The Americas Rankings have been updated for November 11 2018. They have been recalculated to take into account the implications of Saturday and Sunday’s November Internationals. Canada’s 65-19 win over Kenya was greatly enjoyed by the staff, players and supporters. It was Canada’s biggest scoreline since 2006 vs Barbados. The …
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Brazil earned respect against the Māori All Blacks this evening. Playing at São Paulo’s famous Estádio do Morumbi the Tupis lost 35-3 but put in a far better performance than the scoresheet suggested. A determined effort from the home side saw the Māori restricted to 14 first-half points. Os Tupis …
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The Māori All Blacks will begin the historic South American leg of their three-match tour in Sao Paulo, where they face off with Brazil at the Estádio do Morumbi. It is unlikely that the 67,000 seat stadium will sell out but with roughly half already spoken for it promises to …
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Brazil have named two uncapped players in their squad to prepare for their match against the New Zealand Māori on Saturday. The historic event will take place at the Estádio do Morumbi in Sao Paolo with greater than 30,000 tickets already sold. The new players to the squad are both …
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We’ve had plenty of requests for a podcast, and finally found enough time to get it started. This week’s show is a good one, featuring: Mark Winokur, General Manager of the Toronto Arrows Evan Olmstead, Auckland and Canada Paul Tait, Americas Rugby News Since you asked, we need your help! …
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Utah have found their replacement for Kurt Morath. The Warriors have signed Brazil flyhalf Josh Reeves for the 2019 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old is the first Tupis international to sign a contract after several recently played for the Rugby Americas Selects against Glendale. Originally from New Zealand, Reeves …
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Originally planned for a Monday release, social media has been abuzz with news that the 2019 Major League Rugby schedule will be officially released on Wednesday. Americas Rugby News has obtained a copy of that schedule. While the copy acquired does not list broadcast information, it does reveal kickoff times …
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A surprise announcement arrived at midday on Monday as the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship schedule has been confirmed. The reveal comes more than a month earlier than in 2018, giving fans extra time to make travel arrangements. The most notable change to this year’s schedule is the addition of a …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Toronto Arrows Major League Rugby (MLR) is now officially international. Canada is to join the USA’s professional rugby competition in 2019 …
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Chile are the 2018 u20s Champions of South America. The title was won on home soil on Sunday after a successful unbeaten run in the tournament. Also competing were Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Los Cóndores 7’s defeated Brazil and Paraguay on day one but fell to a 22-19 defeat against …
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