Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

Argentina are ready for Valentín Martínez. Daniel Villen has confirmed the playing roster to travel to Montevideo to compete in the competition on November 9-10. Las Pumas are to be competing for a place at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Already qualified from South America are Brazil and …

Rugby is a young sport in Colombia. When compared to Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela it is simply illogical as to how Los Tucanes have cone toe be ranked above them all. Impressive performances in the Women’s game have seen Colombia involved in the Youth Olympic Games and Las Tucanes even …

Brazil’s Women’s 7’s team is back home after a successful tour to Peru. This past weekend (October 20-21) Brazil played matches against Paraguay and Peru in Lurin. The fixtures were part of a tour organized by Peru Rugby. The tour started on Saturday with a shock as Paraguay completed a …

The Federación de Rugby de Chile, Chile Rugby, has confirmed the twelve players that will play in this year’s Valentín Martínez tournament. The 2018 edition will take place on November 09-10 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Chileans will begin training together on Monday November 05 in Santiago and trae to Uruguay …

Nigel Owens will take the field in Chicago on November 3. The world’s most prominent rugby referee takes charge of Ireland’s match against Italy at Soldier Field, with former Harlequins scrumhalf Karl Dickson tabbed to run the rule over the USA’s match against the New Zealand Māori. One of the …

England have named a 28-strong squad to prepare for their November international series that includes test matches against the USA, Canada, and Ireland. World Cup skipper Sarah Hunter returns and is set to be joined in the centurion club by Katy Daley-Mclean who is currently on 99 caps. Seven players …

Costa Rica were crowned champions at home. The hosts of the 2018 Central American Women’s tournament celebrated the tie title won at the Parque Metropolitano La Sabana. Las Guarias were joined by a second Costa Rican side, the Barbarians, as well as Guatemala and Panama in the tournament. Costa Rica’s title was …

Perry Baker has been nominated for the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year award. It’s a plaudit familiar to the Eagles Sevens star – he won the award in 2017. Baker is one of three players nominated, the others Fijian playmaker Jerry Tuwai and Australia’s Ben O’Donnell, the …

Two members of the USA Women’s Eagles side that finished in second place at the Glendale Sevens over the weekend have been selected to the official HSBC Dream Team for the tournament. Playing both in the forwards and in the midfield, Ilona Maher enjoyed a breakthrough tournament that included a …

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 USA, Canada Women’s Sevens New Zealand proved a step ahead, but it was a good showing for the two North American …