The start of Canada’s new World Cup cycle has come a year later than anticipated and time is now short to get new faces acquainted with test rugby in time for September’s all-important Americas Qualifiers. Kingsley Jones might have opted for less experimentation on this UK Tour given the standard …

Chile have advanced in Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers. Los Cóndores were set to play host to Colombia on Saturday. That match will no longer be played due to three positive COVID-19 cases within the Tucanes squad. The outcome for the respective teams is different. On the one hand, Chile …

Argentina’s Rugby Sevens roster has been finalized ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Head Coach Santiago Gómez Cora will have a twelve-man playing roster for the tournament. The roster will also contain two traveling reserves. Los Pumas 7´s will compete in pool play against Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. …

After no activity in 2020 the USA Eagles are ready to fly again. The USA play on the special date of the 4th of July against England. The Sunday fixture will be the first test match for the Eagles since RWC 2019. It comes with eyes firmly looking at RWC …

The wait is over. Canada finally returns to the international arena on Saturday. It is not only the pandemic that has postponed and cancelled test matches – Canada’s scheduled RWC 2019 match against Namibia was called off due to the impact of Typhoon Hagibis. The visit to Cardiff marks Canada’s …

Argentina face Romania in Bucharest on Saturday. The test match is the first for Los Pumas in 2021 and the first visit to Romania in 29 years. The countries have a long history; they first played each other in 1973. Yet, the number of test matches is small at eight. …

The battle lines have been drawn for the North American RWC 2023 qualifiers. The dates and venues for the two-match series between Canada and the USA are now official. Canada will host the first match on September 04 and the USA will host game two on September 11. The series …

This past weekend was a bit of a slog for Major League Rugby. Extreme heat had a dramatic effect on the standard of play and the officiating also suffered. That won’t stop us from picking a pretty decent XV all things considered, with some raising their hand despite being on …

The Americas was well represented in European professional leagues in the 2020-2021 season. Players from the Americas’ four RWC competitors were all involved and there were others from a number of additional countries. Who though, were the best performers? This article identifies the leading Americas players across all positions. The …

Uruguay’s player roster is set to increase by eleven. Players are flying in to join the domestic-based players in Uruguay for the upcoming RWC 2023 qualifiers. Los Teros will play against the Argentina XV this coming weekend. The fixture is a warm-up ahead of the must-win RWC 2023 qualifiers. Uruguay …