Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It covers the best and worst from games involving the Americas players and teams over the previous week. UP Brazil Women’s Sevens Brazil proved a class apart to win the Sudamérica Sevens at the Carrasco Polo club in …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 29, 2020
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It ranks the men’s test team from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The November 29, 2020 edition considers two …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 22, 2020
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It ranks the men’s test team from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The November 22, 2020 edition considers two …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 15, 2020
The Americas Rankings is an exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It ranks the men’s test team from throughout the Americas. Matches recognized as caps are used for the rankings. Teams yet to compete since the Americas Rankings began are listed with 30.00 points. The November 15, 2020 edition follows Saturday’s …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 08 2020
For just the second time in 2020 the Americas Rankings have been updated. Changes have been made following the completion of international activities this weekend. There were two matches involving the Americas, one of which was capped. Uruguay were home winners of Spain on Friday. The 19-10 result sees Uruguay …
Read More »Americas Rankings – November 01 2020
For the first time in 2020 the Americas Rankings can be recalculated. COVID-19 canceled all capped international competition involving teams from the Americas. This came to an end today. Uruguay’s home loss vs Spain sees changes. Uruguay went into the match ranked 17th in the world and 3rd in the …
Read More »London Irish partner with Cayman Islands tourism
London Irish have agreed a partnership with the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. The deal sees the Exiles kit, matchday programs, website, and more sporting a Visit Cayman logo moving forward. Located in the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands are a British territory and will hope the new advertisements will attract …
Read More »2020 Rugby Americas North 7s cancelled
A decision most will have considered inevitable is now official. The 2020 Rugby Americas North Sevens tournament has now been cancelled. Due to be hosted by the Bahamas in November, the event was set to feature men’s and women’s teams at under-18 level for the first time in addition to …
Read More »Americas Rugby Championship will act as RWC 2023 Qualifiers
The Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) will act as Americas 1 and Americas 2 qualifiers for RWC 2023, notes Ignacio Chans for Uruguayan publication El Observador. Americas Rugby News has been independently informed that the existing agreement will be implemented as planned. An official announcement is forthcoming from World Rugby. Such …
Read More »2019 Timeline Review
Every year we seem to say the same thing – “this was the biggest ever for rugby in the Americas” – and this was no exception. In fact we will boldly predict that 2020 is even bigger. This year could be a tipping point with big names signing on for Major …
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