Pablo Lemoine leads Uruguay into the World Cup this year as Head Coach after having scored a try against the host nation, England when Uruguay last played a World Cup match. Like in 2003 the teams will again meet on the final day of pool play, this time at the …

Played under 32ºC (90ºF) heat in the north western Colombian city of La Guajira the 2015 Sudamérica Rugby B Under 19 competition got underway on Sunday. Peru and Mexico competed in the opening fixture which was a Sudamérica vs NACRA match-up and it was the North Americans who came out …

Lynn Howells has named his 31-man squad for the World Cup. The majority come from the group that claimed first place in the Nations Cup, with only seven players added. Mihai Macovei continues as captain, and there is a recall for veteran Ovidiu Tonita, who will be traveling to his …

Rose LaBrèche of Canada, Leah Berard of USA, and Federico Anselmi of Argentina have been named to World Rugby’s Sevens Series referee panel for the 2015/16 season. A total of 21 referees have been named to the two series panels, with South Africa’s Rasta Rasivhenge the only name to appear …

The Barbarians have named an impressive 25-man roster to prepare for their match against Manu Samoa in London this coming Saturday. This will be the first time rugby has been played at the Olympic Stadium, a prelude to the five World Cup matches slated to take place there starting on …

Geraint John has unexpectedly resigned from his post as Director of Rugby for Australia’s sevens program just 12 months away from the sport’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. Citing family reasons, he will instead return to his home country of Wales, taking up a post with the Welsh Rugby Union …

Italian Head Coach Jacques Brunel has named his 31-man roster for the Rugby World Cup which starts next month. Italy has played in every Rugby World Cup to date but is yet to leave a lasting impression due to never having advanced beyond the pool stage. Italy will play in …

Professional rugby is such serious business these days that the 2015-2016 Top 14 season has began already, long before the end of summer. The 2015 Final was as recent as June 13, or a mere 69 days before Toulon hosted Racing 92 in the season opening on Friday. I can …

A record-setting day for the Eagles in Ottawa have seen them contribute the majority of this week’s effort, but a couple each from Uruguay and Canada have just about managed to sneak in. 1 – Eric Fry (USA) Stuffed an early maul to keep Canada out of the end zone. …

The 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.   UP   USA The Eagles made history in Ottawa. Never before have the Eagles won three test matches in a row …