Monthly Archives: July 2016

A ‘Great’ Americas 7s Side

With Olympic fever building by the day and the majority of sides now named, there is still the big reveal of the Great Britain team to come tomorrow. What a luxury to be able to select the best of three core sides on the HSBC Sevens Series to contest for …

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Japan names Olympic 7s squads

Japan have announced their men’s and women’s entrants to the 2016 Olympic 7s in Rio. Following suit with other nations, they have kept the faith with the players who ran out during their respective HSBC Sevens Series outings. The women finished 11th overall in a somewhat disappointing season that saw …

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Oldest Club in the Americas Turns 155

The oldest rugby club in the Americas turns 155 today. Established on July 18 1861 Montevideo Cricket Club (MVCC) was the first rugby club in Uruguay. It is recognized at the Twickenham Museum of Rugby has being the 8th oldest club in the World. The seven clubs older than MVCC are Guy’s Hospital …

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Eagles Medal Contender Rosters Named for Rio

The men’s and women’s Eagles teams for the Olympic Games have been named. Both teams are in with a chance of returning home with medals, such has been the performances the Eagles on the Sevens circuit. Men’s Head Coach Mike Friday has named a diverse roster which includes players from …

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Up and Under

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 Chile There were two significant breakthroughs for Chile in recent days. Firstly the sport in the country is set to be boosted in …

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Denver take Express route to victory

Denver are one step closer to the top of the PRO Rugby log as they hammered the disappointing Sacramento Express by a score of 59-13 at CIBER Field on Sunday. Sacramento scored first, as they often do, through the boot of Mirco Bergamasco but it was all Denver for the …

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Rugby Balls Attract Followers in Chile

The Chilean Minister of Education (Ministerio de Educación de Chile – MINEDUC) is to incorporate rugby balls in the sporting implementation that is distributed to educational establishments as part of the #ovaladasparatodos campaign. This accomplishment has made possible thanks to the efforts of Rugby Para Todos Chile (Rugby for All Chile). …

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San Francisco fend off Breakers once more

San Francisco shocked the visiting San Diego Breakers with a completely dominant display of attacking rugby that saw them score seven tries en route to a 50-26 victory. The Rush rocketed out the of gates and had 17 points up before San Diego had any answer. The Breakers simply could …

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