The Americas Rankings have been updated for October 04 2018. They have been recalculated following the completion of day two of the Sudamérica 4 Naciones B in Guatemala. In their first test match of the year Peru made history. Their 36-14 victory over Costa Rica officially began international competition between …
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It was a poor week for the Pumas in the Rugby Championship leading to only one player earning selection in our team. Instead we looked to domestic rugby – the French Top 14 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and Championship, New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, and Spain’s División de …
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Andrew Ferguson is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a torn bicep. The Canadian scrumhalf will undergo surgery today and is expected to miss the next 3-5 months. That rules him out of the Americas Pacific Challenge and the World Cup Repechage competition. Gordon McRorie will now …
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Kenya are eyeing a first ever appearance at a Rugby World Cup. Next month the Simbas will face Canada, Germany, and Hong Kong in the Repechage with the winner qualifying for Japan 2019 as the final participant. Kenya is preparing for the Repechage with Sevens stars among the 33-man training …
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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 Guatemala An 18-12 victory sees Guatemala beginning their home tournament in style. Los Jaguares overcame Costa Rica in a tight contest …
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The Americas Rankings have been updated for September 30 2018. They have been recalculated following the completion of international competition this weekend. Argentina’s home defeat against New Zealand does not see any change in the rankings. Argentina’s ranking going into the match was 79.02 points. New Zealand’s 92.52 was too …
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Major League Rugby‘s newest team – the Ontario Arrows – will play a friendly against the New England Free Jacks in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, October 20. The match is slated for a 2pm kickoff at Wanderers Grounds, the same venue that hosted Canada and the USA in June. …
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The 65th Ontario Senior Men’s Club Championship Final will be played on Saturday as the Brantford Harlequins play the Markham Irish at Fletcher’s Fields. Brantford are looking to make it three in a row after back-to-back Cup Final wins over Toronto Scottish and Balmy Beach. Irish last lifted the cup …
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There are a couple new Americas players signed up for Greene King IPA Championship teams but Robbie Povey and Cam Dolan won’t be rushed into action in Week 5. Others are disabled list but eight North American internationals are set to play over the weekend, four each on Friday and …
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The Top 14 season rolls on. In week 6 of France’s elite competition it is derby time. All but one of the matches see neighboring clubs battling it out. The following preview details the involvement of players from the Americas. Kicking-off week 6 will be Toulouse vs Castres. The Saturday …
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