Colombia ran riot over Guyana today, winning 71-7. With Paraguay defeating Mexico earlier on in the day Sudamérica Rugby made it two wins from as many matches over Americas Rugby North opposition in the Americas Rugby Challenge. The competition continues on Wednesday. Los Tucanes controlled the match throughout, their head …
Read More »Paraguay see off Mexico in Americas Rugby Challenge Opener
Paraguay defeated Mexico 45-36 today in the opening contest of the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge. Played in Medellín, Colombia Los Yácares converted a 22-19 half time lead into a nine point victory. Playing in the unfamiliar blue away strip, Paraguay were tested early and late but dominated the middle, notably the …
Read More »Kickoff times and streaming for Americas Rugby Challenge
The inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge is set to kick off on Sunday as Colombia play host to Guyana, Mexico, and Paraguay in Medellín. Each team will play each other in a round-robin format over a span of eight days. Each day will feature two matches with 10am and 3pm local …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 19 2018
Calculations have been made following the completion of international competition this weekend. The August 19 2018 Americas Rankings see El Salvador gaining points at the expense of Honduras. Taking to the field on Friday was Canada. The North Americans did so as the Canada Selects, the national ‘next of XV’. …
Read More »Hourcade Joins Sudamérica Rugby Staff
Daniel Hourcade has joined the Sudamérica Rugby Staff. The former Head Coach of Argentina is to take up a position with the regional governing body to run a High Performance program. The new role comes less than two months after he stood-down as Head Coach of Los Pumas. As Head …
Read More »Americas Rankings – August 12 2018
International competition resumed on Saturday. In the first test match since the June Internationals, Honduras played host to Panama to open the 2018 Centroamericano. Following the result of the match the Americas Rankings have been updated for August 12 2018. For Honduras the match was the first since Americas Rankings …
Read More »Pools and Formats Confirmed for RAN Sevens in Barbados
Rugby Americas North has confirmed the pools and formats for this year’s RAN Sevens in Barbados. Taking place on September 22-23 , 15 countries will be involved in the competition which doubles as qualification for the 2019 Pan American Games. Those involved are to be targeting not only the Pan …
Read More »Americas Rugby Challenge Logo and Fixtures revealed
The new logo and complete fixture list for the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge has been revealed. Four teams will play three games each between August 26 and September 1 with all matches to be played at the Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, Colombia. Joining Los Tucanes in the tournament are Mexico, …
Read More »Americas Account for 4 out of 10 of the World’s Leading Fan Bases of Rugby
The Americas account for 4 out of 10 of the world’s leading fan bases of rugby. The findings were published today by World Rugby, confirming the importance of the Western Hemisphere. The Americas had Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, and the USA at RWC 2015. For next year’s tournament Argentina, Uruguay, and …
Read More »Up and Under
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Brazil Brazil downed the Georgia XV to write history in Tbilisi. Os Tupis completed a 20-18 victory, one of the greatest …
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