Americas teams will be seeing plenty of each other in Vancouver this weekend as three of the four teams have been drawn together in Pool A. Uruguay, hosts Canada, and Las Vegas winners USA are joined by Australia in a group that should get plenty of attention from the fans …
Read More »Canada Book Men’s + Women’s Spots at 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Canada booked men’s and women’s spots at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, doing so this past weekend in Las Vegas. They will compete at the global event in Buenos Aires in October. Also qualifying over the weekend was Colombia for the women’s category. Played over three days in Las Vegas, …
Read More »ARC 2018 – Chile vs Canada – Match Highlights
Chile hosted Canada at the Estadio de La Pintana in Santiago on Saturday in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship. Canada entered the match seeking their second win of the tournament while the Cóndores had not tasted ARC victory since the opening round of the inaugural 2016 edition. …
Read More »Up and Under
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 USA Rugby Is this the greatest weekend in USA Rugby history? It’s hard to argue otherwise after a stunning performance against …
Read More »Magnificent Eagles triumph in Las Vegas
A magnificent performance by the US Eagles on Day Three of the Las Vegas Sevens saw them winning their first ever HSBC Sevens Series stop on home soil. It’s just the second ever HSBC circuit victory for the team, nearly three years removed from their first at London in May …
Read More »Arrows earn draw against SaberCats in Houston
A late penalty goal from Will Kelly secured a draw for the Ontario Arrows as they battled the Houston SaberCats at Constellation Field on Saturday night. The exciting back-and-forth fixture was part of Houston’s Major League Rugby preparations, the first match for the Arrows in 2018. It’s a result that …
Read More »Americas Rankings – March 04 2018
The Americas Rugby Championship has come and gone for 2018. The final round of the competition saw changes taking place in the Americas Rankings. The updated rankings as of March 04 2018 see Uruguay’s lead over the USA in the rankings ended, thereby restricted to seven days. Uruguay’s heavy home …
Read More »USA and Argentina into Vegas Semi Finals
The USA and Argentina have qualified for the Cup Semi Finals at the Las Vegas Sevens. Both teams reached the end of Day Two undefeated with two more wins to match that of Day One. Canada also enjoyed a successful Day Two and will play in the Trophy Semi Finals …
Read More »Canada close ARC with win over Chile
Canada defeated Chile by 33-17 in the final round of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday afternoon. The error-strewn fixture leaves plenty of room for improvement for both sides but the Canadians have at least secured their second win of the tournament to clinch a fourth-place finish. A penalty from …
Read More »Romania, Belgium Win RWC 2019 Qualifiers
Romania and Belgium picked up wins today in RWC 2019 Qualifiers. They did so by defeating Russia and Germany respectively. The results further the chances of Spain winning the Europe 1 spot and qualifying for RWC 2019 to play Japan in the opening match. The feature match of the day …
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