South Africa cruised to a dominant Cup Final victory at the World Sevens Series event in Vancouver on Sunday. The 38-5 win over Kenya capped an unbeaten run through the tournament with the Blitzboks running up a points total of 238 for and only 43 against. The USA were the …

The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. The rankings compare the men’s test teams from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The test sides of Argentina, Chile …

The Argentina rebounded against Uruguay. Argentina’s next of XV were 28-19 winners against Uruguay. The result marked comeback as Uruguay had been leading 19-14 at half time. The win is the first for the Argentina XV in 2021. Earlier results saw the team losing against Chile in Santiago and Uruguay …

Jersey Reds have announced the signing of tighthead prop Steven Longwell for the 2021-22 RFU Championship season. The 31-year-old makes the move from Old Glory DC, having most recently been lining up for Super 6 club Watsonians in his native Scotland. Longwell joined Old Glory ahead of the 2021 Major …

Adam Ashley-Cooper will take on a new position with the LA Giltinis. The Wallabies centurion announced his retirement after the Championship Final win over Rugby ATL, but he will stay on with the team as an Assistant Coach under new Head Coach and fellow Australian international Stephen Hoiles. While coaching …

Argentina were beaten by the All Blacks in the latest round of the Rugby Championship. This morning’s defeat against New Zealand means that Argentina are 0-4 in the Rugby Championship. The three other teams have won either two matches or all of their matches. The South Americans were second best …

Uruguay play host to the Argentina XV on Sunday. The match is the second of two between the teams so far this year. As was the case before game one, this Sunday’s match serves as preparation for Uruguay’s RWC 2023 qualifiers. Uruguay face the USA in home-and-away matches in October. …

Final rosters for the return of the World Sevens Series in Vancouver have been confirmed. The tournament takes place over Saturday and Sunday with 12 Men’s teams competing in three pools. A round-robin exhibition format will be used for the four Women’s teams. There are two late changes to the …

The Americas Pacific Challenge will make a return in October after a three-year hiatus. Montevideo will again be the host city with a familiar three-match format featuring six ‘Next Senior’ – or Senior ‘A’ – sides. While caps and World Rugby Rankings points are not up for grabs, players who …

Joel Sclavi is to undergo surgery. The Argentine prop was expected to make his Pumas debut in the 2021 Rugby Championship. Instead, he will be unable to play any test rugby for Argentina this year. His return time to the field is now marked down for December. Sclavi’s departrure from …