the Chiefs this past year. Loose forward Zackary made …
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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 Uruguay set to advance in RWC qualifiers Uruguay were taken down to the wire by Chile in Sunday’s Rugby …
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