A 34-man Georgia XV squad has been named to take part in the Rugby Summer Cup set to take place in Tbilisi starting this weekend. The team will be coached by former Lelos fullback Bessik Khamashuridze, a member of both the 2003 and 2007 World Cup squads. Only four capped …

French Top 14 club Racing 92 has named a preliminary 42-man squad for the upcoming ‘Rugby Summer Cup’ that will see them playing matches against Brazil and the Argentina XV in Tbilisi, Georgia. Included are an impressive 22 full international players and a number of new signings. France loose forward …

The player roster of Brazil has been named for the upcoming two-match tour of Georgia. Os Tupis will play matches against the Georgia XV and Racing 92 in Tbilisi as part of the ‘Rugby Summer Cup.’ Game one of the tour will be against the Top 14 clubs on July …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week.   UP RWC Sevens 2018 The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was a tremendous success. Played at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, 40 teams …

New Zealand’s Joe Ravouvou has been named Player of the Tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The big winger tied with South Africa’s Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi for the lead in tries with six across four games. Ravouvou headlines the official tournament Dream Team along with fellow Melrose Cup winner …

New Zealand accomplished a unique double on Sunday by winning the Melrose Cup at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. In fact the ‘double’ is multi-faceted – not only did New Zealand win both the men’s and women’s competitions, they won each for the second consecutive time. Having …

Argentina closed their Rugby World Cup Sevens account with two wins on Sunday, the second a dominant 33-7 victory over hosts USA. In doing so Los Pumas earned 5th place overall with the Eagles in 6th. Canada would see their tournament end in defeat to finish in 12th spot. After …

Chile finished off their Rugby World Cup Sevens on a high by winning their third consecutive match and earning the Bowl with a 20-7 victory over Hong Kong. The result gives them a 17th overall finish with their only defeat the last-second loss to Ireland on opening day. Pedro Verschae …

Women’s Eagles star Naya Tapper has been selected to the official Rugby World Cup Sevens Dream Team. The powerful winger scored seven tries in four matches, two each in the last three. Only New Zealand’s Michaela Blyde went better with nine tries including two hat-tricks. Blyde is one of three …

It will be an all-Americas affair in the 5th Place Final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens after hosts USA and Argentina each won their first matches on Day Three in San Francisco. Meanwhile the Championship Final will see England and New Zealand facing off with the Melrose Cup on …