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The Sharks earned their first ever victory away from home with a 42-27 result over the Gold on Saturday. NOLA held a lead part-way through the first half but the beefy Miami scrum tightened their grip and in the end it was the set piece that proved the difference between …

Seattle emerged as the better side in Saturday’s battle between the two conference leaders, departing Boston with a 29-21 result over the defending champions. New England’s pack was outplayed by the Seawolves, with the Free Jacks lineout badly misfiring and the scrum under pressure throughout. Mack Mason opened his account …

The eighth round of Super Rugby Americas 2024 will conclude in Córdoba, Argentina on Sunday. The final fixture sees the top of the table, Dogos taking-on the bottom of the table Cobras. Despite this fact, Os Cobras go in to the match on the back of an away win over …

Infinity Park will be the setting for a potentially high-scoring match on Sunday. The American Raptors, who like to play open rugby, have nothing to lose against the team from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Los Pampas share the top position and are en route to securing a home Semi Final. CURRENT …

It’s another ‘originals’ match-up for San Diego on Sunday when they host the Warriors at Snapdragon Stadium. The Legion are on a roll with five wins on the trot and are now second only to Seattle in the Western Conference standings. Utah have yet to find their rhythm and a …

It’s another home game for the Chicago Hounds on Sunday, who are looking to build on back-to-back victories that have rocketed them up to 2nd spot in the Eastern Conference. RFC Los Angeles are their guests, arriving on the back of a one-sided loss to Seattle that leaves them last …

Old Glory returns from their bye week to host the SaberCats at Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday. DC recorded their second 22-all draw in their last outing at home, while Houston have made several lineup changes after suffering their first defeat of the campaign against New England. CURRENT STANDINGS 2-2-2 (D1) …

A new Southern rivalry begins on Saturday when NOLA welcome the Miami Sharks to The Gold Mine. Both teams enter on losing skids, with the home side falling to the Legion in San Diego last week and the visitors coming up well short against the Free Jacks in Boston. CURRENT …

The biggest game of the weekend is up first as the two conference leaders clash at Fort Quincy. New England’s only slip-up of the year was their home opener against DC, while Seattle have been perfect aside from their narrow loss to Houston in Week 4. CURRENT STANDINGS 5-1-0 (W4) …

It is now time for week 9 of Super Rugby Americas 2024. A vital clash sees fourth hosting third. Selknam must win to retain a top four spot. A win over Yacare would see the Chileans adding further pressure on Peñarol. Yacare started the season very well but are in …

Rugby continues to grow in South America. The latest case in point is the scheduling of the annual mid-year internationals. Paraguay will be a part of the 2024 July Internationals. Los Yacarés will play at home against two touring test teams from other continents for the first time. Paraguay will …

For the Americas the road to Rugby World Cup 2027 starts in July. Canada, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay will all play home test matches as part of the 2024 July Internationals. The USA will play in Chicago against Romania and in Washington, DC against Scotland. Canada will …

Chile has secured an unprecedented three-match home series for July. Previous July International series have seen Los Cóndores struggling for matches. However, now with the team having debuted at the Rugby World Cup Chile Rugby has successfully locked-in a mouth-watering series of home fixtures for Los Cóndores. Chile will play …

The continued growth of rugby in South America continues to break new ground. The latest new development sees a brand new tour confirmed. As part of the 2024 July Internationals, Belgium will tour the continent. The Black Devils will face Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. The official dates and venues for …

Uruguay is set for an unheard of home three match series in July. Los Teros will take-on three Tier 1 teams. France, Argentina and Scotland will all play test matches in Uruguay as part of the annual mid-year internationals, or the July Internationals. Los Teros will play the three matches …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It identifies the tops and the flops from the past seven days of everything involving Americas Rugby.   UP Uruguay Secures Home Test Match Against Argentina in July  The wait is over. Uruguay and Argentina will resume international competition …

Los Dogos dominated the American Raptors in Colorado on Sunday. The team from Córdoba, Argentina ran over the Raptors in easily completing a bonus point win. The 63-14 victory featured eleven tries to Los Dogos; hooker Tomás Bartolini scored four of them. The hooker’s performance is tied for second as …

Seattle had little difficulty on their road trip south to Los Angeles on Sunday, cruising to a 36-5 result over their hosts. Rain fell through out which saw both teams relying heavily on tactical kicking, but when the Seawolves did choose to run they found enough success to leave California …

Anthem’s forwards were no match for an overwhelming Chicago pack as the Hounds romped to a 59-26 victory on Sunday. Dylan Fawsitt and Jason Higgins each recorded hat tricks for the visitors, who set new franchise marks for tries and points scored on the back of their dominant set piece. …

A dominant second half performance from San Diego secured a come-from-behind 33-20 win over NOLA at Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Legion trailed 17-nil at halftime but found another gear after the break and the Gold could only watch as they left California with nothing to show for it. …