Los Pumas 7’s have been dealt a major blow. Franco Sábato has been ruled out of the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7’s tournaments. The loss of Sábato adds to a growing injury list with Fernando Luna also missing out. Sábato is out through a shoulder injury. His place on the …
Read More »Argentina is Ready for Las Vegas 7s
Argentina is ready for the upcoming Las Vegas 7’s tournament. Los Pumas 7’s Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora has named a 13-man roster for the two upcoming World Sevens events in North America. An injury forced change from Gómez Cora sees the return of Renzo Barbier from La Plata club …
Read More »Uruguay name roster for Las Vegas and Vancouver 7s
Uruguay has named a 12-man roster for the Las Vegas and Vancouver 7’s. Los Teros 7’s will compete in the upcoming legs of the World Sevens Circuit in the two North American cities. Of the two tournaments the first is to be that of Las Vegas. Pools for the USA …
Read More »Pools confirmed for Las Vegas Sevens
The USA will play in Pool C at the Las Vegas Sevens, one of four Americas teams that will participate in the fifth stop of the 2017-18 HSBC Sevens Series. A ninth-place finish as Challenge Trophy winners in Hamilton was consolation for the Eagles after a difficult opening day. Two …
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. With many significant activities this week an extra-long list in both the Up and Under categories is required. UP Uruguay Uruguay are …
Read More »Fiji win Cup Final at Hamilton Sevens
Fiji defeated South Africa 24-17 in a thrilling Cup Final at Waikato Stadium to close out first ever HSBC Sevens Series event held in Hamilton. Alosio Naduva’s third try of the match erased a 12-point halftime deficit and capped of an impressive run for the Fijians, who edged both Samoa …
Read More »Rough Day One for the Americas in Hamilton
The Americas endured a difficult Day One at the Hamilton Sevens with none of the three teams qualifying for the Cup Quarter Finals. Canada and the USA each suffered significant injury blows heading into the tournament which affected their performance while Argentina could not escape a competitive Pool C. Perry …
Read More »Canada lose two more for Hamilton 7s
Pat Kay and Matt Mullins will play no part for Canada at the Hamilton Sevens this weekend. The experienced duo have been ruled out with knee and back injuries respectively, joining already departed Lucas Hammond and Phil Berna on the sidelines. There is better news on Luke McCloskey, who has …
Read More »Pools revealed for Commonwealth Games
The Rugby Sevens pools for the 2018 Commonwealth Games have been officially unveiled. Set to kick off on April 13 of this year, the three-day tournament takes place at the Robina Stadium on Australia’s Gold Coast and features 16 men’s and 8 women’s teams. The Americas will be represented by …
Read More »Pools and fixtures for Hamilton Day One
The pools and fixtures for the opening day of the inaugural Hamilton Sevens this weekend have been confirmed. Hamilton has replaced Wellington as the location of the New Zealand leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, with the latter city losing their hosting rights after poor turnouts in recent years. Argentina …
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