North American rugby has received a major boost after both Canada and the USA reached the podium in the Women’s Sevens at the Paris Olympics. The Maple Leafs produced another stunning upset in the Semi Final to eventually capture a best-ever Silver Medal, while the Eagles then beat the Wallaroos …

North America are guaranteed at least one medal at the Women’s 7s competition in Paris after the USA and Canada each qualified for the Semi Finals. The Eagles knocked off Great Britain in the Quarter Finals while the Maple Leafs produced a stunning upset of home favorites France on Monday. …

Chile is to play a three match tour in November. ARN has learned that Los Cóndores will play three matches in Europe as part of the annual November Internationals. Chile will face Canada, the Netherlands and Scotland ‘A’ in Europe. Dates and venues for the matches have not yet been …

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 Costa Rica Prepare for RWC Qualifiers with wins over Nicaragua and Peru An historic two weekends saw Costa Rica beating …

History was made on Sunday. Costa Rica claimed a first-ever win over a South American opponent. Los Ticos were 27-26 winners over Peru. The match was played at the Estadio Nacional in La Sabana, Costa Rica. Costa Rica overcame an 18-12 half-time deficit to write history. The 27-26 victory asked …

The Seawolves are heading to their fourth Major League Rugby final in seven years after earning a 28-25 victory over the Jackals in the Western Conference Final on Sunday. In the end Seattle proved the better side, but they were very nearly upset by Dallas in an enthralling back-and-forth contest …

All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson has named a 36-man roster for the 2024 Rugby Championship. New Zealand’s campaign will begin at home with two matches against Argentina in August. The All Blacks will host Los Pumas in Wellington on August 10 and Auckland on August 17. All players have …

Brazil completed a significant win over Belgium on Saturday. Os Tupis were 47-25 winners in a match-up between two sides eyeing potential debuts at the expanded Rugby World Cup. Played at the Estádio Nicolau Alayon in São Paulo, Brazil and Belgium ended their respective July Internationals. Brazil was beaten at …

Diego Magno has retired from international duty at the age of 35. It marks more than just the end of an era; Magno is the Americas’ first player to reach 100 caps. He earned his 100th cap for Uruguay in 2022 against Romania in Montevideo. Two years on he called …

Uruguay played with pride to frighten Scotland in Montevideo on Saturday. The team were locked into a 19-19 scoreline in the final quarter before Scotland scored two quick-fire tries to win 31-19. The match was a solid case in point for Uruguay to host Tier 1 test matches annually. It …