Matiás and Alejo Corral are to join the select club of brothers to have played in a Rugby World Cup. Matías played for Argentina in Rugby World Cup 1995 while some twenty years later his younger brother, Alejo, will be playing for Uruguay. As players they are comparable. Both left …

England have named their team for the World Cup opener against Fiji on Friday. Only one change to the match day squad has been made from the 23 that defeated Ireland in Twickenham on September 5, with Rob Webber replacing Jamie George as reserve hooker. Scrumhalf Ben Youngs will win …

Brazil’s recent confirmation of where and when the Tupis will be playing their Americas Rugby Cup matches have come despite the five other participants remaining tight-lipped about their games. Although there has been no official confirmation Americas Rugby News has learned that Uruguay will be playing away to both Canada and …

Heading into their opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup against Samoa, the USA Eagles have some questions that need to be answered. Whether or not the squad can handle some of these questions may determine whether their World Cup campaign is deemed a success or failure. One question, …

The ‘Pool of Death,’ with four top-ten teams according to the official World Rugby rankings, and only two spots open to reach the finals. Hosts England will have to wade through dangerous waters, with Australia favorites to top the pool and both Wales and ever-unpredictable Fiji eyeing their own way …

Often the success or failure of an international coach comes down to how his team performed on the grandest stage of them all, the Rugby World Cup. Negative results in previous months or even years are often forgiven in exchange for delivering memorable victories when it matters most. Differing Judgement …

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 Home-Grown Pumas Starting this coming Friday the world’s best twenty countries will compete for the ultimate prize of winning the Rugby …

So the secret is out. The Americas 6 Nations competition is a go. It will run concurrently with the original tournament that inspired it in February and March, and will add Brazil and Chile into the mix with the established quartet of Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA. Of those, …

The USA Women’s Premier League kicked off their 7th season of play this weekend with four matches across the county. The WPL is the top level of Women’s Rugby in the United States and boasts rosters filled with Eagles and Eagle Pool players. The competition covers six rounds of play and culminates …

A popular topic of debate heading into the World Cup is that of eligibility, particularly that resulting from the residency method. Americas Rugby News takes an in-depth look at the foreign-born players in each squad, where they were born and how they are eligible. An interesting fact – only Argentina …