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Ray Barkwill will captain for the first time in his 29th test when Canada host Brazil at Westhills Stadium in round three of the Americas Rugby Championship on Saturday. The veteran hooker retains his spot as interim head coach François Ratier has named five changes from the side that lost …

With two bonus point losses in the opening two rounds of the Americas Rugby Championship, Brazil arrive in Canada in confident form. Written off before the tournament, the Tupis were tipped by many to suffer big losses. To the credit of the team and tournament organizers the Brazilians have proven …

Round two of the Americas Rugby Championship proved just as exciting as the first, and to prove the depth of talent there is an entirely new XV selected in this week’s team. Once again all six teams contribute and deservedly so, with standouts in each country proving their quality, even …

The USA Eagles hosted Canada this past Saturday in the second round of the inaugural Americas Rugby Championship. Played in the capital of Texas, Austin the home side produced a good display to join the Argentina XV at the top of the competition standings. Both the USA and Canada are …

Brazil’s women’s Rugby Sevens roster has been named and is training for the upcoming international competition. The Arena Barueri in Greater São Paulo is to be the setting this coming weekend for the latest edition of World Rugby’s women’s Rugby Sevens stop. Head Coach Chris Neill has finalized his roster …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Ben Cima Goal kicking matters so much that it can win and lose matches. Regardless of the team a specialist is mandatory …

Four of the six teams in the Americas Rugby Championship played for rankings points this weekend. As of February 15 2016 there are no changes in overall position. There has, nonetheless, been movement in rankings points. Canada’s ranking points have been altered, seeing the 63,62 points decreased to a new ranking of 63,42 points. This …

An monstrous 55 metre penalty goal with time up on the clock by All-American flyhalf Ben Cima gave his side a famous victory over rivals Canada to earn a trip to the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Zimbabwe. The kick stunned the Canadian team, confident going into the match, who …

Three tries in a under 10 minutes for captain Todd Clever sealed a comeback win for the Eagles as they defeated Canada 30-22 in another exciting Americas Rugby Championship match at Dell Diamond. The win extends the USA’s winning streak to four over their neighbors and leaves them level with …

Gastón Cortes returned to the Bristol lineup on Friday against Ealing, one of two Argentina players in action this weekend in the Greene King IPA Championship. Jersey hooker Martín García Veiga is the other, up against two of the nine Canadians featuring on Saturday in the form of Bedford Blues …