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Major League Rugby has called a halt to the stricken 2020 season. A final decision was made on a conference call this afternoon that will see no league games played until the 2021 campaign. Americas Rugby News understands that an official announcement will be made on Thursday. The league initially …

The opening match of the 1996 Pan American Championship saw hosts Canada taking on Uruguay in Ottawa. It was the 8th test of the year for Canada, who entered with a 6-2 record post-RWC 1995, and just the second test for Uruguay having lost to Argentina in Montevideo three months …

With rugby suspended many rugby followers, including ARN readers are left with a void. With that in mind the following video is an opportunity to see a previous match which most people never saw in the first place. It is from November 2016, the start of the RWC 2019 phase …

The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been suspended until 2021. The inaugural season began on March 04 with Peñarol vs Selknam and ended on March 14 following Selknam vs Ceibos. The season was limited to just three league matches due to COVID-19. Board meetings on Monday involving representatives …

Despite what has been a gloomy week for sport – and society in general – there was still rugby news worth lauding. Thus our weekly ‘Up and Under’ continues…   UP Ceibos Ceibos are top of the SLAR with a perfect 10 competition points from two matches. The Argentine side …

The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) has been indefinitely suspended. It is the final blow for professional rugby in the Americas. It follows the suspension of both Major League Rugby and Super Rugby. SLAR confirmed the decision following the completion of today’s match between Selknam and Los Ceibos in …

RWC 2019 broke broadcast viewing records. World Rugby has confirmed that the Japan hosted tournament was the sport’s most watched event of all-time. This included 857 million viewers from around the world or a 26% increase from England and Wales 2015. Among the feats that RWC 2019 achieved are that …

Week 1 of the Súper Rugby Americana de Rugby (SLAR) is in the history books. ARN is committed to covering the competition, and as such presents the first edition of the SLAR Team of the Week. It contains the players deemed as the best per position from round 1. 1 …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP Canada Men’s Sevens One of the great weekends in Canadian rugby has passed with a new single-day attendance record for the …

Austin has finally cracked the code. The Gilgronis earned their first win as a franchise since June 2018, taking a 24-20 result over the SaberCats in Houston to claim the Texas Cup. It ends a stretch of 22 winless games that included only a solitary draw two weeks ago against …