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This weekend featured three capped matches involving teams from the Americas. Five teams in total were in action, four of them playing in round one of the South American C Championship. Nicaragua’s historic first ever test match sees the country move for the first time in the Americas Rankings. The 57-19 …

This weekend there was one capped get match involving teams from the Americas. That fixture was the Rugby Championship opening round match in Port Elizabeth. Argentine fell to a heavy defeat against South Africa, losing 37-15. The updated Americas Rankings for August 20 2017 see Argentina losing points. The Springboks’ …

Miguel Carner has been elected as the new president of Rugby Americas North. The Mexican will be the head of Rugby Americas North on a four year term. Carter will take up the new position having previously been Rugby Americas North Treasurer. The election of Carner comes at a time …

This weekend there was one capped get match involving teams from the Americas. That fixture was the South American C Championship warm-up match in Guatemala City. The 2015 and 2016 champions, Guatemala hosted the 2014 champions, El Salvador. The match was a one-sided affair. Guatemala’s tremendous progress in recent years …

Test match rugby this weekend resulted in changes in the Americas Rankings. This weekend featured three test matches – Argentina vs Georgia, Canada vs USA and Romania vs Brazil. Argentina’s 45-29 win over Georgia saw Los Pumas gaining maximum rankings points. It sees the 9th ranked Argentina gaining a 0.20 point …

Test match rugby this weekend resulted in changes in the Americas Rankings. In all there were five test matches involving teams from the Americas. Uruguay’s historic Nations Cup title and the result of Saturday’s test in the Caribbean has resulted in notable changes. The Cayman Islands’ 39-17 win over Mexico means …

Test match rugby today saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Uruguay’s come-from-behind win over Russia has seen Los Teros gaining ground in the rankings. In the Americas Uruguay remains 3rd. The win gives Uruguay a 0.79 point increase in the rankings. This sees Uruguay widening the cap between itself and …

Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Brazil and Guyana, winners of their respective matches. Argentina’s loss to England saw the top side in the Americas slightly dropping but remaining top of the Americas. The sensational comeback which saw Brazil toppling Portugal …

A 24 Team Rugby World Cup is ‘Far Away’. Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) President Sebastián Piñeyrua noted to Ignacio Chans of Referi that the chances of expanding from 20 to 24 teams is unlikely. “I don’t believe that it would be so simple, the World Cup is already …

Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, respective winners in their test matches. The Bahamas recovered from losing to the Turks & Caicos Islands to defeat the Dominican Republic on Saturday. The 42-5 away victory sees …