This weekend there was one capped get match involving teams from the Americas. That fixture was the South American C Championship warm-up match in Guatemala City. The 2015 and 2016 champions, Guatemala hosted the 2014 champions, El Salvador. The match was a one-sided affair. Guatemala’s tremendous progress in recent years …

This past weekend saw players running-out for the first time in the English pre-season. Taking to the field were Americas players who received game time for their respective clubs in the Aviva Premiership. Featuring for the Newcastle Falcons on Saturday were players from Canada, the USA and Argentina. The Falcons …

Agustín Schab has returned to play in Spain. The Argentine back-rower has reported Buenos Aires’ Hindú Club to rejoin Independiente for the upcoming Spanish championship. Independiente play in Spain’s National league, the División de Honor. Since 1971 the club has been the leading force from Cantabria. With 45 years of …

Guatemala hammered El Salvador in what was the country’s first test match of 2017. Played at the Estadio del Ejército in Guatemala City, Los Jaguares were far too strong for Los Torogoces as they won by a record margin of 114-0. The fixture was for the Copa Herman Arrua 2017. …

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. This week saw an unusually high volume of stories which transpires into a larger selection than normal. UP Canada Women Are they up? …

The BC Bears came away 20-13 winners over the Atlantic Rock in Canadian Rugby Championship action on Sunday but not without a late scare. Two tries in the final minutes of the match gave the Eastern regional side a fighting chance with a bizarre decision to kick away possession with …

The Ontario Blues put paid to any suggestions they might be vulnerable after their close battle with the Atlantic Rock in Truro, cruising past the Prairie Wolf Pack by 45-22 at Calgary Rugby Park on Sunday. A blistering four-try performance from winger Kainoa Lloyd led the way for the Blues …

Canada got the win over Wales on Sunday but not the result they wanted. The 15-0 scoreline saw Canada score just two tries, leaving them two short of the bonus point and putting them in a precarious position heading into the final pool stage against New Zealand. The match wasn’t …

The Women’s Eagles have vaulted back into Semi-Final contention with a comprehensive 43-0 defeat of Spain at the UCD Bowl in Dublin on Sunday. Needing to get a bonus point win to stay in the hunt, they achieved everything they wanted with a big score against a team ranked higher …

An agreement between Venezuela and Uruguay sees the unions united and working together. Put into action together with the assistance of Sudamérica Rugby, the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) and Federación Venezolana de Rugby (FVR) have the ambition of capitalizing on and achieving notable improvement from different athletes under …