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There have been changes to the Americas Rankings following international competition this weekend. The updated Americas Rankings – April 24 2016 see Brazil and Paraguay changing places while both Uruguay and Chile have made slight gains. Uruguay edged slightly closer to Canada by rising from 63,23 points to a new ranking of 63,26. …

Guyana overpowered Barbados in a Rugby World Cup qualifier on Saturday, winning 48-17 at the National Park in Playfield, Guyana. The comprehensive victory means Guyana has one foot in the door in the subsequent round of the Americas qualifying series. The victorious Guyana will take to the field again on …

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 USA Women’s Sevens The USA’s Women’s Sevens team may not have won the war in Atlanta but a significant battle was nonetheless …

Australia proved their opening round loss to England was an aberration as they outclassed the rest of the field en route to their third consecutive HSBC Women’s Sevens Series tournament victory in Atlanta. After ending the USA’s dreams in the quarter final, they dispatched North America’s other hopes Canada before …

It was a great day for North American rugby on the first day of the Atlanta stop on the HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. Both Canada and hosts USA emerged undefeated with three wins apiece, with the Eagles earning the greatest applause from a sensational victory over New Zealand. After blowing …

The national women’s Colombian team, Las Tucanes has been selected for the upcoming Atlanta 7’s. The olympic qualified Tucanes are coming off a third place finish at last month’s South American women’s Sevens event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Colombians are to travel to Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, March …

Francis Ntawack, Cedric Desbrosse and Jean Beautiste, of the Rugby French Flair organization are currently in the Colombian city of Medellín for a four day workshop and festival. Working together with the Colombian Rugby Federation (CRF) Rugby French Flair is aiding the country’s representative teams from March 25-28. Players, coaches …

Seeding for the twelve automatic qualified countries for Rugby World Cup 2019 is likely to be Pushed back 12 months, the Scotsman reported this morning. Rugby’s global event will be staged outside of a founding union member for the first time in history when Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup …

With there having been no international competition in the Americas this weekend there are no changes to the Americas Rankings this week. As of March 20 2016 Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, USA, Canada and Uruguay remain ranked one through four in that order. There have, nonetheless, been alterations to …

With there being no international competition in the Americas this weekend there are no changes to the Americas Rankings this week. As of March 13 2016 Rugby World Cup 2015 competitors Argentina, USA, Canada and Uruguay remain ranked one through four in that order. There have, nonetheless, been alterations to …