While the women have already qualified for Rio and kick off the Sevens Series in Dubai on Thursday, Canada’s men begin their hunt for a last gasp Olympic spot on Friday. With the World Cup out of the way, all attention can be given to the abbreviated game by the …

A restructuring of the national selection, a new Head Coach for Los Teros and an enhanced role for the current Head Coach, Pablo Lemoine. These are some of the sweeping changes coming to the URU as part of a detailed plan to rise the level of the national team and …

With news starting to trickle in from various sources, Americas Rugby News can confirm the full schedule for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup. The new tournament, involving six Americas nations, will run on consecutive Saturdays from February 6 to February 27, with the final round falling on Sunday, March 6. …

Yesterday we looked at the status of international front row players in the Americas, and saw that Argentina – with or without Los Jaguares – have a clear advantage over their friends to the north and neighbors Uruguay. Today we move to the second row, and find the numbers a little …

The HSBC World Sevens Series kicks off this coming weekend in Dubai and with it, the start of a historic 7s season that culminates with the 2016 Rio Olympics. The USA Eagle squad is used to being under pressure to perform, but this season brings a whole new level of …

Los Pumas will play tests in Wales, Scotland and England in November 2016 it was confirmed today by the UAR on social media. The South Americans will complete a record-setting year of international competition in 2016 by playing three test matches in the U.K. It will bring to an end …

URU President Sebastián Piñeyrúa has confirmed Uruguay’s international program for the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup (Americas Six Nations) competition. Set to be played in February and March Uruguay will join fellow Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, Canada, the USA in addition to Brazil and Chile in a new, annual tournament. …

England Academy staged a late comeback to escape with a win over the Maple Leafs after being on the losing end of the scoreboard for nearly 70 minutes of the match. The English strength in depth proved decisive as their reserves scored three tries and created another in the final …

John Tait has named a strong lineup for the opening round of the 2015/16 Women’s Sevens Series that kicks off on Thursday in Dubai. Canada have already qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and will look to get their Rio run-in off to a strong start. The team is lead once …

As the promise of professional rugby reaches North American shores for the first time, coinciding with the inaugural season of Super Rugby in Argentina, there’s no better time to take a look at how the Americas teams might benefit from becoming full time rugby players. While most Tier 1 nations …