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 …
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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 Trinidad & Tobago Women Trinidad & Tobago won the Women’s 10’s Champions in Miami on Friday. The Caribbean nation ran out winners …
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The USA South have been Crowned Champions of Rugby Americas North (RAN) u19’s. The team won today’s final, toppling Mexico 19-6. In doing so the USA South made it back-to-back titles. In the 2016 final the USA South also defeated Mexico. In 2015 Mexico won the final against the USA …
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Trinidad & Tobago were crowned Women’s 10’s Champions in Miami on Friday. The Caribbean nation ran out winners in a competition also involving Jamaica, Mexico and the USA South. The two-day competition was a part of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Super Week. Competition in Miami, Florida also includes the …
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Mexico is to face the USA South in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s u19 Final. From July 14-22 a total of 20 matches are taking place at Vizcaya Park in Miami, Florida. This includes Men’s u19’s and Women’s 10’s tournaments. All matches are streamed live by Americas Rugby North. …
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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 …
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The Rugby World Cup needs global repechage. Wait, what? There already is one is there not? In actuality no. While it is true that Pool B of Japan 2019 will have the Repechage Winner and Pool A the Play-Off Winner the system favors particular regions over others. The Repechage Winner could, in …
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The USA South Panthers have qualified for the Rugby Americas North Final. The Panthers have done so by virtue of having been awarded victory by forfeit over Bermuda on Saturday. This combined with the Cayman Islands’ home win over Mexico guaranteed the Panthers top spot of the North Zone. In …
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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 …
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The Cayman Islands defeated Mexico today, winning 39-17 at the Truman Bodden Complex in Georgetown. It sees the teams finish equal on 9 competition points in the Rugby Americas North Championship. An official placement is yet to be confirmed by RAN. Despite the historical results being dead even between the …
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