A full plate of European action saw lots Americas players impress, and a few performances from Brazil’s test against Colombia were also noteworthy. 1 – Marcos Ayerza (Leicester) No surprise that the Pumas stalwart is a staple in this weekly selection. Another quality performance against Munster that even included a …

Following on from winning the Campeonato Argentino Buenos Aires’ successes have transpired into the 7-a-man game by winning the national Sevens title. Buenos Aires defeated Santa Fé 31-10 on Sunday afternoon to retain the title, extending their reign to four years at the top. The traditional Argentine event was played …

Brazil’s impressive home victory over Colombia on Saturday sees the Tupis rising in the World and Americas Rankings. The Portuguese speaking country’s 44-0 win over Colombia sees Brazil rising from 9th to 7th in the Americas, to trade places with Colombia, and from 45th to 42nd in the world. It …

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 Guatemala Los Jaguares are now officially the best Central American country and have the bragging rights for the net twelve months and …

Argentina drop-goal hero Bautista Ezcurra has been named in the official HSBC Dream Team for the Cape Town Sevens tournament. The midfielder’s exceptional play was capped off with a penalty kick in extra time to beat New Zealand in the Cup quarters. Captain of this year’s u20 Pumitas XVs team …

South Africa recovered from a disappointing loss to Kenya on day 1 to win three straight in decisive fashion on day 2 and take the title in the inaugural Cape Town leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series. A superb performance over a resilient but outclassed Argentina in the Cup …

Peru are the women’s Rugby Sevens champions of the South American C division. Las Tumis  backed-up from day one by remaining undefeated, thereby defeating all other countries. Those involved were Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicarágua, Panama, Peru and the host nation of El Salvador. Played on Friday and Saturday, the Rugby …

Guatemala Made history on Saturday evening, winning the South American C Championship in San Salvador. Defeating El Salvador 26-8 Los Jaguares completed a three wins from three matches to return home with a first ever international tournament trophy. The title deciding fixture was against the 2014 tournament winners and in their …

Costa Rica made history on Saturday by defeating Panama by a record scoreline of 95-3. The win was the biggest ever in the history of Costa Rican rugby and sees Los Guarias finishing the South American C Championship on a high after losing against Guatemala in round one. The loss …

Argentina are two games away from an unlikely World Sevens title in Cape Town. The South Americans eliminated powerhouses New Zealand 22-19 in extra time to reach the final four. Los Pumas Sevens will meet Kenya in one Semi Final while the hosts, South Africa face France in the other. The …