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 Los Pumas Sevens Argentina were round champions of this weekend’s Madrid Sevens. Los Pumas 7’s went undefeated in the …
Read More »Argentina win opening round of Madrid Sevens
Argentina were round champions of this weekend’s Madrid Sevens. Los Pumas 7’s went undefeated in the two day tournament Click here for the Day One results. On Day Two Argentina started against Portugal. The South Americans were on top throughout the contest. Rodrigo Etchart scored two tries while Franco Sábato, …
Read More »Perry Baker suffers leg injury, Olympic participation in doubt
Perry Baker has suffered a serious injury at the Madrid Sevens. The two-time World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year went down with what appeared to be a broken leg or ankle two minutes into the first half of the USA’s match against Kenya on Saturday. While a full diagnosis …
Read More »Madrid Sevens fixtures and Broadcast details
This weekend will see the return of international sevens rugby as Madrid plays host to an Olympic warm-up tournament. It’s the first such competition for many of the countries competing since the postponement of the World Sevens Series nearly a year ago. Originally slated for six teams in each division, …
Read More »ARN World Tens Dream Team
The inaugural World Tens Series event is now behind us and despite a number of speed bumps along the way, it can only be described as a success. Perhaps a pleasant surprise was the standard of play. Some lesser-known talents showed up well and most of the high profile players …
Read More »Highlights: World Tens Series Finals
The inaugural World Tens Series event reached its conclusion in Bermuda on Saturday. Seven teams took to the field with a team from South Africa – SX10 – ultimately crowned champions. Played over three weeks, the tournament overcame numerous obstacles to ultimately be deemed a success. Saturday’s action included some …
Read More »Royals top league standings at World Tens Series
The London Royals have secured their spot as top seeds heading into the knockout phase of the World Tens Series. Two wins from three including a tense one-point victory over the Ohio Aviators on Tuesday was just enough to give the English side a direct spot in the Semi Final. …
Read More »World Tens Series set for Round 2 start on Monday
Round 2 of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda will start as schedule on Monday morning. The tournament will be boosted by a seventh team and a fully-revamped Phoenix team that will see the level of competition rising following the entertaining opening round. SX10 forfeited last week’s games …
Read More »World Tens Series delays start of Round 2
The second round of the inaugural World Tens Series event in Bermuda will be delayed by two days. Initially slated for this coming Saturday and Sunday, the matches will now be played on Monday and Tuesday (November 2 and 3) of next week. It’s a decision necessitated by strict Bermudian …
Read More »World Tens Series Preview
The inaugural World Tens Series event will kick off at the National Sports Centre in Bermuda on Sunday. With the World Sevens Series on hiatus, the ambitious venture has brought in a collection of talent from around the globe including a number of Major League Rugby standouts. There have been …
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