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USA Rugby have named their Eagles rosters for next month’s Pan Am Games in Santiago, but the two sides will take very different approaches at the tournament. The Women will send their strongest possible side in search of Gold while the Men have opted to roll out a development squad. …

Chile have named four of their World Cup backs in their Men’s squad for the Pan Am Games. Francisco Urroz, Franco Velarde, Benjamín Videla, and Cristóbal Game will suit up as Los Cóndores aim for success on their home turf in Santiago. Game was a late call-up for France, replacing …

World Rugby have announced five players who will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in Paris, France, on 29 October. Among the five is Pumas great Juan Martín Hernández. Hernández (Argentina) will join Dan Carter (New Zealand), Thierry Dusautoir (France), George Smith (Australia), and Bryan Habana (South …

Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …

Rugby Canada has named their Men’s and Women’s rosters for next month’s Pan Am Games Sevens. The tournament will take place in Santiago, Chile, at the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana on November 3 and 4. Canada’s Women won Gold at Lima in 2019, with the Men earning Silver. For …

Up and Under is an Americas Rugby News exclusive. It identifies the best and the worst involving the Americas from the past seven days.   UP Uruguay Claim the Maximum over Namibia Uruguay secured a bonus point win over a defiant Namibia in Lyon. Uruguay’s 36-26 win was by five …

One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …

Argentina ended Brazil’s dominance of South American Women’s Rugby Sevens With a 20-12 win over Brazil in the final, Las Yaguaretés were crowned South American Women’s Sevens Champions for 2023 on Sunday. It marked Argentina’s first-ever title. Played in Asuncion, Paraguay the tournament involved seven South American countries: Paraguay, Argentina, …

With 20 points for Argentina and Chile on Saturday, Nicolás Sanchez became Argentina’s all-time leading point scorer at Rugby World Cups. The 34-year-old scored 100 points in what was his 100th test cap. Sánchez started at fly half for Argentina and came away with a try, and kicked 7/7 at …

The coaching future of Chile is secure; Pablo Lemoine will remain on as Head Coach of Los Cóndores for four more years. In his press conference post match, Lemoine confirmed that he is not going anywhere; he will coach Chile through until the end of 2027. It comes with Chile …