Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

The draws for all three brackets at the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens have been revealed. Nine teams from eight different Americas nations will be competing, three each in the Main Draw, Men’s Core Qualifiers, and Women’s Core Qualifiers. The three-day tournament begins on April 5. Argentina, Canada, and the USA …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Martinique Test rugby continued this past weekend in the Caribbean. In what was their first test match in a long time …

World Rugby has announced an expanded women’s circuit as part of the 2019-2020 HSBC Sevens Series. Currently at six tournaments, women’s events will grow to eight next season with six of those taking place alongside men’s events. Both of those marks are the highest ever seen on the circuit. In …

The USA Women’s Eagles will play against the Barbarians at Infinity Park on April 26. It will be the first match of a unique double-header, to be followed by the Major League Rugby fixture between the Glendale Raptors and Rugby United New York. It’s been 43 years since the Barbarians …

La Sabana is to host the 2019 Rainforest 7’s this weekend in Costa Rica. Taking place on Saturday and Sunday Parque Metropolitano de La Sabana, will stage an event with 10 teams including the national Mens’s and Women’s 7’s sides. The tournament will kick-off at 9am. Twelve matches will be …

Rugby Americas North has confirmed that the Cayman Islands will host the regional Olympic Qualifiers in July 6-7 of this year. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will be held at Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, a frequent venue for international rugby that also hosted the regional qualifiers …

The Barbarians have booked a double-date with England on Sunday, June 2. Not only will the classic men’s invitational side be playing for the Quilter Cup, the women will also be in action as they play their third ever match and first ever international. In another first the women’s match …

Following on the announcement of a new competition calendar, USA Rugby has unveiled a 38-strong list of High Performance athletes that will form the basis of selection to the Women’s Eagles program moving forward. Also confirmed is a new three-tiered player pool. The HP list will serve as the top …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Cayman Islands A magnificent performance from the Cayman Islands on Saturday saw them qualifying for the 2019 Americas Rugby Challenge. Their …

USA Rugby has unveiled a new calendar that will bring much-needed consistency to the Women’s Eagles program as they prepare for the 2021 World Cup. After finishing 4th at the 2017 tournament in Ireland, it was more than a year until the team would play again in November of 2018. …