Rugby World Cup 2027 will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams. The qualifiers will continue to be structured around World Rugby’s use of continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. This raises the question of how many slots will the Americas be granted for Rugby World Cup …
Read More »Rugby World Cup 2027 and the Americas
Expansion from 20 to 24 teams for the Men’s Rugby World Cup will mean changes in qualifying. How the four new spots will be allocated remains unconfirmed. What is factual rather than speculative is that the Americas and Europe are the two most productive of World Rugby’s defined regions. Identifying …
Read More »Americas Rankings to Close Out 2023
The Americas Rankings have been compiled to conclude 2023. International competition concluded in November with Brazil, Canada and the USA joining Spain to compete for the Vila Cup. The USA were crowned champions and improved upon their rankings as a result. The outcome of the Vila Cup saw the USA …
Read More »Americas Rankings – Pre Rugby World Cup 2023
The Americas Rankings have been compiled ahead of Rugby World Cup 2023. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay will compete at the tournament. No team from North America qualified for the tournament. The USA is ranked higher than three who will and Canada is narrowly behind one. Argentina is the top team from …
Read More »Colombia Strike Double Gold at Central American & Caribbean Games
Colombia enojyed an outstanding campaign at the XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe in San Salvador, El Salvador. Colombia won Gold in both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens events at the 2023 Central American & Caribbean Games. Jhon Arley Urrutia was the hero for Los Tucanes. He scored a …
Read More »Montevideo será sede del Clasificatorio a los Juegos Olímpicos
La Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) será anfitriona en el Estadio Charrúa de Montevideo el sábado 17 y el domingo 18 de junio del Torneo Clasificatorio a los Juegos Olímpicos, París 2024. Las nueve uniones de Sudamérica Rugby con membresía plena de World Rugby han sido invitadas a participar …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Chile on top of the South American 7’s World Chile are the 2022 South American 7’s champions. Los Cóndores …
Read More »Chile win 2022 South American 7’s title in Costa Rica
Chile are the 2022 South American 7’s champions. Los Cóndores 7’s won the title by defeating Argentina 21-12 in the final. This was after a comprehensive 29-5 Semi Final victory over Paraguay. Brazil defeated Paraguay 29-12 to win the Bronze Final. The Costa Rica Sevens was a seven team tournament. …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 14, 2022
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare international teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as full tests are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. Chile fell to a 32-10 loss against …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 07, 2022
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare international teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as full tests are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. Chile remain 4th in the Americas and …
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